Just noticed something you guys might have overlooked about saving preset chains: If you leave that menu then come back a little later, you might forget what preset you currently have active. So if you want to save what you currently have, you might have forgotten where to save it to without accidentally writing over another chain. Maybe a blinking light in the same way that presets themselves let you know what preset is currently loaded?
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No better way. That’s why they make the pam’s expanders.
Aha! I never saw PEXP-2 until now, perfect! If I ever feel I need those two outputs I’ll know what to do. Thanks!
This popped up over the weekend, packed with jamming tips!
Some really clear use and understanding of LEN>Pulses (i.e. Track sequence length) and jamming within a fixed sequence length. They hit on some of the track menu options, synced modulation and using a mod lane to vary the patterns by modulating Pulse Count. Excited to see the next one!
Thanks so much Zvook!
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You could mult it with a splitter cable or stackable cable or use the global rest on Metroplix which I believe is 2 bars.
Is it possible to view which pattern preset you have actively loaded? Or perhaps the most recently loaded pattern/preset?
In my attempt to create fluid preset chains, I often forget which pattern/preset I’m editing as i bounce between, saving and loading presets. "is this orange 3, or orange 2?
Feature request: omething like an autosave per loaded preset, which would allow bouncing between patterns without fear of overwriting.
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For presets the LED of the most recently saved or loaded preset will flash (this is is also affected by chains). We have added similar functionality to show the last saved/loaded Preset Chain in the never version.
Looks like a series of tutorials for beginners has popped up from YouTube user Kompa55—
They move at a nice leisurely pace, check them out if you’re just getting started or need to fill in some knowledge gaps!
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Love my metropolix, but would love to be able to dial in settings, ie. divisions with the hold of a button before actually confirming them. Or like it’s done with the scales locking/unlocking.
Thanks. Andre.
There is an option in the GLOBAL config menu to turn on/off confirmation for encoder entries. Perhaps that would help?
(bottom of pg48 of Metropolix manual:
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Accumulator question! I wanted to use the accumulator on a stage so that each time the pattern gets to that stage, it jumps an octave up or it returns to the original octave, but always playing the same note. So I set the accumulator value to +7 for that stage and I set the accumulator positive limit to 7. The second time the pattern hits that stage, its an octave higher as expected. But the next time, its a different pitch entirely.
I suppose I might be misunderstanding the accumulator, but I thought when it wraps back around, it would be back at the original note. An accumulator reset from a mod lane isn’t really gonna work for the way my pattern is set up so I don’t really have that as an option.
Am I just missing something with my settings or is toggling between two octaves using the accumulator not actually possible? It would be cool if it could be used this way!
For a +1 octave shift, use +7 on the stage, and 13 for the Upper Limit.
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You remember Roy from the I.T. crowd? Absolutely loved his brilliant t-shirt. Perhaps 
intellijel should have one along those lines when they decide to issue new t-shirt design. I sure would buy one in a heartbeat 
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Heh, naw, we happy to answer questions here 
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But I will note, our manual guy always appreciates when you RTFM 
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Yes, I see it now. i didn’t notice the subtle change in brightness. But now that i see it, I SEE IT!! Thanks for your help. I can’t remember a time when I’ve enjoyed a new module (or piece of hardware for that matter) more so than the metropolix. You guys knocked it out of the ballpark, as the phrase goes.
Thanks again for your help!
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I have a new feature request: for Gx Expander
Assign mod lanes to each Gx output. the actual modulation/CV i mean. It would be a freakishly amazing feat to have that extra megaload of control to mod filters/vca etc. Or… the ability to mix and match CV and clock/stages. This would in theory, turn the metropolix into a 6-10 track sequencer.
The expander does not support CV, only gates on/off so not possible
Exactly, Gx stands for “gate expander”
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that makes sense. well, maybe an Mx expander could someday be a thing. as in, “modLane expander”
i just logged in here to suggest this exact same thing. Would love a simple AD envelope on the mod outs that could be assigned to track 1 or 2
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