Setup Mode
The Ribbon Configuration (RIBCFG) Page
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trigger the pattern. You can use the
Panic
soft button to stop arpeggiation at any time.
1NoteAutoLow
and
1NoteAutoHi
are also designed for use with Shift Patterns. They work
similarly to 1NoteAuto, except
1NoteAutoLow
always latches the lowest note when holding
multiple notes, and
1NoteAutoHi
always latches the highest note when holding multiple notes.
You can also use these latch types without a Shift Pattern if desired.
Low Key (LoKey) and High Key (HiKey)
The Arpeggiator processes notes within the range of these parameters. Notes outside the
specified
range play normally, and do not become part of the arpeggiation sequence. Set the
LoKey and HiKey parameters using the data entry wheel or buttons.
Glissando
When the Glissando parameter is
On
, the Arpeggiator chromatically fills between latched notes.
When Glissando is on, the Arpeggiator ignores the Shift Amount, Shift Limit, and Limit Option
parameters.
You must latch at least two notes to get a result. When Glissando is on, all notes played in the
arpeggiation range get latched, although you won’t necessarily get meaningful results from all
latched notes. In general, try to get each subsequent note you latch to be a change in direction.
For example, try latching the following sequence of notes: C4, C5, G4, G5, C5, C6, G4, G5. The
“glissando” changes direction around each change in direction of the latched notes.
SyncTo
The SyncTo parameter determines what an arpeggiator will sync to. An arpeggiator can sync to
another
arpeggiator, a riff, or a song playing from Song mode. You can choose a specific
arpeggiator or riff to sync to by setting SyncTo to
Arp 1–16
or
Riff 1-16
, and the current
arpeggiator will always sync to that arpeggiator or riff. For example, if you have an arpeggiator
on a bass sound in zone 1 and an arpeggiator on a lead sound in zone 2, you may always want the
lead arpeggiation in zone 2 to sync to the bass arpeggiation in zone 1. In this case you would set
the SyncTo parameter in zone 2 to
Arp 1
.
You may want to have a little more freedom and not be tied to the bass arpeggiation in zone 1 as
the main “timekeeper.” Maybe you want to start with the lead arpeggiation in zone 2 and have
the bass arpeggiation in zone 1 start later. In this case you would set the SyncTo parameter for
zone 2 to
FirstArp.Av.
With this setting, the arpeggiator will look for the first available
arpeggiator to sync to. So if both the bass arpeggiation and the lead arpeggiation have this
parameter set to
FirstArp.Av.
, the arpeggiation that is started first will be the main “timekeeper.”
If the lead arpeggiator starts first, the bass arpeggiator will see that as the first available
arpeggiator to sync to and will do so. If the bass arpeggiator is started first, the lead arpeggiator
will see that as the first available arpeggiator to sync to and will do so. This can be very handy if
you are using multiple arpeggiators and want to do some live improvisation; you can start and
stop different arpeggiators and as long is there is one arpeggiator playing, any arpeggiator with
SyncTo set to
FirstArp.Av.
will sync back up when triggered again.
You can also choose
FirstRiff.Av.
, which behaves the same way as
FirstArp.Av.
, but makes your
arpeggiator look for the first available riff to sync to. A setting of
Main Seq.
will sync the
arpeggiator to the song currently loaded in Song mode. You can select a song in Song mode, then
play it from setup mode with the front panel
Play/Pause
button.
(Doing this temporarily replaces
the programs in your setup’s zones with the program used for each channel in the song, so it’s best to make
a setup that uses the same programs as your song on the same MIDI channels. If you plan on syncing riffs
with a song, it may be easier to start by creating a setup, then recording the setup into a song. See
Recording A Setup To Song Mode
on page 7-69
for details.)
A setting of
First Avail.
will sync the
arpeggiator to the first available arpeggiator, riff, or song from Song mode.
Note:
If you have multiple arpeggiators or riffs already playing when using
FirstArp.Av.
,
FirstRiff.Av.
,
or
First Avail.
for the current arpeggiator, the current arpeggiator will sync to the arpeggiator or riff of the
lowest numbered zone that has an arpeggiator or riff playing.
