Banks & Patterns

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

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

If strict organization isn't your style, don't worry, you can ignore banks entirely and just work in a single pattern. You can also escape the strict metric using sub-step timing and randomness.

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. This means that you can create a staggering amount of music. Don't hesitate to create copies, variations, and explore the pattern system thoroughly. The more you add, the more surprising it becomes.

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`
Follow Up	What happens when the pattern finishes an iteration	`Loop`

Press e in the patterns view to edit these settings. After editing properties, you will have to hit the c key to launch these changes. More about that later!

Follow Up

The follow-up action determines what happens when a pattern reaches the end of its steps:

Loop — the pattern repeats indefinitely. This is the default behavior.
Stop — the pattern plays once and stops.
Chain — the pattern plays once, then starts another pattern. Use Left/Right to set the target bank and pattern in the edit view.

Patterns View

Access the patterns view with F2 (or Ctrl+Up from the sequencer). The view shows all banks and patterns in a grid. Indicators show pattern state:

> Currently playing
+ Armed to play
- Armed to stop
M Muted
S Soloed

It is quite essential for you to understand the arm / launch system in order to use patterns. Please read the next section carefully!

Keybindings

Key	Action
`Arrows`	Navigate banks and patterns
`Enter`	Select and return to sequencer
`p`	Arm pattern to play/stop
`c`	Launch armed changes
`m` / `x`	Arm mute / solo toggle
`e`	Edit pattern properties
`r`	Rename bank or pattern
`Ctrl+c` / `Ctrl+v`	Copy / Paste
`Delete`	Reset to empty pattern
`Esc`	Cancel armed changes

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