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patch-variations [2021/09/16 11:49] – [Patch Variations] shanepatch-variations [2021/12/09 00:58] – [Basic Concept] shane
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 //Patch variations// were introduced in Unify v1.6.0. Any patch can optionally include a reference to a plain-text "variations" file (kept in the library's //Media// folder), which is simply a list of "variation names", one per line. The newly-added [[param-paths#top-level_paths|top-level parameter]] //variation// can be linked to a macro knob, and simply selects which of the variation names is displayed in white to the right of the patch name. //Patch variations// were introduced in Unify v1.6.0. Any patch can optionally include a reference to a plain-text "variations" file (kept in the library's //Media// folder), which is simply a list of "variation names", one per line. The newly-added [[param-paths#top-level_paths|top-level parameter]] //variation// can be linked to a macro knob, and simply selects which of the variation names is displayed in white to the right of the patch name.
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 +You select the variations file for a patch (if any) when saving the patch. As of Unify v1.6.0, the patch-save dialog includes a "Variations" section as shown below:
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 +{{::variations-0.png|}}
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 +To select (or change) the referenced variations file, click the larger of the two buttons. A standard file-open dialog will appear, allowing you to select the file you want to use. When you click //Open// to complete the operation, the button text will change to the name of the selected file. You can click the button again to change the reference to a different file. If you decide not to use any variations file at all, click the //Clear Variations// button.
  
 ===== Example 1: Song sections ===== ===== Example 1: Song sections =====
patch-variations.txt · Last modified: 2023/05/08 18:59 by 127.0.0.1