New user pattern question

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I think Islands of patterns may have been what I was looking for.

Is it that if there is a pattern made directly underneath the current pattern (thinking the sequencer screen), it will play them in succession? but if the (--) is there, it won't continue on?

I apologize, im trying to make sense.... its difficult


also while i'm here, i seem to be able to use midi to control only  channel 4 so far. is that weird?  

Hopefully these will be the only nooby questions I have, thank you for your help!

Exactly, islands will play in their own loop. You can jump to other islands easily.

I guess you only send midi on channel 4 then. The Midi channels choose the current track/outputs with the current implementation.
Midi channel 1..6 channels 1..6 and 7+ for the samples.