How to tile m by n plots (all different) and add row titles

I have a number of independent plots, with their own axis properties, to tile into rows and columns. I can do this with 'tiledlayout' (recommended over 'subplot'), and using 'nexttile(x)', where 'x' is the position of the plot within the tiled scheme. Because the plots are different, I cannot use a for/end loop, and the values for 'x' are hard-coded. How do I add a title for each of the two rows in that scheme?

%% Simplistic example
v=tiledlayout(2,4);
nexttile(1)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(2)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(3)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(4)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(5)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(6)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(7)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(8)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

title(v,'Master Title')

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

You can use the annotation command to add text annotations to your figure.

v=tiledlayout(2,4);
nexttile(1)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(2)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(3)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(4)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(5)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(6)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(7)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

nexttile(8)   
plot(rand(8,1));% own properties

title(v,'Master Title')
annotation("textbox",[0.48  0.45 0.1 0.1],"String","Row 1 title","EdgeColor","none")
annotation("textbox",[0.48  0.00 0.1 0.1],"String","Row 2 title","EdgeColor","none")

It's admittedly a tight squeeze, but the bottom annotation can't go any lower. You could make the fonts smaller to create a bit more space.

[Paul Barrette]

Thanks, the cyclist. I didn't think of approaching it that way, but it works. It's also versatile - I'll use this method in other places.

[Huw]

Personally I find it a little easier to set it up so that the next row title is defined by one of the Axes' title.

So I have indivdiually labeled axes with their subtitle, and use either the first/middle axes object on the row to set a title for the whole row.