ChipMusic.org - can't save patterns on the PO-12

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-24T16:52:04Z

akira^8GB wrote:

None of the POs keep patterns after battery removal.

The PO-12 does keep them. I let it entrr standby mode, removed the batteries, waited for one hour and when I put the batteries back the patterns were all there.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-24T16:11:44Z

so no one has figured out how to save patterns? mine saved one but I have no clue how, I REALLY hope the new ones have a save feature

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-11T21:42:23Z

akira^8GB wrote:

None of the POs keep patterns after battery removal.

This makes me regret my decision of buying one.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-11T17:10:15Z

None of the POs keep patterns after battery removal.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T23:07:31Z

I believe I tried that too. Don't have my po12 with me right now, gonna try that later. Thanks

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T22:41:58Z

write + pattern + one of the 16 instrument buttons now I think about it... I've done it a few times. I'm sure that's it...

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T21:52:49Z

ForaBrokenEarth wrote:

function + pattern +one of the 16 instrument buttons I think.

Function+pattern deletes the pattern.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T17:44:39Z

function + pattern +one of the 16 instrument buttons I think.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T13:50:29Z

I always thought it "auto-saved" it once you've filled up all banks, that is what at least happend to mine last time I used them all

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T12:07:59Z

Just found this info in some forum: "I just confirmed that PO pattern changes are persisted only when it goes to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity. If you remove the battery before that all changes are lost." -- I guess I was too anxious to wait for it to enter standby mode ans just kept removing the batteries.

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T11:42:00Z

Got you man! At least it makes some sense now...

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T11:39:35Z

The idea of the units is never to remove the batteries, they go into standby mode once they're not used for 5 minutes or so, so the patterns will stay saved until the batteries die at least.

I don't have mine anymore so I can't test it, but I googled around and found a few forum threads where people say the patterns stay saved after removing the batteries.

Maybe it's worth emailing Teenage Engineering and clarifying it with them?

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T11:26:47Z

This is what I thought, when I saw there was no socumentation on saving patterns. It does save automatically when I change a pattern and then load it again while it's powered on. But when I remove the batteries, they're all gone and all I hear are the factory loops back again. Maybe there's an issue with the memory bank on my unit?

Re: can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-09T02:59:54Z

It's been a while since I've used one but from what I remember, the patterns save automatically don't they?

You can't turn the system off, so all the patterns just stay exactly as you leave them. And I think the patterns stay saved even when you remove the batteries.

can't save patterns on the PO-12

2016-01-08T22:15:39Z

I look incredibly stupid asking this, but how do you save patterns on the PO-12? Just got mine today and managed to do all its basic stuff except for saving the patterns I created. The manual mentions only how to load and delete a pattern, and I couldn't neither find anything on this on the web.