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Slim Phatty User’s Manual - The User Interface
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Slim Phatty User’s Manual - The User Interface
The Arpeggiator provides a wide range of musical sequencing pos-
sibilities. The Arpeggiator is programmed for each preset individually
through the seven menu pages described here. The Arpeggiator is
activated from the front panel (see
Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch,
page 52). To enter the Arpeggiator Menu, use the
CURSOR
to highlight
‘ARPEGGIATOR’ and press
ENTER
.
ARPEGGIATOR:
When you enter the Arpeggiator menu, the top line of the display
changes to indicate that you are now programming the Arpeggiator.
The first page of the Arpeggiator Menu allows you to enable the
arpeggiator function for the chosen preset. When ‘ON’ is selected,
the arpeggiator is ‘armed’ and ready to be switched on from the front
panel. When ‘OFF’ is chosen, the arpeggiator will remain off, prevent-
ing you from switching it on accidently. To change the Enable status, use
the
CURSOR
to move to the ON/OFF parameter field, then use the
VALUE
knob to select the desired setting.
The second page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the
Arpeggiator Clock Source. There are three possible clock sources:
INT - The Arpeggiator Clock
LFO - The SP’s Low Frequency Oscillator
MIDI - An externally applied MIDI Clock
When ‘INT’ is selected as the clock source, the Arpeggiator runs from its
own internal clock. In this mode, when the Arpeggiator is switched ON
the Arpeggiator Clock rate is adjusted either with the
MODULATION
knob, or by using the Tap Tempo function, or by issuing a MIDI CC#90
command. Note that you must select the
LFO RATE
switch when the
Arpeggiator is ON in order to use the
MODULATION
knob to change
the Arpeggiator Clock rate (the
MODULATION
control does not ad-
just the speed of the LFO when the Arpeggiator is running).
When ‘LFO’ is selected as the clock source, the Arpeggiator is driven
from the Low Frequency Oscillator. In this mode, the
MODULATION
knob adjusts the speed of the Arpeggiator Clock and the LFO Rate
together, making it possible to get synchronous, arpeggiated LFO effects.
When ‘MIDI’ is selected as the clock source, the Arpeggiator is driven
from an externally applied MIDI Clock. In this mode, the MIDI Clock
synchronizes the Arpeggiator to the sending device (a software
DAW, for example). Note that if no MIDI Clock signal is present, the
Arpeggiator will not run and no notes will be heard.
NOTE: For additional details, see
Appendix B – Arpeggiator Clock Source.
