Roland V-Synth Making Arpeggiator Settings, Creating an Original Arpeggio Pattern Pattern Edit

Making Arpeggiator Settings

1.Access the PATCH PLAY screen (p. 21).

2.At the bottom of the screen, touch <Common>.

3.In the left side of the screen, touch the Arpeggio> tab.

The PATCH Edit Com Arpeggio screen appears.

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In this screen you can set the following arpeggiator parameters. Arpeggio Switch: Switches the Arpeggiator on/off.

Hold: Switch between Hold On/Hold Off for the Arpeggiator

performance.

Patch Tempo: Specify the tempo of an arpeggio.

Octave Range: Specify the range of the arpeggio performance, in octave units.

KBD Velo: Specify the note strength of the keys you play.

Accent Rate: Vary the strength and note length of the accents to modify the rhythmic feel (groove) of the performance.

Motif: Specifies how the arpeggio will be sounded.

Shuffle Duration: Create shuffle rhythms by modifying the timing at which notes are sounded.

Shuffle Resolution: Specify the timing of the notes in terms of

note value.

For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggio” (p. 40).

Arpeggiator settings can be saved with each patch as part of the patch settings. This means that you can create patches that contain the most effective settings.

Playing in Patch Mode

Creating an Original Arpeggio Pattern (Pattern Edit)

You can create your own arpeggio pattern that specifies how an arpeggio will be sounded. This gives you even more interesting ways to use arpeggios.

An arpeggio pattern is a set of data that can be up to 32 steps (horizontally) x 16 lines (vertically).

An arpeggio pattern can be saved for an individual patch as part of the patch settings. This means that you can create a patch designed specifically for that arpeggio pattern (or vice versa).

About the Pattern Edit Window

1.Access the PATCH Edit Com Arpeggio screen (p. 25).

2.Touch <Pattern Edit>.

The Pattern Edit window will appear.

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Pattern input area

Cursor

State

Specifies the status of each line.

NOTE: Note pitch

CTRL: Control change

Note/CC (Note/Control Change)

Specifies the note number or control change number assigned to each line. If Status is “NOTE,” this will be a note number (C-1–G9). If Status is “CTRL,” this will be a control change number (0–127).

Pattern Input Area

This area is where you input or edit notes or control changes. The symbols have the following meaning:

●: Note

=: Tie

❍: Control change

Value

Shows the velocity of the note or the value of the control change selected in the pattern input area.

Playing in Patch Mode

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