SOUNDS + MEMORY / READ A LITTLE · TRY A LITTLE
Keep your happy accidents.
Know what a patch remembers, what a project keeps, and how to take both home.
A patch is a sound. A project is the song.
A patch stores an instrument’s sound configuration. A project also carries your arrangement, tracks and working state. A stereo mix is playable audio. These are three different things; saving one is not a replacement for the other two.
Find and shape a sound
- Open the sound browser from the instrument name. Pick an engine or search for a sound.
- Play a key or pad before editing. Change one colored macro at a time and listen again.
- Use Save current patch to keep your version. Use a descriptive name you will recognize in the middle of a session.
- Use the Patch Memory rack’s save/recall controls and the slot’s filled state to check what is stored. Recalling a slot changes the sound; it does not load a different song.
- Export current patch for a portable patch file. For sampled sounds, also keep a project bundle with the source media.
Before a big experiment
Save the project, export a bundle to Files, and check that the copy exists outside the app. Then experiment. Undo is useful inside an editing session; a portable backup protects you when changing devices or removing an app.
If a memory slot is empty or a file cannot be found, stop and check its state rather than repeatedly overwriting it. The repair bench can help you describe exactly what happened.
Made a little progress?
No exam. Try this chapter in Tonkro, then stamp your field guide.
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