Edit step backwards from cursor position (upwards instead of downwards)

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I’m sure this has been suggested/tooled before(?), but am looking for a way to edit step upwards from the cursor position in the pattern editor using jumps of the edit step setting (in my usecase I was looking for steps of 6, so you can travel back and add in notes from a cursor starting position, like a -6 editstep)

Is this already possible, if so I forgot :slight_smile: . I know about page up and down for travelling through a pattern and/or using the function keys, but I’d like to have manual, adjustable steps backwards as an additional option.

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Yes, Paketti absolutely answers this question. There are actually two relevant features:

  1. Step by EditStep (dynamic — uses current EditStep setting)

This is the exact feature the user is describing. It moves the cursor forward or backward by whatever the current EditStep is set to. Keybindings (assign in Renoise Preferences → Keys):

  • Pattern Editor:Paketti:Step by EditStep (Forwards)

  • Pattern Editor:Paketti:Step by EditStep (Backwards)

MIDI mappings:

  • Paketti:Step by EditStep Forward x[Trigger]

  • Paketti:Step by EditStep Backward x[Trigger]

  • Paketti:Step by EditStep (Wheel) x[Knob] — a knob/wheel version

So if they set EditStep to 6, pressing the “Step by EditStep (Backwards)” keybinding will jump the cursor up 6 lines. It also wraps around the pattern. This lives in PakettiRequests.lua around line 10018.

  1. Fixed-step Advance Cursor (1–32 steps)

For cases where you want a dedicated keybinding for a specific step count (regardless of EditStep), Paketti also provides:

  • Pattern Editor:Paketti:Advance Cursor Forward by 06 Steps

  • Pattern Editor:Paketti:Advance Cursor Backward by 06 Steps

These exist for every value from 01 to 32, each as a separate keybinding + MIDI mapping. These respect wrapped_pattern_edit and will cross pattern boundaries if wrapping is enabled. Lives in PakettiPatternEditor.lua around line 11140. The answer to the user’s question: “Step by EditStep (Backwards)” is exactly what they want. Set EditStep to 6, bind a key to Pattern Editor:Paketti:Step by EditStep (Backwards), and they can travel back through the pattern in jumps of 6 — adding notes as they go. If they want a permanent “always jump by 6” binding regardless of EditStep, they can bind Pattern Editor:Paketti:Advance Cursor Backward by 06 Steps instead.

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I figured it would be in paketti! :slight_smile: No offense, but ideally I’d like this functionality in a separate tool as I don’t want all the other functionality from paketti on this laptop, keep things lean.

I’d only need this;

Keybindings (assign in Renoise Preferences → Keys):

  • Pattern Editor:Paketti:Step by EditStep (Backwards)
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Stepping by editstep is available natively. Is that it?

Pattern Editor:Navigation:Move to Next Row with EditStep
Pattern Editor:Navigation:Move to Previous Row with EditStep

PS. Toggle editstep direction is quite interesting.. I did a hack once. Not sure about its usefulness.

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holy lol, this is what I needed :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: , thanks for the heads up :yeah: