Roland 5 manual Arpeggio note calculator takes the note to play

Europa User Guide Arpeggiator

If both an arpeggiator and sequence mode are selected, the arpeggiator gets the notes to play from the recorded sequence using the held notes as transpositions for sequence playback – just like with a sequence only mode; however, the range and UP/DOWN directions affect the arpeggiator mode. This might be the most difficult concept to understand about the Europa arpeggiator, but play with it – it is easier to understand by playing with it than reading about it.

Arpeggio note calculator
		Range setting				Legato & #
The arpeggio note calculator takes the note to play
							of repeats
from the sequence step calculator and/or the arpeggio
		Octave
step calculator. It uses the RANGE, octave, legato,											Seq
and number of repeats as influence to decide which											mode
note to play next. The arpeggio note calculator will		Arpeggio note calculator									enable
also transpose the note if necessary. If local mode is
	Local mode				On					Local mode
disabled, the arpeggiated notes are transmitted over
MIDI only. Internal voices are not used. If local mode			Off								On
									Off
is enabled, the arpeggiated notes are sent to the local
voices, and only the physically played notes on the				Voice assign
keyboard are transmitted over MIDI.								MIDI Note transmit
The Arpeggiator user interface				Voice board
Europa’s user interface employs “supermodes”. That is, the meaning of various buttons changes

depending upon what other buttons are held. The arpeggiator settings, above and beyond the Roland code’s arpeggiator settings, are accessed by holding arpeggiator related buttons (up, down, range, or hold) for more than one second.

Each of the aforementioned buttons will perform their original function as it would operate in the Roland code. With Europa, pressing the button and holding it for more than one second will enable one of three supermodes – all of which have options that are settable in the A-Fand 1-8buttons as documented below. In all supermodes, a blinking LED indicates that an option is settable but is currently not set. A solid LED indicates that particular option is enabled. An unlit LED indicates no settable option.

Arpeggiator sync options and clock multiplier/divider

This supermode is enabled by pressing and holding the DOWN button for a period of more than one second. During the time that the DOWN button is held, buttons A-Fand 1-8become arpeggiator sync source, clock multiplier/divider, and polyrhythm options as shown in Figure 9:

	Arpeggiator sync options							Arpeggiator clock multiplier/divider
A	B	C	D	E	F	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

Polyrhythm enable 4X 2X 1.5X 1X /1.5 /2 /3 /4

MIDI Clock Xmit

MIDI Clock sync

External clock sync

Internal clock sync

Figure 9 – Arpeggiator sync, clock multiplier/divider, and polyrhythm options when DOWN is held

The following three synchronization sources are selectable. Only one synchronization source is selectable at any time. The synchronization source is applicable to both arpeggiators (if in SPLIT mode) and is saved as a global board setting.

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