Hello,

I am trying to program a sequence but can’t get everything to work properly.  My goal is to start at 50 BPM and go through this pattern (using 4/4 for the time signature throughout):

Bar 1: One whole note
Bar 2: Two half notes
Bar 3: Four quarter notes
Bar 4: Eight eighth notes
Bar 5: Twelve eighth notes (the triplet bar)
Bar 6: Sixteen sixteenth notes
Bar 7: Twenty sixteenth notes (the quintuplet bar)
Bar 8: Twenty-four sixteenth notes (the sextuplet bar)
Bar 9: Twenty-eight sixteenth notes (the septuplet bar)
Bar 10: Thirty-two thirty-second notes

I would then like it to repeat at the end of this sequence and increase by 10 BPM.  The problem is the triplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, and septuplet bars do not divide properly.  They play at the same eighth or sixteenth-note pace but with extra notes added to the end.  Also, the variance does not seem to be working; the same 50 BPM pace continues for every sequence.

I attached some photos of how I set everything up and I will post more if necessary.  Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks!

Hi,

The quintuplet/septuplet issue is a bug in Metron. It will be fixed in the next update. Triplets, as far as I know, should playback correctly though.

The reason that the increase of 10 bpm per sequence does not work is because you have set a tempo of 50 for the sequence. This cancels out the increase of 10 bpm upon repeat of the sequence. TO make it work, remove the tempo setting, and simply set the tempo to 50 on the front panel before starting sequence playback. That should make it work as expected.

Coming back to tuplets: the next update will contain an overhaul of the tuplet feature. It will allow arbitrary tuplets, and should correct any incorrect playback in the current release.

Thank you Antonio.  The tempo adjustment did the trick and I look forward to the new release.  I have attached a screenshot of my triplet bar; is it configured properly?

The triplet looks fine. I don’t see why it would not play back correctly. Can you export the sequence in question and send it to me by email? (How to export is explained both on our website and within Metron in the user guide, which you can find under the Info tab.

Antonio, I sent the files to you via PM.  Thanks for all your help!