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The Connect menu will show the available MIDI ports on your iPad. “Network” should ALWAYS show up on both tables and should be selectable. Is it not? If you want to connect to your OSX’s Audio Session over WIFI you should select Network. If you are directly connected to the AR or another Interface, their names should appear as well and can be selectable.
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The “Drum Patterns” button on the Pattern Page. There are 5 categories: Standard, Afro, Funk, Pop, Rock, R&B, Slow, Trap and Random. Tapping a category will populate the selected Sequences with a random pattern of that style (transcribed from drum machine / pattern books). There are over 300 complete Patterns from those books (Each with 12 sequences).
Overview of Population Algorithms:
Cross Rhythms: Choose various random drum patterns (any style) and superimpose them over each other
Rand + RTRG: Random pattern (any algorithm), random lengths, and random Retrigs
DrumPtns + PL: Random drum pattern and add random P-Locks
Euclid + PL : Random Euclid, add P-Locks
Euclid A / B / C: Random Euclid, and apply other random functions (Shifts, Humanization, etc)
Euclid Cascade: Random Euclid, but spread each generated Euclid sequence across multiple tracks, like an Arp
Golomb: random evenly spaced Trigs (see Wikipedia for Golomb algorithm)
Euclid Button w/ Slider. Generate random Euclid Sequences that have a MAX LENGTH of the slider value
*Each algorithm may humanize or apply other minor functions with small probability, but this is their main structure. None of the Algorithms or Drum Patterns are simple EDM / 4 to the floor as that’s easy to dial in yourself.
My current method is to choose a Random Drum Pattern, Cross Rhythm, or a Euclid
Then I go to the TRC / FILLS functions and Add Fills (1 - 2 times)
I’ll add random TRC if the generated pattern is dense
I also never use Swing, as I find humanizing Micro / Velocity gives a much more natural feel and the Swing will sometimes interfere with the groove.
*Add Fill will generate a random Euclid Sequence or pick a random Drum Pattern, turn those Trigs into Fills, and superimpose them with a certain probability over your sequence. So fills aren’t just random, they do contain useful rhythmic properties
That’s my starting point to get an idea going. Now, let’s say I randomly generate stuff and Tracks 1-6 are perfect and just what I want. Then I will go the Main View and hit PURGE. Purge is like a “what you see is what you get button”. Any Tracks / Sequences that you can currently HEAR when you press play on the RYTM will be LOCKED. All other tracks that you can’t hear (maybe they are empty) will be MUTED. Now I can randomize the Entire Kit and Pattern and it’s like mixing in a 2nd drum machine with different sounds / groove. The original pattern / sound is retained because Purge auto-locked it. Since the new Tracks / Sequences were muted you have to manually un-mute them and bring them into your mix.
Make sense?
No plans for the A4 as I don’t own it. I am eyeing the Digitone since it can export / import complete Sysex like the RYTM, but I am waiting on the new OB and OS updates across the board before buying. The OT app is done, just making it pretty.
Let me know if you have more questions or ideas!