Synapse DUNE 2, User Manual

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Arpeggiator Modes
The arpeggiator module in Dune comprises 9 different
modes described below.
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Up mode successively triggers notes for all keys
currently pressed, from the lowest to the highest
note, then repeats the sequence starting with the
lowest note again.
•
Down
mode does the same, but in reverse order.
•
Up/Down mode triggers all keys pressed from
the lowest to the highest note, then back.
•
Down/Up works like Up/Down, except in re-
verse order.
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Alt Up is an alternative to Up mode, employing
a different pattern when moving up.
•
Alt Down mode is identical to Alt Up, except
it operates in reverse order.
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Random mode traverses through all keys
pressed, in random order.
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Chord mode chops up a chord into a rhythmic
pattern, according to what is programmed in the
step sequencer or MIDI file.
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Playback mode simply plays back the sequencer
notes (or MIDI file), transposed according to
the current MIDI key pressed. Pressing more
than one key simultaneously has no effect in this
mode. Playback mode is the only mode that al-
lows to play back polyphonic MIDI files.
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Dynamic mode plays back a monophonic se-
quence similar to Playback mode. Dynamic
mode allows the performer to change the se-
quence in realtime, however, by pressing more
than one key at a time. Which notes are changed
is programmed using velocity. Velocities between
0 and 31 do not change a note, while velocities
between 32 and 63 affect the second key pressed,
velocities between 64 and 95 the third, and veloc-
ities above 96 the fourth. A simple application
of the Dynamic mode is to let the user turn a se-
quence written in minor to a sequence in major,
or vice versa.
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Silent is a special mode in which the arpeggia-
tor does not trigger any notes. The purpose of
this mode is to use the arpeggiator exclusively
for modulation, by choosing "Arp Note", "Arp
Velocity" or both as a source in the modulation
matrix.
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