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Chapter 4
Chapter 4. Multi Sound Editing
4-4 ARP (Arpeggiator)
The arpeggiator is a rhythmic/melodic pattern generator that is fed by notes played on the keyboard. The SP7
Grand has 8 independent arpeggiators (A to H) and employs a hybrid design blending traditional arpeggiator
functions along with a step-based sequencer. The settings that governing all Arp operations are found on the two
Arp tabs: General and Steps.
4-4-1-1 Key Sort
Key Sort determines the note order in which the arpeggiator pattern will run.
The arpeggiator can run its patterns following one of 3 methods: as played (None), upwards (Up) or downwards (Down).
4-4-1-2 Speed
The arpeggiator plays at the root tempo specified on the Zone Edit Common page.
The Speed parameter provides 3 options that allow you to further scale the speed of the arp: x1 (no change) x0.5
(half-time) or x2.0 (double-time).
For example if the Common page tempo is set at 100 and you select x0.5 the resultant playback speed would be
50. Choose x2.0 and the resultant tempo would be 200.
4-4-1-3 Swing Time
Swing Time is a function that creates rhythms with a triplet feel by modifying the timing of the rhythmic intervals.
The setting choices are: OFF, 25%, 50% and 75%. The higher the setting, the stronger the swing feel.
4-4-1-4 Gate Time
Gate Time is a function that modifies the duration of the notes played by the arpeggiator.
Value setting choices are: 90%, 75%, 50%, and 25%. Higher percentages create more connected (legato-like)
notes where smaller percentages creates more staccato-like results.
4-4-1-5 Velocity Type
The Velocity Type parameter controls the strength of the notes played by the arpeggiator. When set to “InputKey”
the velocity sounded by the arpeggiator is as played. When set to “Fixed”, each note sounded by the arpeggiator
has the same velocity and that velocity is determined by the adjacent “Fixed Velocity” slider. With the value of “
Step” assigned, the velocity of each note in the pattern is determined by the individual steps of the step sequenc-
er (Steps tab).
4-4-1 General
The General tab displays settings for Key Sort, Speed,
Swing Time, Gate Time, Velocity Type, Fixed Velocity,
Fixed Key, and Key Range.
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