Hi Laban
Here are some kind of answers:
Create a few drum patterns with one of the internal drum synths.
- still possible
Record audio into a few other patterns (are there audio patterns with no “notes”?).
- no, there was not before, and is not yet. But there are slots in the launcher where you can play wav. And there will be recording there at some point it looks like. To have wav audio, you need to make a “clip launcher” chain from the “insert new chain” option, then you can access settings for the clip through the Launcher view.
Copy, paste, erase whole patterns.
- yes, you can copy a whole pattern from one launcher slot / pad to another. And you can copy/paste and adjust part of a sequence pattern but this functionality only works inside that sequence pattern (for now). It is described in * this thread!
Arrange the patterns into a song.
- Yes to an extent. You can decide diverse follow actions to each scene in the launcher. (a scene is a row of pad/launchers. This is also described * this thread, and surely is under development.
Question 2-4: There is a lot of development going on in these areas. It has been a thrill to follow and play around with. It is very promising, but it is not finished. But i would surely get on the train if i were you. It is a very enjoyable ride full of learning, and a glorious example of open source development ( i think, though i’m not really experienced in that matter)