How to change # of measures?

[Jeff Goldblum Pirate]

I'm working on a pattern and it is currently at 16 measures. I only want it to be 8 now, but it won't let me turn it down. What am I supposed to do?

[soundexp334]

wow I didnt know you cant shorten the pattern on the 606. I know you can on the 303, You could pattern it out again but it seems that you should be able to shorten it?

[balazs]

yeah, on the 404 you can add bars whenever but you cant take em away once you recorded something.

[PHeMoX]

It's very common for sequencers to work like this, they lock the measures when something got recorded. It's better that way too in my opinion. I usually do a test run first, check if the measures are alright and then record. Downside is that it's more difficult to capture great jams because you have to do them twice in a row, but once you got started it usually ain't so bad.

[HxC]

I'm working on a pattern and it is currently at 16 measures. I only want it to be 8 now, but it won't let me turn it down. What am I supposed to do?

The only way is to go back in time and make it 8 to begin with.
As far as I know there is no way to decrease bar # after you've created a pattern. No biggie.

[Twitch]

Have you try to set up a rec a track then in the rec ready mode it will let you select the Quantize, Measures.. can you just turn the measures to 8 then hit record, but don't touch anything it should just repeat itself to the 8 measures...

Or what you can do it transfer to your PC then chop it to 8 measures then send it back to your SP