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Setup Mode
The ARPEGGIATOR & ARPEGGIATOR 2 (ARP1, ARP2) Pages
SyncTo
TheSyncToparameterdetermineswhatanarpeggiatorwillsyncto.Anarpeggiatorcansyncto
anotherarpeggiator,ariff,orasongplayingfromSongmode.Youcanchooseaspecific
arpeggiatororrifftosynctobysettingSyncTotoArp1–16orRiff1‐16,andthecurrent
arpeggiatorwillalwayssynctothatarpeggiatororriff.Forexample,ifyouhaveanarpeggiator
onabasssoundinzone1andanarpeggiatoronaleadsoundinzone2,youmayalwayswant
theleadarpeggiationinzone2tosynctothebassarpeggiationin
zone1.Inthiscaseyouwould
settheSyncToparameter inzone2toArp1.
Youmaywanttohavealittlemorefreedomandnotbetiedtothebassarpeggiationinzone1as
themain“timekeeper.”Maybeyouwanttostartwiththeleadarpeggiationin
zone2andhave
thebassarpeggiationinzone1startlater.InthiscaseyouwouldsettheSyncToparameterfor
zone2toFirstArp.Av.Withthissetting,thearpeggiatorwilllookforthefirstavailable
arpeggiatortosyncto.Soifboththebassarpeggiationandthelead
arpeggiationhavethis
parametersettoFirstArp.Av.,thearpeggiationthatisstartedfirstwillbethemain
“timekeeper.”Iftheleadarpeggiatorstartsfirst,thebassarpeggiatorwillseethatasthefirst
availablearpeggiatortosynctoandwilldoso.Ifthebassarpeggiatorisstartedfirst,the
lead
arpeggiatorwillseethatasthefirstavailablearpeggiatortosynctoandwilldoso.Thiscanbe
veryhandyifyouareusingmultiplearpeggiatorsandwanttodosomeliveimprovisation;you
canstartandstopdifferentarpeggiatorsandaslongisthereisonearpeggiatorplaying,
any
arpeggiatorwithSyncTosettoFirstArp.Av.willsyncbackupwhentriggeredagain.
YoucanalsochooseFirstRiff.Av.,whichbehavesthesamewayasFirstArp.Av.,butmakesyour
arpeggiatorlookforthefirstavailablerifftosyncto.AsettingofMainSeq.willsyncthe
arpeggiatortothe
songcurrentlyloadedinSongmode.YoucanselectasonginSongmode,
thenplayitfromsetupmodewiththefrontpanelPlay/Pausebutton.(Doingthistemporarily
replacestheprogramsinyoursetup’szoneswiththeprogramusedforeachchannelinthesong,soit’s
bestto
makeasetupthatusesthesameprogramsasyoursongonthesameMIDIchannels.Ifyouplanon
syncingriffswithasong,itmaybeeasiertostartbycreatingasetup,thenrecordingthesetupintoa
song.SeeRecordingASetupToSongMode on page 7‐69
fordetails.)AsettingofFirstAvail.will
syncthearpeggiatortothefirstavailablearpeggiator,riff,orsongfromSongmode.
Note:IfyouhavemultiplearpeggiatorsorriffsalreadyplayingwhenusingFirstArp.Av.,FirstRiff.Av.,
orFirstAvail.forthecurrentarpeggiator,thecurrentarpeggiatorwillsynctothe
arpeggiatororriffof
thelowestnumberedzonethathasanarpeggiatororriffplaying.
SyncType
TheSyncTypeparameterallowsyoutochoosehowyourarpeggiatorwillsynctoother
arpeggiators,riffs,orasongplayingfromSongmode.
WithSyncTypesettoNone,yourarpeggiatorwillstartplayingassoon
asitistriggered.Itwill
notsynctoanything.WithSyncTypesettoDownBeat,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingto
syncto,thecurrentarpeggiatorwillwaitforthedownbeatofthenextmeasurebeforestarting;
so,youcantriggerthearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,and
haveitstartinsyncatthe
downbeatofthenextmeasure.IfSyncingtoanarpeggiator,seeNumBeats on page 7‐53fordetails
onchangingwhenanarpeggiator’sdownbeatwilloccur.WithSyncTypesettoAnyBeat,ifthereis
alreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillwaitonly
untilthenextbeat.
Dependingonwhenyoutriggerthearpeggiator,itwillsyncup,butitmaybeonanupbeatora
downbeat.
WithSyncTypesettoDownBeatWait,ifthereissomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiator
willwaitfor thedownbeatofthenextmeasureto
start.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatif
thereisnothingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillnotstart.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttostart
multiplearpeggiatorssyncedtosomethingelse.Forexample,youcouldhaveabassarpeggiator
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