Korg Speaker System Settings in the LCD screen, Adjusting the length of the arpeggio notes

Adjusting the length of the arpeggio notes

Rotate the ARPEGGIATOR [GATE] knob to adjust the length of the arpeggio notes. Rotating the knob toward the left will shorten the notes, and rotating it toward the right will lengthen the notes. At the center position (12 o’clock), the note length will be as specified by the program parameter “Gate” (Program P7: Arpeg. Setup tab).

The knob setting is saved when you write the pro- gram.

It is effective to control this in conjunction with the REALTIME CONTROLS A-mode knob [4] EG RELEASE.

Adjusting the strength of the arpeggio notes

Rotate the ARPEGGIATOR [VELOCITY] knob to adjust the strength of the arpeggio notes. Rotating the knob toward the left will make the notes weaker, and rotating the knob toward the right will make the notes stronger. At the center position (12 o’clock), the veloc- ity will be as specified by the program parameter “Velocity” (Program P7: Arpeg. Setup tab).

The knob setting is saved when you write the pro- gram.

It is effective to control this in conjunction with the REALTIME CONTROLS A-mode knobs [1]–[3] LPF CUTOFF, RESONANCE/HPF, and EG-

INTENSITY.

Settings in the LCD screen

●In Program P0: Play, press the Arpeggio tab.

Selecting an arpeggio pattern

An arpeggio pattern can be selected from preset arpeg- gio patterns P000–P004and user arpeggio patterns U000–231. With the factory settings, U000–199contain a wide variety of preset user arpeggio patterns. For the arpeggio pattern names, refer to the separate Voice Name List.

●Press “Pat” (Pattern Select).

Use the [VALUE] slider, [VALUE] dial, [ ][ ] keys, or popup menu to select the desired arpeggio pattern. To select a user arpeggio pattern U000–231, use numeric keys [0]–[9] to input the pattern num- ber, and press the [ENTER] key (☞p.96).

Changing the interval of the arpeggio notes

The “Reso” (Resolution) parameter in the LCD screen lets you set the interval between arpeggio notes in a range of – .

●Press “Reso,” and use the [VALUE] slider, [VALUE] dial, [ ][ ] keys, or popup menu to select the desired arpeggio note interval.

Selecting the octave range in which the arpeg- gio is sounded

Use the “Octave” radio buttons in the LCD screen to specify the range of octaves in which the arpeggio will be sounded (☞p.97).

●Press an “Octave” radio button to make your selec- tion.

Sounding an arpeggio in the order of the pitches in the chord you played

You can select whether the notes of the arpeggio will be sounded in the order of the pitches in the chord you played (regardless of the order in which you actually played the notes), or in the order in which you played the notes.

●Press the “Sort” check box in the LCD screen to make this setting.

Checked: the arpeggio will sound each note in the order of its pitch, regardless of the order in which you actually played the notes.

Unchecked: the arpeggio will sound each note in the order in which you actually played the notes.

Letting the arpeggio continue playing even after you take your hand off the keyboard

You can select whether the arpeggio will continue playing when you take your hand off the keyboard, or whether the arpeggio will stop playing when you take your hand off the keyboard.

●Press the “Latch” check box in the LCD screen to make this setting.

Checked: The arpeggio will continue playing even after you remove your hand from the keyboard. Unchecked: The arpeggio will stop playing when you remove your hand from the keyboard.

Synchronizing the arpeggiator to your key- board timing

You can specify whether the arpeggio will begin at the moment you play the keyboard, or whether it will always play in synchronization to the MIDI clock tempo.

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