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patch-variations [2022/02/04 15:10] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | patch-variations [2022/02/08 20:12] – [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: | 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 (which was expanded in v1.8) as shown below: |
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{{::variations-0.png|}} | {{::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. | To select (or change) the referenced variations file, click the //Variations// button to select the variations file you created from a pop-up menu: |
| * The first item allows you to //Clear// the variations file selection (if you decide you don't want to use one) |
| * After this, you will see a list of all //.txt// files in your library's //Media// folder, from which you can select. |
| * If you hold down Option/ALT when clicking the button, there will also be an //Open...// item near the top. This will pop pop up a standard file-open dialog, so you can navigate to any location to find the //.txt// file you want. //Note this will make your patch non-portable to other machines.// |
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===== Example 1: Song sections ===== | ===== Example 1: Song sections ===== |