Pattern editor in inputmode instrument, add note via left click defect

[wolkstein]

Hydrogen version * : 1.2 (Standard version included in Ubuntu Studio 24.04)
Operating system + version : Ubuntu Studio 24.04
Audio driver + version : PipeWire-Jack

wolke@wolke-ThinkPad-W510:~$ pipewire --version
pipewire
Compiled with libpipewire 1.0.5
Linked with libpipewire 1.0.5

wolke@wolke-ThinkPad-W510:~$ apt search pipewire|grep jack
libspa-0.2-jack/noble-updates,now 1.0.5-1ubuntu1 amd64  [installiert]
  transitional package for pipewire-alsa and pipewire-jack
pipewire-jack/noble-updates,now 1.0.5-1ubuntu1 amd64  [installiert]

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Pattern editor in Instrument input mode.

Defect compared to 0.9.5

• Add note via mouse left click event
• Add an additional, but different higher or lower note, at the same position, e.g. to form a chord
  or for example, creating flams, as shown in the example video for the Patern Editor with Hydrogen 0.9.5.
  Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbAJMK3ZX-0

Try:

in pattern editor

1. change Inputmode to instrument
2. add a note at any position and/or key via lmouse left click

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[wolkstein]

Sorry, I just tested the current app image version 1.2.3 x86_64 for Linux. Here the left click event for adding notes in instrument mode, works as expected.

[theGreatWhiteShark]

Hey @wolkstein,

Sorry, I just tested the current app image version 1.2.3 x86_64 for Linux. Here the left click event for adding notes in instrument mode, works as expected.

Nice. (At least mainline Ubuntu ships a beta version of 1.2.0 still loaded with a bunch of bugs from 1.1 -> 1.2 transition)

I watched the video you linked and I must admit UX is horrible :D. You have to select the particular instruments to see which note of the chord is the one leading/lagging. As leading/lagging is a temporal movement and horizontal direction in the Pattern Editor defines a position in time, we could should provide a visual representation. Maybe moving the note slightly to the left/right or using a more intense color in one side of the note symbol.

Congrats for giving newer versions a try, by the way. You can now use multiedit for notes by drag selecting them and e.g. Ctrl+drag to copy them. Or edit them cursor-based using your keyboard.