This helps with preventing accidental changes to patterns you are already happy with. You can however, delete or move the pattern. When a pattern is locked, you can't add, edit or delete beats from the pattern. You can lock and unlock patterns by clicking on the padlock icon in the top left hand corner of the pattern. You can unlink patterns so that they can be individually edited by clicking the Unlink button in the toolbar. This is useful for when you have a repeating theme and you want to make an adjustment that should be replicated throughout the entire composition. If you add a beat to one of the patterns then a beat will be added to the other pattern too. When you copy and paste a pattern, then those patterns become linked. When patterns are grouped, then clicking on one pattern will also select any other patterns which it has been grouped with. Patterns can be grouped and ungrouped using the Group and Ungroup buttons in the toolbar. Patterns can be split relative to the cursor by clicking the Split button in the toolbar. Patterns which are on the same track can be joined by clicking the Join button in the toolbar. You can set how many divisions per bar a pattern has by clicking on the up and down arrows at the upper left corner of the pattern. You can resize a pattern by dragging the small handle on the top right hand corner of the pattern.

The higher a beat is placed in the pattern the louder it will be. If you want to add beats quickly then you can hold down the shift key and drag it across the pattern.

Press play to hear the results of your first pattern. You can delete the beat by right clicking. You can then add beats to the pattern by clicking on one of the bar division lines in the pattern. To add a new empty pattern simply double click on an empty bar in the composer. Creating a PatternĪll Beat Maker compositions are built from patterns you add to the project area (the composer). If this is your first time using the Beat Maker then this is highly recommended. If you do not have any kits installed then MixPad will ask if you want to download a pack.

To get started you will need to download or create a kit. It comes with a range of sample drum kits and drum patterns to help get you started. The Beat Maker is a utility which you can use to create beat tracks for your project.

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