<p>Can't you just extend the first four bar pattern to 8 bars with extend to: and then put your melody in? And if u want to pull it from another pattern just use xmix.<br>
Or am I missing something?</p>
<p>sent from my gTab</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 9, 2011 5:04 AM, "lutherblisset63" <<a href="mailto:lutherblisset63@...">lutherblisset63@...</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Thanks steve. I was hoping to use it in this way: <br>
> You have a 4 bar bass line and you have have an 8 bar melody.<br>> Instead of having to duplicate the 4 bars to fit into an 8 bar pattern, you could somehow have them looping together.<br>> <br>> Being able to play two patterns simultaneously, or convert a pattern to a track would work nicely. :)<br>
> <br>> I'll keeping thinking about it. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> --- In <a href="mailto:xl7@yahoogroups.com">xl7@yahoogroups.com</a>, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:<br>>><br>
>> Haven't found other discussions of this. There are a number of discussions related loop points that might be useful--specifically using the extend function.<br>>> <br>>> So, it seems you could do it using a lowest common multiple. For example, take a measure of 3 and extend it to 12 measures and take a measure of 4 and do the same. <br>
>> <br>>> I haven't tried this yet, but based on the discussions in the archives (and the mathematics), it should work. <br>>> <br>>> Steve<br>>> <br>>> <br>>> <br>>> --- In <a href="mailto:xl7@yahoogroups.com">xl7@yahoogroups.com</a>, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>>> > Unfortunately, I couldn't find any major discussions, but this thread touches on it: <a href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/14111">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/14111</a> .<br>
>> > <br>>> > If I find any other related discussions, I will post them.<br>>> > <br>>> > <br>>> > --- In <a href="mailto:xl7@yahoogroups.com">xl7@yahoogroups.com</a>, "lutherblisset63" <lutherblisset63@> wrote:<br>
>> > ><br>>> > > Is it possible to simultaneously play tracks or patterns of differing length? You can only set the bar length for each pattern and play one pattern at a time as far as I can tell.<br>
>> > > <br>>> > > I did a search and found this:<br>>> > > <br>>> > > > You can have patterns of different lengths playing<br>>> > > > alongside each other (e.g<br>
>> > > > a 3 bar pattern looping over a 4 bar pattern).<br>>> > > > Patterns can be up to 256<br>>> > > > bars long....<br>>> > > <br>>> > > Is this possible? Can someone elaborate?<br>
>> > > <br>>> > > Sorry if this has been answered before.<br>>> > ><br>>> ><br>>><br>> <br>> <br></div>