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Sound Parameters – Arpeggiator
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• 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.
• If Û is selected, the Arpeggiator plays the very last note of the note list. The note list is not
advanced.
• 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.
• 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.
• If
ˆ
is selected, the Arpeggiator plays a random note from the note list. This doesn’t mean
that it creates any random note, it only uses one note of the note list at will. 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:
* * - * * * Ú * * Û Ù * ı * ˆ
C1 - E1 E1 G1 C1 E1 C1 G1 C1 G1 C1+
G1 E1 C1+
E1+
G1 G1 C1
or
E1
or
G1
Table 14: Arp Step example
Arp Timing
ˆ / ¯ … ˛
Arp Timing
01[˚˛ ˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛˚˛
˛
˛ ˛]
Moves the playback time of a step forward or backward. Forward means here that a step is played
later while backward means that it is played earlier. The overall strength of this parameter is set by
T.
Factor
. If
T. Factor
is set to 0 ,
Arp Timing
has no effect on the rhythm at all. If
T. Factor
is set to
maximum,
Arp Timing
can move the step by a maximum of half the clock division. This means that
it can move the step by 1/32 forward or backward when clock is set to 1/16.
•
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ
moves the step forward or backward at random. It might also be played without being
moved.
• Values pointing to the left (
¯
,
˘
and
˙
) move the step backward so that it is played earlier.
˙
means that the step is moved by a third,
˘
means that it is moved by two third and
¯
means that it is moved fully.
• If a vertical line (
˚
) is shown, the step isn’t moved at all. It is played at the standard clock
position.
• Values pointing to the right move the step forward so that it is played later.
¸
means that
the step is moved by a third, ˝ means that it is moved by two third and ˛ means that it is
moved fully.