Just like the title asks, what does this knob actually do?
If it's moving the gate pattern left and right it must be really subtle, because I can't seem to notice it.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!
What does the 'pattern shift' knob on Alligator do?
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From the manual: Shift
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat- tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat- tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).
I like to use 2 instances to get the most of the shift feature.
It can work like a delay/slide in regroove mixer, to make more interesting rhythms:
https://we.tl/t-1agv0RXvAH
It can work like a delay/slide in regroove mixer, to make more interesting rhythms:
https://we.tl/t-1agv0RXvAH
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I know I really should have just consulted the manual, thanks.MannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019From the manual: Shift
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat- tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).
I like to use 2 instances to get the most of the shift feature.Jagwah wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019I know I really should have just consulted the manual, thanks.MannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019From the manual: Shift
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat- tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).
It can work like a delay/slide in regroove mixer, to make more interesting rhythms:
https://we.tl/t-1agv0RXvAH
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No worries. I think people sometimes forget that the stock devices are in the manual.Jagwah wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019I know I really should have just consulted the manual, thanks.MannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019From the manual: Shift
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat- tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).
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MannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019No worries. I think people sometimes forget that the stock devices are in the manual.
D'you or anyone else have any examples of where shifting the gate time in this way is useful?
Reason Studio's 11.3 / Cockos Reaper 6.82 / Cakewalk By Bandlab / Orion 8.6
http://soundcloud.com/creativemind75/iv ... soul-mix-3
Thanks for the examples hopefully they will help me understand it, will check them out tomorrowmodecca wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019I like to use 2 instances to get the most of the shift feature.
It can work like a delay/slide in regroove mixer, to make more interesting rhythms:
https://we.tl/t-1agv0RXvAH
See Modecca's post above, some examples there I think but haven't looked yet.Creativemind wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019MannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019
No worries. I think people sometimes forget that the stock devices are in the manual.
D'you or anyone else have any examples of where shifting the gate time in this way is useful?
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Nothing wrong with that. I haven’t touched Alligator in awhile so I actually played around with it some last night and got some nice results!Jagwah wrote: ↑12 Aug 2019Oh I was just being lazy and socialMannequinRaces wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019
No worries. I think people sometimes forget that the stock devices are in the manual.
For anyone reading this thread here is a cool patch Selig made which can be used instead of alligator's Initialized Patch - which colours your sound drastically. This patch doesn't add any colour, open up the gate and your sound is clear as a bell.
These are cool patches, and they confirm it works as I expected, just not on Pattern 0 (see my post above). Thanksmodecca wrote: ↑11 Aug 2019I like to use 2 instances to get the most of the shift feature.
It can work like a delay/slide in regroove mixer, to make more interesting rhythms:
https://we.tl/t-1agv0RXvAH
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