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Banks & Patterns

Cagire organizes all your patterns and data following a strict hierarchy:

  • Projects contain Banks.
  • Banks contain Patterns.
  • Patterns contain Steps.

Structure

Project
└── 32 Banks
    └── 32 Patterns (per bank)
        └── 1024 Steps (per pattern)

A single project gives you 32 banks, each holding 32 patterns. You get 1024 patterns in each project, ~1.048.000 steps.

Patterns

Each pattern is an independent sequence of steps with its own properties:

Property Description Default
Length Steps before the pattern loops (1-1024) 16
Speed Playback rate (1/8x to 8x) 1x
Quantization When the pattern launches Bar
Sync Mode Reset or Phase-Lock on re-trigger Reset

Press e in the patterns view to edit these settings.

Patterns View

Access the patterns view with Ctrl+Up from the sequencer. The view shows all banks and patterns in a grid. Indicators show pattern state:

  • > Currently playing
  • + Staged to play
  • - Staged to stop

Keybindings

Key Action
Arrows Navigate banks and patterns
Enter Select and return to sequencer
Space Toggle pattern playback
e Edit pattern properties
r Rename bank or pattern
c / v Copy / Paste
Delete Reset to empty pattern