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there are many workflows for music creation on OP–XY. this chapter will cover some best practices to get the most out of your OP–XY.
project overview
each track (both instrument and auxiliary) holds up to nine patterns. a pattern is an arrangement of notes or sounds. each pattern holds a maximum of 120 notes.
the arrangement of patterns on every track is saved as a scene. there are 99 available scene with each scene storing the pattern on each track as well as the track volumes and mutes.
scenes can then be composed into songs. songs are arrangements of scenes. OP–XY can store 9 songs. scenes are as long as their longest pattern.
projects are where you create patterns, scenes and songs. projects can be quick musical ideas or full songs. OP–XY can store thousands of projects.
to create a song, start by sequencing the various tracks.
use arrange to create new patterns or copy and modify existing patterns.
switch between the scenes and compose patterns into the sections of your song.
once you have a few scenes you are happy with, you can start to arrange these into a song. open the song mode and sequence the scenes into a full song.
as OP–XY does not autosave, it is important that once you are happy with your project that you press the save button in the project screen.
in case you forget to save, OP–XY has a special backup folder within the projects folder. use it only when absolutely necessary.
saving regularly is not only good practice but also allows you to “turn back time” and listen to older versions of your project within the history folder.
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