Roland SH-4d - Configuring the Arpeggio

Using the Arpeggiator
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Configuring the Arpeggio
1. Long-press the [ARPEGGIO] button, or hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ARPEGGIO] button.
The ARPEGGIO settings menu appears.
Parameter
Value
Explanation
Mode
Sets the order in which notes are played by the arpeggio when you play a chord.
UP
The notes are played from the lowest key you played to the highest.
DOWN
The notes are played from the highest key you played to the lowest.
UP&DOWN
The notes are played from low to high, and then from high to low.
RANDOM
The notes are played in random order.
NOTE
ORDER
The notes are played in the order in which you play them.
Rate
Sets the length of one note for each step that the arpeggio plays.
1/4
Quarter note
1/8
Eighth note
1/8T
Eighth-note triplet
1/16
Sixteenth note
1/16T
Sixteenth-note triplet
1/32
Thirty-second note
Oct Range
-3–+3
Specifies the range of octaves in which the arpeggio is sounded.
You can specify whether the arpeggio is sounded in the octave(s) above (+) or below (-) the notes
you play.
Transpose
-36–+36
Shifts the arpeggio notes in semitone steps.
Gate
Length
0–100 [%]
Sets the length (ratio) used for playing back each note length in the arpeggio pattern.
Shortening the duration produces a staccato feel, and lengthening the duration produces a tenuto
feel.
Shuffle
-50–+50
Creates a shuffle rhythm by varying the timing at which the upbeat notes play.
When this setting is “0”, notes are sounded at equal spacing. Increasing the value adds a shuffle feel
like a dotted-note rhythm.
Velocity
REAL, 1–127
Sets the velocity of notes played by the arpeggiator.
To change the velocity (how hard the notes are played) for the arpeggio notes according to how hard
you play the notes input from the external keyboard, use the “REAL” setting.
To make the arpeggio notes play at a fixed velocity, set this to a value from 1 to 127.