[LAU] ableton live in vmware

[Patrick Shirkey]

On 08/28/2009 09:44 PM, Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> i'm happy to state that hydrogen IS able to play multiple patterns 
>>> at the same
>>> time. In hydrogen 0.9.4 we call that "stacked pattern mode". At the 
>>> moment
>>> you have to select the patterns with your mouse.
>>
>> Wow, I hadn't put two and two together on that new feature. That is a
>> massive chunk of the necessary functionality for AL like performance in
>> place now.
>>
>> Can you expand a little on how to create a pattern stack?
>>
>
> 1. Start hydrogen (current SVN or 0.9.4-RC2)
>
> 2. Put it in pattern mode.  Enable looping.
>
> 3. Edit Patterns 1, 2, and 3.
>
> 4. At the top of the patterns list, there's a button with
>    a single line.  The flyover will say "stacked pattern
>    mode."  Click it so that there are two lines, thus
>    entering stacked pattern mode.  You'll notice a little
>    arrow beside Pattern 1.
>
> 5. Press start.  Pattern 1 will start to loop.
>
> 6. While Pattern 1 is playing, Ctrl+LMB Pattern 2.  When
>    Pattern 1 loops, it will be *with* Pattern 2.
>
> 7. Now Ctrl+LMB Pattern 3.  At the end of the current
>    cycle, it will also start playing.
>
> 8. Now Ctrl+LMB Pattern 2.  At the end of the current
>    cycle, Pattern 2 will *stop* playing.
>
> HTH,
> Gabriel


Thanks for the explanation. That's very helpful.

Just to verify, iirc Hydrogen doesn't yet support multiple time 
signatures per session? So the stacked patterns would be set to the same 
time signature?








Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd