Pattern Effect Commands → delay and cut combination tricks
you can use note delay (Dx or 0Dxx) and note cut (Fx) at the same time, in the same row:
If you want a note to be played from the 3rd tick to the 5th, you can use D3 and F5 on the same row.
You can also use Fx and Dy together, with x<y!
This if of course not used to cut a note before it has been played, but can instead be used to cut a previously playing note, and start another one in the same row:
(note, instrument, volume, panning, command. speed = 6)
C-4 01 40 40 0000 <= the note C-4 starts
-— — — — --— <= c-4 keeps on playing
D-4 01 F3 D4 0000 <= c-4 stops playing at the 4rd tick, while D-4 starts at 5th
you can also use note retrig (Ex or 0Exx) in conjunction with Fx to start a note, cut it, and retrig it again:
C-4 01 F2 E3 0000
here the note starts at tick 00, stops at tick 02, and restarts at tick 03, so that there is a muted tick (02) between the two notes