Importpattern

Tool to import simple drum patterns in a format like:

bps = 1.5
bd = " [ t ~ ~ ~ ] [ ~ ~ ~ ~ ] [ t ~ t ~ ] [ t ~ ~ ~ ] "
sn = " [ ~ ~ ~ ~ ] [ t ~ ~ ~ ] [ ~ ~ ~ ~ ] [ t ~ ~ ~ ] "

from Tidal or similar to B.SEQuencer presets. The symbols must be those defined for drumN in https://github.com/tidalcycles/Tidal/blob/main/src/Sound/Tidal/Params.hs for a successful import. An accent note pattern may be added using the symbol ac. The import is limited to the size of the B.SEQuencer pattern (max. 16 instruments, max. 32 steps).

Usage

python importpattern.py [options] [parameters] source_file [target_dir]")

Options

-h, --help Print help message

Parameters

Format: symbol=value

Symbols

prefix	Prefix added to the target name
bps	Beats per second (default=1.5)
channel	Midi channel (default=10)
velocity	MIDI note velocity factor (default=1.0)
accent	Factor for accented notes (default=1.5)
mode	1 = autoplay, 2 = host & MIDI controlled, 3 = host controlled (default=1)
on_key	Option for MIDI controlled mode. 0 = Restart, 1 = restart and sync 2 = continue (default=0)
ab,bd,sn,...	Re-assign instrument symbols to a new code or a new name

Resources

https://github.com/lvm/tidal-drum-patterns

Thanks to LVM. This repository contains almost 500 patterns. Almost all are compatible to B.SEQuencer.

1. Clone or download https://github.com/lvm/tidal-drum-patterns
2. python importpattern.py prefix=DR_LVM_ "path/to/tidal-drum-patterns/Sound/Tidal/Drum/*.hs" ~/.lv2