Using the arpeggiator while you play Creating a user arpeggio pattern
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11. Settheparametersforeachstep.
UseVe loc ity etc.toaddaccentstotherhythmpattern.
TheGateandVelocitysettingsyouselectherewill
bevalidiftheGateandVel oci typarameters
(ProgramP7:ARP/DT–ARPSetuppage)ofthe
programselectedinProgrammodearesettoStep.
IftheseparametershaveasettingotherthanStep,
theGateandVelocity thatwerespecifiedforeach
individualstepwillbeignored,andthenotesof
thearpeggiowillbesoundedaccordingtothe
settingsoftheProgramP7:ARP/DT–ARPSetup
page.Checkthesettingsoftheprogram.
WhenspecifyingGateandVelocity,pressthe
controlsurfaceARPbutton,andsetknob1(GATE)
andknob2(VELOCITY)tothecenterposition(12
o’clock).
Dual arpeggiator editing
Herewewilluseacombinationasanexampleinour
explanation.
Thesameprocedureapplieswheneditinganarpeggio
patterninSequencermode.
IfyouhaveenteredthismodefromtheCombination
mode,thearpeggiopatternselectedbythe
combinationwillbeaffectedbyyourediting.
1. InCombinationmode,selectacombinationthat
usesthearpeggiopatternyouwishtoedit.
Forthisexample,selectacombinationwhereboth
arpeggiatorsAandBareassigned.
2. PresstheARPbuttontoturnonthearpeggiator
(thebuttonwilllightup).
Evenifthearpeggiatorhadbeenturnedoffwhenyou
movedhere,youcanusetheARPbuttontoturniton.
However,ifArpeggiatorRunAorBarenotchecked,
andifArpeggia
torAssign,issettooff,thenthe
arpeggiatorwillnotfunction.
3. SelecttheGlobalP6:ArpeggioPattern–Setup
page.
4. IfyouaccessedthispagefromCombinationmode,
usethe“ArpeggioSelect”AandBtoselectthe
arpeggiatorthatyouwishtoedit.
IfthisisA,youreditingwillapplyto
theparameters
anduserarpeggiopatternofarpeggiatorA.
IfthisisB,youreditingwillapplytotheparameters
anduserarpeggiopatternofarpeggiatorB.
5. SwitchbetweenarpeggiatorsAandB,andedit
theirrespectiveuserarpeggiopatterns.
Ifyouwishtostoponeofthearpeggiators,returnto
Combinationmode,andinCombinationP0:Play–
ArpeggioAortheArpeggi
oBpageanduncheckthe
ArpeggiatorRuncheckbox.
6. Tomodifythenameofauserarpeggiopattern,use
theUtility“RenameArpeggioPattern.”(See
page 221oftheParameterGuide)
7. Ifyouwishtosavetheedi
teduserarpeggio
patternininternalmemory,youmustwritethe
userarpeggiopattern.
Inthiscase,bothuserarpeggiopatternswillbewritten
simultaneously.Ifyouturnoffthepowerwithout
writing,theeditedcontentswillbelost(seepage 221of
theParameterGuide).
8. Ifyouwishtosavethestateofthecombinationat
thesametime,returntoCombinationmodeand
writethecombination.(Seepage 115)
Note: Wheneditingauserarpeggiopattern,pay
attentiontotheglobalMIDIchannel,thechannelof
eachtrack,andthearpeggiatorassignments,andmake
surethatthearpeggiatoryouarehearingisthepattern
thatyouwishtoedit.