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Arpeggiator
Note Dropout
These controls can be left set to zero (full
left) for normal use. Increasing the Note
Dropout setting away from zero results
in an increasingly probability that an output
note will "drop out", or not appear, on any
given beat. At the maximum setting, note
output is completely suppressed. Scan
timing and sequencing is otherwise not
affected – these continue to function
according to scan mode and scan pattern
settings, Repeats / Note, etc., as though
the dropped notes had been played
normally. Note Dropout works with all
scan modes and scan patterns.
The two Note Dropout controls are
identical in their effect. The Norm control
is the one whose setting is normally
applied. The Alt control setting applies
only while holding down the MIDI keyboard
key assigned to the Note Dropout Alt
function (see MIDI Keyboard Control).
This can be used for a variety of effects.
The simplest one is to set the Norm
control all the way to the right (100%
dropout) and the Alt control full left. With
these settings, arpeggiator output notes
appear continously while the Note
Dropout SHIFT key is held down – but
only then.
Or, with the opposite settings, the Note
Dropout Altkey becomes a "manual rest"
or mute key, blocking arpeggiator output
as long as it is held down (but not affecting
its timing in any way).
More generally, the Note Dropout Alt key
can be used to switch instantly back and
forth between
any two note dropout rates.
