ARTURIA – CS-80 V – USER MANUAL
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The arpeggiator settings
5.3
Other sides of the CS-80V
When we move away from the conventional methods of play, the CS-80V
offers programming options that help you to go further.
Here are a few examples…
5.3.1
A step sequencer
By conjointly using the arpeggiator and Multi mode settings, it is possible to
obtain an 8-note step sequencer.
Load the preset Multi Sequence, from the Templates bank: the 8 voices are on
the same zone (the first) and the same single 1. The VOICE ARP button is active
on the 8 voices.
Start by clicking on the PLAY button on the arpeggiator and play one note on
the keyboard. You can hear that all of the voices play one after the other
(zone 1 is set to Rotate mode) with the same height.
When the arpeggiator is playing, you can set the decay time (D) on the VCA1
and 2 amplitude envelopes. The shorter the time, the more percussive the
sound. Of course the effect produced will only be heard correctly if the sustain
level (S) is 0.
So that the arpeggio plays alone, click on the arpeggiator HOLD switch.
Set the height of each of the 8 notes by turning the HOLD transposition knob
among the single voice settings. When you turn to the right, the height of the
note increases by semi-tone, if you turn to the left, the height decreases by a
semi-tone. Choose the values that suit you to make an 8-note melody.
It is also possible to change the note order by moving the MODE slider of the
arpeggiator.
To obtain a better distribution of the notes in stereo, you can set the stereo
position of each voice to the left and to the right through the use of the pan
pots.
To create silence on one of the 8 voices, lower the VOL knob for the selected
single.
