Cagire/docs/banks_patterns.md

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)
        └── 128 Steps (per pattern)

A single project gives you 32 banks, each holding 32 patterns. You get 1024 patterns in each project, ~131.000 steps.

Patterns

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

Property	Description	Default
Length	Steps before the pattern loops (1-128)	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