some ideas about chaining patterns I forgot to mention:
when in CONSTANT RECALL mode:
hit Pad1 plays 1, 1, 1...
hit and hold P1, then hit and hold P2, then hit and hold P3 plays: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3,...
hit and hold P16, then hit and hold P3, then hit and hold P7: 16, 3, 7, 16, 3, 7...
and so forth...
hit any pad will change to this pad at the end of the current pattern.
at first thought it seems this can only work in Legato OFF mode but maybe there can be a smart solution for this.