Roland Piano Arpeggiator Settings Arpeggio, Creating a Performance, Switch Arpeggio Switch

Arpeggiator Settings (Arpeggio)

For details on the setting, refer to “How to Make the

Performance Settings” (p. 91).

Arpeggio

Switch (Arpeggio Switch)

Switches the Arpeggiator on/off.

Value: OFF, ON

Hold (Arpeggio Hold Switch)

Switch between Hold On/Hold Off for the Arpeggiator performance.

Value: OFF, ON

Style (Arpeggio Style)

Specifies the basic way in which the arpeggio will be played.

For details regarding Arpeggio Style, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (Sound/Parameter List).

Variation (Arpeggio Variation)

The arpeggiator provides several variations (performance patterns) for each arpeggio style. This parameter selects the variation number. The number of variations will differ according to the arpeggio style.

Motif (Arpeggio Motif)

Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.

Value

UP: Notes you press will be sounded, beginning from low to high.

DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded, from high to low.

UP&DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded, from low to high, and then back down from high to low.

RANDOM: Notes you press will be sounded, in random order.

NOTE ORDER: Notes you press will be sounded in the order in which you pressed them. By pressing the notes in the appropriate order you can produce melody lines. Up to 128 notes will be remembered.

GLISSANDO: Each chromatic step between the highest and lowest notes you press will sound in succession, repeating upward and downward. Press only the lowest and the highest notes.

Creating a Performance

CHORD: All notes you press will sound simultaneously.

AUTO1: The timing at which keys will sound will be assigned automatically, giving priority to the lowest key that was pressed. AUTO2: The timing at which keys will sound will be assigned automatically, giving priority to the highest key that was pressed. PHRASE: Pressing a single key will sound the phrase based on the pitch of that key. If multiple keys are pressed, the last-pressed key will be valid.

Accent Rate (Arpeggio Accent Rate)										Performancea
Modifies the strength of accents and the length of the notes to adjust
the “groove” feel of the arpeggio. A setting of “100%” will produce
the most pronounced groove feel.
Value: 0–100%
Shuffle Rate (Arpeggio Shuffle Rate)										Creating
With a setting of “50%” the notes will be spaced evenly. As the value
This setting lets you modify the note timing to create shuffle
rhythms.
is increased, the note timing will have more of a “dotted” (shuffle)
feel.
Value: 0–100%
		Shuffle Rate = 50%				Shuffle Rate = 90%
	50		50	50	50	90	10	90	10

Shuffle Resolution (Arpeggio Shuffle

Resolution)

Specify the timing resolution in terms of a note value. The note value can be specified as either an 16th note or a eighth note.

Value: ,

Keyboard Velocity (Arpeggio Keyboard

Velocity)

Specifies the loudness of the notes that you play.

If you want the velocity value of each note to depend on how strongly you play the keyboard, set this parameter to “REAL.” If you want each note to have a fixed velocity regardless of how strongly you play the keyboard, set this parameter to the desired value (1– 127).

Value: REAL, 1–127

Octave Range (Arpeggio Octave Range)

Sets the key range in octaves over which arpeggio will take place. If you want the arpeggio to sound using only the notes that you actually play, set this parameter to “0.” To have the arpeggio sound using the notes you play and notes 1 octave higher, set this parameter to “+1.” A setting of “-1” will make the arpeggio sound using the notes you play and notes 1 octave lower.

Value: -3– +3

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