Can't convert Midi Region to Pattern Region [SOLVED]

[Radiussound]

I am using Kontakt as an instrument and I step recorded (midi in enabled) midi notes into the midi region.

When I right or ctrl click on the region the Step Sequencer is greyed out.

On the same track I CAN create an empty midi region and when I input notes I van convert this regio but somehow cannot convert existing midi regions to pattern regions.

 

 

On the same track I Step Sequenced another region to see if I could convert this region, and strangely this region Can be converted. See pic below.

 

I am sure I am missing something really small.

[David Nahmani]

Can you attach a project that contains that region?

[Radiussound]

Can you attach a project that contains that region?

 

It was something Too small. Idk why I did not think of that before.

The region was 32 Bars long!!

 

My Mistake!

[David Nahmani]

Great - thanks for letting us know.

[bannerj]

[t was something Too small. Idk why I did not think of that before.

The region was 32 Bars long!!

 

My Mistake!

I'm having the same trouble and don't understand your solution. Can you elaborate?

[David Nahmani]

I'm having the same trouble and don't understand your solution. Can you elaborate?

Apparently your region has to be max 4 bars long to be converted.

[bannerj]

I'm having the same trouble and don't understand your solution. Can you elaborate?

Apparently your region has to be max 4 bars long to be converted.

 

Ah, okay. During the pandemic, I've been making loops on my phone daily with Reason Compact. I hate trying to work with them in Reason 11 desktop. So I'm trying to set up each midi sequence in Logic with each of the instruments loaded into Reason Rack on different tracks in Logic. Now I'm trying to play with the loops in the pattern sequencer.

 

So, if my region is more than 4 bars in midi, I'm going to try and split it up to <4 bars and then convert the midi to a pattern region.

[David Nahmani]

So, if my region is more than 4 bars in midi, I'm going to try and split it up to <4 bars and then convert the midi to a pattern region.

That sounds like a good workaround. I suppose that, depending on the nature of the grooves, you could also try to cheat and timestretch some regions. For example time-stretch an 8 bar region into a 4 bar region to be able to convert it, then you can always change the resolution in the Step Sequencer.