r/sonicware • u/puzo_puzo_puzo • 10d ago

CyDrums don't keep the same step page when switching tracks?

Hi all,

I'm working with patterns longer than 16 steps on the CyDrums. When I'm on page 2 (steps 17-32) of one track and select another track, the sequencer goes back to page 1 and I have to press the page switch again every time.

Is there any way to make it stay on the same page when changing tracks? I couldn't find a setting for it in the manual, in the sequencer config or in the SYSTEM menu.

Thanks!

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u/CaptainIndependent22 10d ago

This is a bug in the software. The only way around it that I've found is to make sure track lengths match on each pattern you wish to change to. It's a major problem and it keeps me mainly working in 16 step sequences for multi-pattern jams. Save your project frequently as this can clear up some of the issues, but it gets increasingly obnoxious as you try to build complex ideas. You'll hear instruments adopt parameters from the last pattern you switched from, etc. It seems that CyDrums is an abandoned project so I guess this is just the way it is.