TRITON Extreme
EasyStart
Normal (you choose the notes) and Fixed Note/Drum (always plays the right notes) modes are
available, and the arpeggio patterns can be recorded to the sequencer or to patterns to be used with the
RPPR (Real Time Pattern Play Record) function.
1.
Programs have an arpeggio pattern assigned to them even if the
ARPEGGIATOR
ON/OFF
key does not
“wake up” in the ON position.
Example:
Select
Program
M114 Filter Gate
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Press the Arpeggiator
ON/OFF
key (it will light)
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Work with the realtime controls:
TEMPO
,
GATE
(overall step length), and
VELOCITY
(loudness of arpeggiated notes)
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Press the “Arpeggio” tab at the bottom of the display
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Try
new ”Octave” settings, and change the Resolution (“Reso”), and then repeatedly press the
ENTER
key to
use the
TAP TEMPO
function.
2.
View the Arpeggiator grid
: Press the
GLOBAL
key
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Press the
MENU
key
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Press ”P6: User Arpeggio”
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Press the “Pattern Edit” tab, play a key to re-trigger the pattern, and view the arpeggiator grid. TRITON
Extreme’s arpeggiator provides up to 12 tones and 48 steps per pattern. To learn more about editing and
creating your own arpeggio patterns, see the Operation Guide, page 94, and the Parameter Guide, page
170.
3.
Select
COMBI
C100 >ARAGone-Tribe<<
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Press the
ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF
key (it will light). Play, to
trigger the arpeggio patterns, and work with the
ARPEGGIATOR CONTROLS
– note that they affect both
arps globally
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Press the “Arpegg. A” or “Arpegg. B” tab at the bottom of the screen to work with individual
parameters
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Select the “Arpegg. A” tab again, press the
X
popup at the “Pat:” (Pattern) field, and try
substituting different arp patterns
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Press the
ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF
key again, to turn off the patterns.
Sequence mode
The TRITON Extreme provides an intuitive and powerful 16-track, 200,000 note sequencer with Loop
Record, Pattern, Step and Linear recording formats, independent Track Play Loops and more! Also
provided are 16 Preset and 16 User Template Songs, which can contain all of your Program and Effect
setups for various styles of music – designed to keep your music making fast, easy and creative!
!
If you’re planning to save your sequences to CompactFlash once completed…make sure that the card is
inserted
BEFORE
you power-up
and start writing that hit song! Otherwise you’ll be unable to save your
sequence to media, because you cannot insert the card while the power is on! (Alternatively, you can save
your data to an external USB drive)
Create a song quickly, using the Template Song function:
1.
Press the
SEQ
key
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Press the
►
popup to the left
of
“S###”
(song number) and press to select an empty
song location
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Press
“OK”.
2.
Press the upper-right
▼
popup, and then press “Load Template Song”
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Press the
►
popup in the “From:”
field and press to select your choice from Template Songs “P00” – “P15”.
3.
Press to check the box “Copy Pattern to Track too?” and then press “OK”. Now to load some drum patterns…
4.
Make sure that the “Pattern” field is set to “Preset”
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Press the popup below “Preset”,
and select a Pattern in
the same style as your Template Song
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Press
“
OK”
2-4 times, to copy the pattern to the track for a
number of measures (you can also select a different pattern to copy each time you press “OK”)
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Press
“EXIT”, to return to the main Sequence display.
5.
Press the
►
popup to the left of “Track01” and select “Track 02: Bass”. (Except for the Orchestral Template,
Track 2 is always Bass)
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Press the
SEQ
REC/WRITE
key, followed by the
START/STOP
key, and then
play and record 2-4 measures (you’ll get a 2-measure count-in before recording begins)
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When finished,
press
START/STOP
to stop recording.
Tip:
Quantize as you record, if desired: Before recording, set the “Reso”
►
popup on the “P0” main sequence
page to a value (try 16
th
notes), and then record. If you’re not happy with the results, press the COMPARE
key and try another value.
6.
Press the
“PlyLoop 1-8”
tab at the bottom of the display
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Press the “Track Play Loop” checkbox for Track 2
(Bass)
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Press the “Loop End Measure” and set it to the last measure you played (earlier if desired)
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Press
START/STOP
to playback, and again to stop playback.
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