7
Arpeggiator
This is the set of large buttons located at
the bottom of the arpeggiator. These are
essentially the "running" controls. Viewed
as a group, they produce immediate, "big"
changes. This distinguishes them from
settings – i.e, all other controls on the
surface – which can likewise be adjusted
at any time, but whose effects are less
"major" and not always immediately
audible.
Each of the functions associated with one
of the Big Buttons can also be actuated
from the MIDI keyboard (see MIDI
Keyboard Control). This is generally a
better way to go, as the response of these
functions to MIDI control is virtually
instantaneous. The number in parentheses
below each of these buttons indicates the
MIDI note number currently assigned to
it. These assignments can be changed via
the MIDI Kbd Ctrl / Ctrl base parameter
on the
Additional page.
Big Buttons Group
Run/Stop: This is the On/Off button – it
alternately activates and deactivates the
arpeggiator. Stopping the arpeggiator
clears the chord buffer and terminates the
current output note, if any. Note that when
the arpeggiator is not running, it passes
all received MIDI events directly through
to its output, and the other buttons in this
group are disabled.
Clear: Pressing this button "empties" the
arpeggiator (i.e., clears the chord buffer),
permitting a completely new chord to be
captured. The arpeggiator continues to run
as before.
Clear also deactivates Hold and Hold/
Trans if they are active (see below).
Hold: This function freezes the chord
buffer, locking the current captured chord
into the arpeggiator. Incoming MIDI note
events are no longer captured, nor can
they cause the notes which have already
been captured to be removed. Instead,
received MIDI note events are passed
directly through to the output. This lets
you "accompany" the arpeggiator live.
Once activated, Hold can be deactivated
only via Clear or Run/Stop.
Note: Hold is also activated automatically
whenever Hold/Trans (see below) is
activated.
