ADSR
Arpeggiator
(
ADSR display
)
Sus
Dec
Atk
x
Rls
x
x
x
9 Arpeggiator
8 ADSR
30
29
There are 4 arpeggiator e
ff
ects that can be changed by pressing shift followed by button
4 or via the menu under “Arpeggiator
-
>Arp E
ff
ects.” A knob must be assigned to “Mod”
to vary the number of notes for pattern for Random Arp and Sweep. The arpeggiator
a
ff
ects instrument 1 when one note polyphony is selected. Only instrument 2 is a
ff
ected
when two or three note polyphony are selected.
9.1 Arp E
ff
ect
Below is a breakdown of the arpeggiator e
ff
ects available.
A “Mod” of value 1 has no e
ff
ect on rand arp and sweep.
-
No pattern is applied
None
Random Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator Chain
Sweep
1
Max
step
size
= 16
Envelope
Level
0
127
Time
Attack
Decay
Release
Sustain
Level
Knob 3
Mod
-
Random arpeggiator will play a random note between the root note and within the
step size selected using knob “Mod”. Hold shift and button 3 or 4 to cycle to “Mod.”
-
Arpeggiator chain is explained in detail on the following page.
Arpeggiator
-
Arpeggiator is explained in detail on the following page.
-
Sweep will continue to play the next note in the selected scale until the “Mod”
step size is reached. Hold shift and button 3 or 4 to cycle to “Mod.”
The “attack” and “decay” of a sound have a significant e
ff
ect on the instrument’s sonic
character. Navigate to a m!lTone Mode menu item and scroll to “ADSR” to modify the
instruments ADSR envelope. The contour of an ADSR envelope is specified using four
parameters Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release. A sustain value of 127 and long release
time is recommended when using the Air sensor
(
s
)
.
Release time
-
the time taken for the level to decay from the sustain level to zero
Sustain level
-
the level during the sustain phase of a sound
Decay time
-
the time takes for a sound to reach the sustain level from peak level
Attack time
-
the time takes for a sound to reach its peak level
Monday, December 15, 2014
