The down sampling on the Crusher is making the sound where it sounds sort of like a coarse deepthroat voice, and as it progressing the voice becomes less..coarse until it clears up completely, which is at 0% downsampling. Thus' no more voice at all.
With a note track I can put the keys in whatever sequence I want, with a pattern it always has to be in sync with the bar. It's just a bit easier this way sometimes. With drums I tend to use patterns because it fits better.
Very interesting how much playing with the crusher does. A couple of questions though. What's crusher downsampling doing exactly and why are you noting the keys instead of placing them on the machiniste directly. Personal preference or is it changing something?