CreamWare Noah Arpeggiator, Manual

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Scan Pattern
These controls determine the specific way
in which the captured chord is scanned.
These settings work in tandem with the
Scan Mode setting. The Scan Pattern
setting can be changed at any time.
Forward: The captured chord is scanned
in order of increasing note number (Scan
Mode set to Note Number) or in forward
time sequence (Scan Mode set to Note
Order).
Reverse: The captured chord is scanned
in order of decreasing note number (Scan
Mode set to Note Number) or in reverse
time sequence (Scan Mode set to Note
Order).
Fwd-Rev: Scanning of the captured chord
scan alternates between Forward and
Reverse as described above, reversing
itself each time it reaches the "end" of a
scan (highest/lowest or first/last note). The
notes at either "end" of a scan are not
repeated when the direction reverses (i.e.,
these notes get played only once, not
twice).
Random: Chord scan follows a random
pattern. The Depth control, which is
available when Random is selected, sets
the degree or range of randomness.
Random scan behaves differently under
different Scan Mode settings:
- If Scan Mode is set to Note Number,
then Random scan is basically a variation
on normal Fwd-Rev. The scan proceeds
in single steps from one note number to
the next without skipping over any notes,
but reverses its direction at random. With
Depth set to minimum, this mode is in fact
equivalent to Fwd-Rev. With Depth set to
maximum, the scan reverses itself after
almost every note (and thus tends to "stick
in place", continually alternating between
two notes).
- If Scan Mode is set to Note Order,
then Random scan selects output notes
randomly from among all possible output
notes, taking the captured chord and all
other settings (including Octave Extend
– see Output) into consideration. The
Depth control confines this selection to
a specific range of "scan steps" away
from the previous note in either direction.
With Depth set to minimum, the
arpeggiator "sticks" on a single note. With
Depth set to maximum, the arpeggiator
may select any note within 16 scan steps
of the previous note – in effect, almost
totally random.