Pattern XP mod

[chahur]

VK_PRIOR : PrevPage key.
VK_NEXT : NextPage.
The VK_... names come from the programming constants (Virtual Keys if I remember well).
I will clean the txt file for next version.

[szaszhareen]

guess i'll just ignore those for now then. thanks for making these tweaks, they're very useful!

[chahur]

Added : show (or hide) parameter name at the top of the columns (use the button at the top/left).
Help file cleaned.

[synthphase]

Hey really great additions so far! The text is so simple yet incredibly useful. Thanks for this.

[esp81]

I'm really liking this mod so far, any chance for a "shrink/expand pattern" similar to the advanced pattern editor in Renoise?

[chahur]

Explain what you want, I don't know Renoise.
I will have some time during summer

[mridlen]

I had an idea for this. Interpolation (ctrl+i) is linear. Is there a way to do the same thing but with different curves?

[ags]

Explain what you want, I don't know Renoise.
I will have some time during summer

It doubles / halves the lpb & moves the pattern data accordingly.

[esp81]

Yes, using shrink/expand would basically halve or double the pattern length and spaces between any notes. A pattern length of 32 lines would become 16 lines when shrinked, and 64 lines when expanded. 16th notes would become 32nd notes when shrinking, 8th notes when expanding.

[ags]

Well, you mean "16th notes last twice as many lines when expanding, half when shrinking".
a 16th note is still a 16th note if you change the LPB with ZL XX (for example if you want a certain pattern to be higher resolution than the rest of the song...)

Before:


After expanding:

[chahur]

OK I understand. I will have a look.
About interpolation, I suppose that using other curves is not too difficult.

[Klangkulisse]

Thanks a lot for your modification.
I am allways a little bit sceptic about changes from outer space to mother buzz, but this one is an good step forward.
Interested in what is coming next.
Thanks again.

[esp81]

OK I understand. I will have a look.
About interpolation, I suppose that using other curves is not too difficult.

Thanks again for this amazing mod Chahur, what you've done so far is the best update to Buzz in years!

[chahur]

Thank you for your encouragement.
I can try to encode any improvement that does not affect the current functioning of the pattern editor.
Suggestions are welcome.
But I do not have much free time .

[mute]

this is fantastic ;]

clear/copy/paste buttons on each track would be cool, as well as clear all

you have a paypal accnt? even if you don't do more i'd donate you a few bucks as a thanks ;]

[esp81]

clear/copy/paste buttons on each track ]

Interesting idea, but that seems like a bit of overkill. Wouldn't that require buttons above every track in a pattern? I can't imagine how that would work without looking terrible and taking up screen real estate.

[chahur]

I will be back in August.

[mute]

clear/copy/paste buttons on each track ]

Interesting idea, but that seems like a bit of overkill. Wouldn't that require buttons above every track in a pattern? I can't imagine how that would work without looking terrible and taking up screen real estate.

there is an expand/collapse button to hide the header info and theres plenty of room up there already

I will be back in August.

enjoy your break chahur, thanks again

[mridlen]

Definitely thanks for your work on this! That persistent selection brings back the way old Buzz used to work. That'll speed things up.

[chahur]

to mridlen (and ...) :
About interpolation, Pattern XP can interpolate in a linear way (Ctrl + I) or in a exponential way (Ctrl+Shift+I).
What kind of other curves could be useful ?