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13 Tempest Operation Manual Pad Options
To use the arpeggiator:
1. In the
Pad funCtion
section, press the
16
tuningS
button (or
16
SoundS
or
16
levelS
, depending on your purpose).
2. In the
SCReenS
section, press the
PadS
button.
3. In the
Pad oPtionS
section, press the
Roll
button.
4. Use soft knob 3 (
mode
:
aSSign
) to set the arpeggiator mode.
5. Use soft knob 4 (
oCtaveS
) to set the arpeggiator’s octave range (
0 , 1 , 2
).
6. Hold down multiple pads and press the
Roll
button The arpeggiation rate is
controlled by the
BPm
knob.
retrig
is the default arpeggiator mode and is Tempest’s original Roll behavior.
Arpeggiator Parameters
Mode: Assign:
Sets the order in which notes play. See the table below.
Retrig Retriggers the sound on the pressed pad. (Tempest’s original roll behavior)
Up Plays from the lowest-numbered pad to the highest-numbered pad
Down Plays from highest-numbered pad to the lowest-numbered pad
Up + Down Plays from lowest to highest and back to lowest
Assign Plays in the order the pads were pressed
Random Plays in random order
Octave Range: 0 Octave, 1 Octave, 2 Octaves—
Set to 0, the sounds are
repeated only within their original octave. Set to 1 Octave, the sounds arpeggiate
in their original octave and one octave above. Set to 1 Octave, the sounds arpeg-
giate in their original octave plus one and two octaves above.
octave
range
applies to arpeggiated synth sounds, not drum samples.