i have used exported patterns quite extensively on the
rm1x with cakewalk. not much different than logic once
you reach the final point of sending out your midi file.
each midi channel you have setup in your song on your
computer will map to one of the channels in the rm1x -
so if you have several instruments all on the same
channel, you'll need to map them individually (like 10
14 for kick, hat, snare, etc) if you want to be able to
mute and unmute them by themselves.
generally i would edit my midi-file down so that i had
each possible combination of loops sorted together
sequentially - two bars of an intro, two bars of
the 'song', two bars of a variation or two. then i
export the entire file as a pattern (midi type 0 if i
recall correctly).
after this, i just load it on the rm1x, and use the
split job to cut each group of bars into
different 'sections' on the rm1x. i found this method
about 1000 times easier than trying to record the data
over in song mode or otherwise, but i work only with
short patterns and prefer to leave the long, modulation
changes and stuff, for knob tweaking 'live' during
mixdown rather than pre-recording everything. for me it
was just a lot simpler than messing around with making
sure my midi sync is all setup properly, knowing that
each track is recording to the right place, having to
re-do it multiple times if i mess up, etc.
i'm not sure about the "stair-step" pattern you were
seeing with exporting your files, for me, re-importing
my files in cakewalk showed 16 tracks of data, one
for each channel, each was pretty much the same as what
i had exported in the first place..
regards,
andy
www.sonicwisdom.org
