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Programming Your PC2
Using the Arpeggiator
Figure 4-1 shows the processing order the PC2 uses to create arpeggios from your input:
Figure 4-1
Arpeggiator Processing Sequence
Many of the PC2Õs factory setups make use of the arpeggiatorÑfor example, those that include
notes in the setupÕs name, like setup 001 Dance C 7. There are others as well; youÕll know them
when you Þnd them.
The PC2Õs arpeggiator can be a lot of fun to play with; you can get many interesting and unusual
effects. You can use the arpeggiator in both Internal Voices and MIDI Setups mode. WeÕll start
with Internal Voices mode, but if you Þnd a speciÞc set of parameter values that you like, you
can simply press the
Store
button to save the settings as a single-zone setup.
1. Start in Internal voices and call up any sound that you want to work with. To best hear the
effects of the arpeggiator, you might want to start with a program that has a percussive
attack, such as piano, marimba, or guitar.
2. Press the
Arpeggiator
button. Turn the Arp Active parameter
On
. Play a chord on the
keyboard. You should hear the notes arpeggiated. If you hear nothing at all, go to the
Global menu and check to make sure the Clock parameter is set to
Internal
. If you hear
notes but they arenÕt arpeggiated, Go back to the Arpeggiator menu (if youÕve left it), then
press the
>
button three times to make sure Zone Enable is
On
. Press
>
once more to make
sure Latch Mode is set to
Keys
.
Try playing a single note. Notice that it is repeated. Try adding more notes. As you press
them they are added to the arpeggio. Let go of one of the keys. Notice that note is dropped
from the arpeggio while the others continue. Notice that the arpeggiator plays the notes in
the speciÞc order that you strike them. Also notice that the loudness of the arpeggiated
notes depends on how hard you strike the keys.
Hold the sustain pedal and let go of the keys. Notice that even though the notes ring out
like they would when you press the sustain pedal, the arpeggiation stops. In order for the
arpeggiator to work, the keys must be held down, or otherwise latched (see the
descriptions of the arpeggiator parameters beginning on page 5-19).
3. Press the
<
or
>
button, until you see the Low and Hi parameters. Press
>
again, if
necessary, to move the cursor under the Hi parameter. Hold
Enter
and strike Middle C to
set the Hi parameter to
C 4
. Now play a chord in the bass and a melody in the treble.
Notice that any notes up to C 4 are arpeggiated but all notes above that are played as
normal. The Key Range parameter lets you set a range of notes which will be affected by
the arpeggiator while others can be played regularly. Hold
Enter
and strike the top key to
put the arpeggiator back to playing across the keyboard.
Arpeggiator
Region
Note
Processing
Zone
Enablers
Zone 1 Parameters
Zone 2 Parameters
Zone 3 Parameters
Zone 4 Parameters
