EDITING & WRITING ARPEGGIATOR PATTERNS
“Off” position. In this position you can program your patterns more efficiently but for the best results when played, it should be set
to”On”. In this position the missing notes are inserted by the Arpeggiator so that larger or less numbers of notes than are pro-
grammed into the pattern are used.
In Monophonic patterns there is a limit of 12 different note values that can be programmed into a pattern.
Of course much more interesting sequences are possible. i.e.
Step 1 = Note 4, Step 2 = Note 1, Step 3 = Note 3, Step 4 = Note 2, Step 5 = Note 3, Step 6 = Note 2, Step 7 = Note 1, Step 8 =
Note 4.
This produces the sequence of notes 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4 etc. etc. A kind of inside-out Up/Down sequence of notes. When you con-
sider that there are 64 steps available it can be seen that there are many things possible. There are 2 other parameters associated
with programming Monophonic patterns. On page 19 of Global you can also assign velocity values for each of the steps & on the
same page Gate type can be assigned for each step of the pattern. When the “Gate” parameter is set to “Normal” the setting of the
“Gate” knob applies. When the “Gate” parameter is set to “Tie” the note is “Tied” to the note in the previous step. This allows syn-
copated rhythms to be created & can be used to great effect if the pattern is set to have many steps. When the “Gate” parameter is
set to “Rest” no note is played on the selected step & finally when the “Gate” parameter is set to “Glide” the Portamento is
engaged when the selected step switches to the next step & then the Portamento is switched off. This is great for creating those
TB303 type patterns with slides.
Glide will only work when the polyphony of the Program / Part is set to Mono.
Patterns do not have to be entered in step time. Patterns can be entered in via the master keyboard. Note & Velocity settings for
each step can be easily entered using the master keyboard & using a sustain pedal also allows gate characteristics to be entered.
Refer to the “Arp pattern editing via kbd” Parameter on page 17 of the Global menu for details.
The Constant pitch parameter does not apply to Monophonic patterns & in this mode will do nothing if set to On or Off.
Polyphonic patterns
To make a Polyphonic pattern select a “User” pattern on page 1 of the Arpeggiator Menu button pages. Select a pattern between
064 & 127 ( these are Polyphonic ) & make a note of the pattern number you have selected. Polyphonic patterns differ in the sense
that all the notes played sound at once. Initially this can be thought of as a kind of “Gater”. Instead is assigning which “Note” out of
the ones you are playing will be played at each step in the pattern, in a Polyphonic pattern all the notes may be transposed at each
step by a definable amount. Here is an example, the notes being played are shown below:
This is a C7 chord. Below is an example Polyphonic Pattern, again of 8 steps in length:
Step 1 = Note 0, Step 2 = Note 2, Step 3 = Note -2, Step 4 = Note 0, Step 5 = Note 0, Step 6 = Note 12, Step 7 = Note -12, Step 8 =
Note 0.
This results in a chord sequence of C7, D7, A#7, C7,C7, C7 ( one octave up ), C7 ( one octave below ), C7. etc. etc.
In Polyphonic patterns there is a limit of -36 to +36 semitones range that can be programmed into a pattern.
Negative as well as positive values can be entered into the “Note” parameter in polyphonic patterns. Again when you consider that
there are 64 steps available in a pattern there are many things possible. Like the Monophonic patterns, there are 2 other parame-
ters associated with programming Polyphonic patterns. They perform the same functions in Polyphonic patterns or Monophonic
patterns. On page 19 of Global you can assign velocity values for each of the steps & on the same page the Gate time can be
assigned for each step of the pattern. When the “Gate” parameter is set to “Normal” the setting of the “Gate” knob applies. When
the “Gate” parameter is set to “Tie” the note is “Tied” to the note in the previous step. This allows syncopated rhythms to be creat-
ed & can be used to great effect if the pattern is set to have many steps. When the “Gate” parameter is set to “Rest” no note is
played on the selected step & finally when the “Gate” parameter is set to “Glide” the Portamento is engaged when the selected
step switches to the next step & then the Portamento is switched off. This is great for creating those TB303 type patterns with slides.
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