this works:

[add2 0 2 4 5 7 9 11( <--major scale pattern
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[0 2 4 5 7 9 11(

what would make this work?:

[majorscale 0 2 4 5 7 9 11(
?
[0 2 4 5 7 9 11(

i'm making a document of message boxes filled with scale patterns and their names, to be used as a shortcut to god-only-knows-what.

i've uploaded an attachment of what i have so far, and i'll upload to patches when i'm finished. please feel free to offer a better solution if you have one.

mw

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/scale_patterns2.pd

I did something in this vein (but not in the same way) here and in one module in this piece.

thanks, ichabod

i was looking for more of a shorthand approach, if one exists.

but, you've offered a very elegant solution, which actually solves several of my problems.

i've uploaded a variation of my idea based on your patch.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/scale_patterns10.pd

Excellent!