void define_patterns() {

  float[] rising3, bumpdown3, skiplevel3, risingroll2, rollstepup3, rollstepdown2, trill3, rollbumpdown3, offtouch2;
  float[] touchstepdown2, offthirdstepdown3, pause2, dot2, dot3, pickup2, repeatstepdown2, repeatstepup3, flutterstepdown3;
  float[] offjumpup3, sync2, hisync2, sync3, hiflare3, hiarpeggio3, triplet2, quadrupletup3, stutterdownup2;
  float[] doubleflam3, triplet2X, feather2Q;

  pause2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 0,
                          2, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  dot3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1.1,
                       3, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  dot2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 1.1,
                       2, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  pickup2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 0,
                          1.5, -1, 0, 0, .8,
                          2, 1, 0, 0, 0};
                          
  rising3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                          1, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                          3, 1, 0, 0, 1};
 
  bumpdown3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                            1, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                            2, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                            3, -1, 0, 0, 1};
  skiplevel3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                            1.5, -1, 0, 0, .85,
                            2, 1, 0, 0, .95,
                            3, 0, 0, 0, 1};
  risingroll2 = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                              .5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                              1, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                              1.5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                              2, 1, 0, 0, 1};
  rollbumpdown3 = new float[] { 0, 3, .9,
                              .5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                              1, -1, 0, 0, .88,
                              1.5, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                              2, -1, 0, 0, .91,
                              2.5, -1, 0, 0, .85,
                              3, -1, 0, 0, 1};
  
  repeatstepdown2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 1,
                          1, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, -1, 0, 0, 1};
  repeatstepup3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                          1, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                          3, 1, 0, 0, 1};
                              
                              

  trill3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                          .5, 1, 0, 0, .88,
                          1, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                          1.5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                          2.5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                          3, -1, 0, 0, 1};
                          
  rollstepup3 = new float[] { 0, 3, .9,
                            .5, 0, 0, 0, .88,
                            1, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                            1.5, 0, 0, 0, .88,
                            2, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                            2.5, 0, 0, 0, .85,
                            3, 1, 0, 0, 1};
  rollstepdown2 = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                              .5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                              1, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                              1.5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                              2, -1, 0, 0, 1};
  offtouch2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 0,
                            1, 0, 0, 0, 1,
                            2, 0, 0, 0, 1};
  offjumpup3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 0,
                              1, 1, 0, 0, 1,
                              2, 2, 0, 0, 1,
                              3, -1, 0, 0, 0};
  touchstepdown2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 1,
                        2, -1, 0, 0, 1};
  offthirdstepdown3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 0,
                                    1, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                                    2, 2, 0, 0, .9,
                                    3, -3, 0, 0, 1};
  
  flutterstepdown3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                                  1, -4, 0, 0, 1,
                                  1.5, 6, 0, 0, .9,
                                  2, -6, 0, 0, 1,
                                  3, 3, 0, 0, .9};
  sync2 = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                        .5, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                        1.5, 3, 0, 0, .9,
                        2, -1, 0, 0, 0};

  hisync2 = new float[] { 0, 2, 0,
                          .67, 3, 0, 0, .9,
                          1.34, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, -1, 0, 0, 0};
                          
  sync3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 0,
                        .5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                        1.5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                        2.5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                        3, 0, 0, 0, 0};
  
  hiarpeggio3 = new float[] { 0, 3, .9,
                            1, 4, 0, 0, 1,
                            1.5, 3, 0, 0, .9,
                            2.5, 3, 0, 0, .9,
                            3, -3, 0, 0, 0};
  hiflare3 = new float[] { 0, 3, .9,
                            1, 4, 0, 0, 1,
                            1.5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                            2.5, 0, 0, 0, .9,
                            3, -3, 0, 0, 0};
                            
  triplet2 = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                          .67, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                          1.33, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, 1, 0, 0, 1};
  
  triplet2X = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                          .67, 5, 0, 0, .9,
                          1.33, -11, 0, 0, .9,
                          2, 6, 0, 0, 1};
                          
  quadrupletup3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                                .75, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                                1.5, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                                2.25, 1, 0, 0, .9,
                                3, 1, 0, 0, 1};

  feather2Q = new float[] { 0, 2, 1,
                                .5, -5, 0, 0, .9,
                                1, 4, 0, 0, .9,
                                1.5, -5, 0, 0, .9,
                                2, 4, 0, 0, 1};


  stutterdownup2 = new float[] { 0, 2, .9,
                                .5, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                                1.5, -1, 0, 0, .9,
                                2, 3, 0, 0, 1};
                                
  doubleflam3 = new float[] { 0, 3, 1,
                              .2, 3, 0, 0, 1,
                              1.45, -3, 0, 0, 1,
                              1.55, 3, 0, 0, 1,
                              3, -2, 0, 0, 1};
                                
              
  //*******************************
  keypatts['A'] = new float[][] { rollstepup3 };
  keypatts['E'] = new float[][] { rollstepdown2 };
  keypatts['I'] = new float[][] { trill3 };
  keypatts['O'] = new float[][] { rollbumpdown3 };
  keypatts['U'] = new float[][] { risingroll2 };

  keypatts['B'] = new float[][] { bumpdown3 };
  keypatts['C'] = new float[][] { doubleflam3 };
  keypatts['D'] = new float[][] { skiplevel3 };
  keypatts['F'] = new float[][] { hisync2 };
  keypatts['G'] = new float[][] { sync2 };
  keypatts['H'] = new float[][] { sync3 };
  keypatts['J'] = new float[][] { stutterdownup2 };
  keypatts['K'] = new float[][] { offthirdstepdown3 };
  keypatts['L'] = new float[][] { offjumpup3 };
  keypatts['M'] = new float[][] { repeatstepup3 };
  keypatts['N'] = new float[][] { repeatstepdown2 };
  keypatts['P'] = new float[][] { offtouch2 };
  keypatts['Q'] = new float[][] { feather2Q };
  keypatts['R'] = new float[][] { triplet2 };
  keypatts['S'] = new float[][] { hiflare3 };
  keypatts['T'] = new float[][] { touchstepdown2 };
  keypatts['V'] = new float[][] { hiarpeggio3 };
  keypatts['W'] = new float[][] { quadrupletup3 };
  keypatts['X'] = new float[][] { triplet2X };
  keypatts['Y'] = new float[][] { rising3 };
  keypatts['Z'] = new float[][] { flutterstepdown3 };

  keypatts[' '] = new float[][] { pause2 };
  keypatts['.'] = new float[][] { dot3, pause2 };
  keypatts[','] = new float[][] { dot2, pickup2 };


  //*******************************

}

//end