Even with a single pattern, you can add a lot of variation just by changing the pattern lengths to do polyrhythms. Say you do: 909: 16 steps 303 bass:

Even with a single pattern, you can add a lot of variation just by changing the pattern lengths to do polyrhythms. Say you do: 909: 16 steps 303 bass: 5 steps 303 lead: 3 steps Now you have a sequence that only repeats every 240 steps or every 15 bars, even though each device never uses more than a single 16 step pattern.