On Apr 12, 2005 12:27 AM, Noah Roberts <roberts.noah@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Apr 11, 2005 7:58 PM, Paul Coccoli <pcoccoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm trying to write a drum part in hydrogen, but it needs to be in 3/4 > > time. I see no way to do that in version 0.9.1. The forums at > > www.hydrogen-music.org recommend changin the "pattern length" to > > achieve deifferent time signatures, but doing so doesn't have any > > affect. > > After selecting the patern you are working on, click on the right hand > drop down in the patern editor pane. Select 6. This should put you > in 3/4 time. You will see the 4th beat greyed out and if you play the > pattern it won't play that beat...you'll see. > > Huh? A pattern length of 6 means 3/4 time? Why? > > Even if that did work, I would have to triple my tempo, right? > > No. Your BPM is your BPM whether there are 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, or > whatever beats per measure. > > The > > tempo control, besides disallowing manual entry and requiring you to > > use the spin button (yuck), only goes up to 300. Since the song is in > > 112, I would need it to go up to 336, right? Or do I misunderstand > > what patttern length means? > > There is some sort of misunderstanding going on. > Yes, I must be misunderstanding pattern length, but you guys are misunderstanding my post as well. I would clarify now, but I'm not at that machine right now. I think perhaps the version of hydrogen I'm using might be having some kind of problem, since the pattern length dropdown doesn't actually change the pattern length...
