Setup Mode
The ARPEGGIATOR & ARPEGGIATOR 2 (ARP1, ARP2) Pages
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settoDownBeatWait,forinstance,andtriggerthearpeggiatorwhilenootherarpeggiatorsare
running.Assoonasyoustartsomethingelsetosyncto,thebassarpeggiatorwillstartplayingas
well(providedthatitissettosynctosomethingelseorthefirstavailable.)Ifsomethingto
sync
toisalreadyrunning,DownBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeDownBeat.
WithSyncTypesettoAnyBeatWait,ifthereissomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwill
waitforthenextbeattostart.ThedifferencefromAnyBeatisthatifthereisnothingtosyncto,
thisarpeggiatorwillnot
start.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttostartmultiplearpeggiators
syncedtosomethingelse.YoucouldhaveabassarpeggiatorsettoAnyBeatWait,forinstance,
andtriggerthearpeggiatorwhilenootherarpeggiatorsarerunning.Assoonasyoustart
somethingtosyncto,thebassarpeggiatorwillstart
playingaswell(providedthatitissetto
synctosomethingelseorthefirstavailable).Ifanotherarpeggiatorisalreadyrunning,
AnyBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeAnyBeat.
WithSyncTypesettoLoop,ifthereisalreadyarifforsongplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwait
fortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestarting
(seeLoop on page 7‐62forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)Thiswayyou
cantriggerthearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncatthestartof
the
playingrifforsong’sloop(providedthatitissettosynctoariff,song,orthefirstavailable).
WithSyncTypesettoStop,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforestarting.Thisway
youcantriggerthe
arpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,
arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.
WithSyncTypesettoStartWait,ifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentarpeggiator
willwaitfor something
itcansynctotobeginplayingfirstbeforestarting.Thisissimilarto
DownBeatWait,butitwillonlytriggerthearpeggiatorthefirsttimethatwhateveritissyncing
tostarts.Thiswayyoucantriggerthearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsync
atthestartoftheriff,arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.Ifyoustopthearpeggiator
andtrytostartitagainwhilethethingyouaresyncingtoisalreadyplaying,StartWaitwillnot
startthearpeggia tor.
WithSyncTypesettoLoopWait,ifthereisalreadya
rifforsongplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestarting
(seeLoop on page 7‐62forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)Thiswayyou
cantriggerthearpeggiatortostart
aheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncatthestartofthe
playingrifforsong’s loop.ThedifferencefromLoopisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,
thearpeggiatorwillnotstart.Iftherifforsongthat youaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,
LoopWaitbehavesjustlikeLoop.
WithSyncTypesettoStopWait,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforestarting.Thiswayyoucantriggerthe
arpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsync
attherelease(stopping)oftheriff,
arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.ThedifferencefromStopisthatifthereisnothing
playingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillnotstart.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttogetyour
arpeggiatorreadytosyncbeforeyou
startwhateveryouaresyncingitto.Iftherifforsongthat
youaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,StopWaitbehavesjustlikeStop.
Num Beats
Thisaffectsthesyncingofotherarpeggiatororriffzonestothecurrentzone,onlyifthoseother
zoneshaveaSyncType settingofDownbeat
orDownbeatWait.Forzonesbeingsyncedtothe
currentzone’sarpeggiator,thisdetermineshowmanynotesmustbeplayedbythecurrent
zone’sarpegg iatorbeforeadownbeatoccurs.BydecreasingorincreasingthevalueoftheNum
Beatsparameter,youcanmakezoneswithaSyncTypesettingofDownbeatorDownbeatWait
behaveasifdownbeatsareoccurringlessormorefrequently.
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