Polymeters and Pattern Changes

[lowph]

Maybe you can do polymeters without infinite length on the master? I don’t usually set it to infinite when I do polymetric stuff. I typically calculate a finite length for master based on the lengths of each track – then your patterns will change.

There’s a tool made by a an Elektronaut @Kalimari in this thread:

Elektron Octatrack: Track Trigs/Multiplier to Master Length Calculator

If you’ve spent any time with an Elektron Octatrack, you’ve invariably used polymeter’s at some point. And once you begin using the track TEMPO MULTIPLIER, calculating the pattern MASTER LENGTH can become tricky. So I wrote a simple script to work it out for me. I guess this might be useful to more people that just myself, so decided to share a page: to work out each pattern’s MASTER LENGTH in a simple, Octatrack centric way. UPDATE: calculators added for more Electron Devices: Analog Four …

The tool: Elektron Octatrack: Track Trigs/Multiplier to Master Length Calculator

I don’t know if this really answers your questions, but I found it extremely useful for this purpose, so it seemed relevant.