Two pattern change questions: MIDI messages and odd time signatures

[sezare56]

@slicetwo

So my question is: What’s the deal with the BF thing?

A bank message AFAIK.
You should be able to change pattern IP sending a bank change message on channel 16.
B means Control Change, F channel 16, 00 is bank CC.

@slicetwo

G09, O09 instead

Apparently same program change value, but a different bank.

@slicetwo

pattern length?

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