Arturia PolyBrute, User Manual

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8.2.2. Play Mode: Arp
Hold [Play Mode] to view the Arp Play Mode page, and use [Assign 1-7] to select an option.
These set the playback direction for an arpeggio.
•
Up
steps through the notes from lowest to highest and repeats.
• Down steps through the notes from highest to lowest and repeats.
• Inclusive plays from lowest to highest and back down, repeating the edge notes.
•
Exclusive
plays from lowest to highest and back down, not repeating the edge
notes.
•
Order
plays the notes in the order they were inputted.
•
Random
plays the held notes in random order.
• Pattern generates repeating patterns at random. It's deep, so it has its own
section [p.56] .
Press [Play Mode] repeatedly to step through the various options.
8.2.2.1. Pattern mode
There is a staggering range of potential outcomes with the Arpeggiator Play Mode set to
Pattern. Here are the basic concepts, but experimentation will teach you the most.
• Notes that are held are used to generate a pattern with a default length of 16
steps.
• The pattern can pick notes from any octave within the Octave range settings.
• When the number of held notes changes, a new random array of notes is
generated.
• The lowest held note is twice as likely to be heard as the other notes. This helps
to emphasize the root note.
• To define the length of the pattern, hold [Seq Length] and press a Matrix button.
(They are grouped in sets of three.) The purple buttons show the current length.
• The maximum pattern length for this mode is 32 steps.
Remember, if the Arpeggiator generates a pattern you want to keep, use Copy to Seq [p.55]
to transfer it to Sequencer mode.
8.3. The Sequencer
The [SEQ] button activates the Sequencer, with which you can create a polyphonic sequence
of up to 64 steps, including velocity, accents, slides, and three parallel modulation tracks.
Sequences can be recorded in real time, and every step can be entered and edited
manually.
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: Notes from the sequencer can be used as a modulation source through Matrix row G.
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