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patch-variations [2021/09/03 22:30] shanepatch-variations [2023/05/08 18:59] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 To use the techniques To use the techniques
-described here, you should be comfortable with creating and editing [[midi-controller-files#about_plain-text_files|plain-text files]].+described here, you should be comfortable with creating and editing [[midi-controller-files#about_plain-text_files|plain-text files]]. However, the first example includes a link to a //.guru// file you can download and try, even before you understand all the details. 
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 +**Important Note:** when loading a patch from a library, Unify always expects to find the variations-list file in //that library's own Media folder//. This means, if you re-save a patch into a different library, you will need to copy the original variations-list file into that library's //Media// folder (and you may need to create the folder, if there isn't one already). **This is a limitation in Unify v1.6.x.** It may be fixed in a future update, but this is not guaranteed.
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-===== Concept of patch variations =====+===== Basic Concept =====
  
 //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 (which was expanded in v1.8) as shown below:
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 +{{::variations-0.png|}}
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 +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 =====
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 {{ :unify_step_curves.zip |}} {{ :unify_step_curves.zip |}}
  
-The special "stairstep" curve presets were generated using a [[https://www.python.org/|Python program]], which you can also download here:+This //.guru// file also installs the special "stairstep" curve presets into the correct folder, so they're ready to use in your own patches. 
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 +These special curves were generated using a [[https://www.python.org/|Python program]], which you can also download here:
  
 {{ ::generate-step-curves.zip |}} {{ ::generate-step-curves.zip |}}
  
 +Both of these downloads are //.zip// files; you will have to unzip them after downloading.
 ===== Example 2: Sample maps ===== ===== Example 2: Sample maps =====
 Patch variations can also be used in combination with one or more sample-maps in [[guru-sampler|Guru Sampler]], where the parameter //osc1SampleSelect// is linked to the same macro-knob as //variation//, and the names in the variations file correspond one-to-one with the available choices on the sample-select menu in //Guru Sampler//. Patch variations can also be used in combination with one or more sample-maps in [[guru-sampler|Guru Sampler]], where the parameter //osc1SampleSelect// is linked to the same macro-knob as //variation//, and the names in the variations file correspond one-to-one with the available choices on the sample-select menu in //Guru Sampler//.
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