TRITON Training Guide
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Tip: If you're working with a Program, Combination or Song, and want to use the assigned arpeggio
pattern in another Program, Combination or Song, select the destination Program, Combination or Song,
then, in the Edit -Arpeggiator page menu command, copy the arpeggiator pattern from the source Program,
Combination or Song to the currently - selected Program, Combination or Song. See the TRITON Owner
manuals for more information.
Although this guide won't cover all you can learn about editing arpeggio patterns - you can find plenty of
concise and well - written information in the TRITON owner manuals! For now, we'll get you started with a
tour of how a pattern is created and edited…
Work with a User - Pattern:
1. Select Program A54: SuperSwitch Bass.
2. Press the ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key (lit) to turn on the ARPEGGIATOR.
3. Play and hold one note in the lower range of the keyboard - to hear the arpeggio pattern.
4. Continue to hold the note in the lower range, then add and hold chords in the upper range of the
keyboard. This is an example of a polyphonic arpeggio pattern. Let's see how it was created…
5. Press the GLOBAL key to enter GLOBAL mode, then press the MENU key.
6. Press P6: User Arpeggio. Because you began by selecting Program A54, the assigned arpeggio
pattern for that Program will move to this mode and page.
7. Press the Pattern Setup tab button at the bottom of the display. Here you'll see some familiar functions -
the same ones you've worked with in earlier steps, and in addition, you'll find some new settings:
Length: Sets the length of the pattern from 1-48 steps. This pattern is set to 32 steps.
Before we go any further in the Pattern Setup tab:
We think you should take a look at the Pattern Edit page…and we'll clue you in on some points that will help
you to understand what the TRITON's polyphonic arpeggiator is all about!
1. Press the Pattern Edit tab button (next to the Pattern Setup tab). This page displays the pattern name
and length, a Step grid and associated parameters for each step.
2. Watch the running 6 cursor across the top of the Step grid (If it's not running, turn ON the
ARPEGGIATOR!) It's speed is relative to the tempo, which in this case is 120 (upper-right of the
display). You can change the tempo with the Numeric keys or with the TEMPO knob, but for now, leave
it at 120.