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Sound Parameters – Arpeggiator
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If
˜ ˜ ˜ ˜
is selected (legato symbol), the glide effect is enabled for this step. This means that the
previous note glides to the note that has to be played at this particular position in the
arpeggio.
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Please note that Glide in the Oscillators Edit menu must be set to Off when you want to set Arp
Glide for individual pattern notes. Otherwise, the glide effect will occur on all notes.
Arp Step
* * * *
/
- - - -
/
Ú Ú Ú Ú
/
Û Û Û Û
/
Ù Ù Ù Ù
/
ı ı ı ı
/
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
Arp Step
01[*ˆ*ı**-*-ı*-ˆ*ˆ*]
This parameter can have a pronounced effect on the resulting arpeggio, so you should read the
following paragraphs carefully.
Arp Step
basically determines which note of the note list is played at
a particular step. You can also force the Arpeggiator to play a whole chord or part of a chord or set it
up to play a random note from the list.
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If
*
is selected (asterisk symbol), the Arpeggiator plays the step unaltered. The note list is
advanced beforehand, except when you press a new chord.
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If off is selected (empty space), the Arpeggiator plays nothing at this step position. When
Length or Steplen is set to legato , the previous step that isn’t set to Off is still held to
create the legato effect. The note list is not advanced.
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If
-
is selected, the Arpeggiator plays the same note as it had to play in the previous step
that was set to
*
or
ˆ
. With this setting, you can repeat a particular note of the note list
several times. The note list is not advanced.
• If
Ú
is selected, the Arpeggiator plays the very first note of the note list. This might be
interesting if you want to only play the "root note" of a chord in a bass sound. The note list
is not advanced.
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If Û is selected, the Arpeggiator plays the very last note of the note list. The note list is not
advanced.
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If Ù is selected, the Arpeggiator plays a chord with two notes, the first and the last one of
the note list. This means that you have to play at least two notes to hear the effect.
Otherwise, you would hear only one note anyway. The note list is not advanced.
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If
ı
is selected (notes symbol), the Arpeggiator plays a chord with all notes from the note
list. This means that you have to play at least two notes to hear the effect. The note list is
not advanced.
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If
ˆ
is selected, the Arpeggiator plays a random note from the note list. This doesn’t mean
that it creates a note randomly; instead it uses one note of the existing note list. The note
list is not advanced.
As you can see, the effects can differ greatly depending on what you set up here. The following
arpeggio shows an example of the effect when the notes C1, E1 and G1 are pressed: