Basics Section

1Arpeggiator

The arpeggiator is particularly suited to dance/techno music genres. You can assign any of 128 Arpeggio Types to each Voice, Performance and adjust the tempo. You can also set the Arpeggio Mode (the way in which the arpeggio is played back when you press a note) and Play Effects to create your own original grooves. Arpeggio information can be transmitted through the MIDI Out.

2Turn Knob [A] fully anti-clockwise until Common is displayed on the bottom line. Voice Edit Mode consists of two different Edit screens: Common Edit (for parameters common to all Drum keys/Elements) and Drum key/Element Edit. The Arpeggiator parameters are found in the Common Edit screens that you have now selected.

 

 

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a-Z

 

0-? Cursor

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Common

 

 

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SHIFT

PAGE

A

B

C

1

2

 

DATA

Selecting and Playing Back an Arpeggio Type

You can choose from 128 different Arpeggio Type presets. You can also freely vary the Arpeggio Tempo to suit the song. The Note Limit parameter can be used to define the effective note range of the arpeggio.

Each parameter applies to, and is stored with, each Voice or Performance. By playing notes on the keyboard and listening to the arpeggio, you can adjust these parameters by ear.

The arpeggiator’s parameters are available in each Edit Mode. In the following Voice Mode example, the Arpeggio Type is set for a Drum Voice in Preset Drum 1.

To select the Preset Drum, press the MEMORY [PRE2] key while holding down the MEMORY

[PRE1] key and press a PROGRAM key. Here, we will choose Preset Drum 1 so you should press the PROGRAM [1] key.

If the Arpeggiator switch is already enabled for the Voice/Performance, this means that the Arpeggiator will be ready for use whenever you select the Voice/Performance.

The on/off state of the Arpeggiator can be stored (Pages 101, 124) for each Voice/Performance.

Selecting the Arpeggio Type

1Press the [EDIT] key in Voice Play Mode. You will enter Voice Edit Mode at the screen where you previously exited.

MODE

VOICE PERFORM STORE

UTILITY CARD SEQ

PLAY

EDIT

JOB

PLAY/

STOP

 

 

COMPARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART/ELEMENT

3Use the [PAGE] knob to switch to the ARP Type (Arpeggio Type) screen.

 

 

ARP’Type)

Type

Tempo

Switch

Hold

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off

off

 

 

SHIFT

PAGE

A

B

C

1

2

 

DATA

PART/ELEMENT

If you use the [PAGE] knob while holding down the [SHIFT] key, a menu will be displayed. You can quickly jump to the ARP screen by using the [PAGE] knob to move the cursor to the ARP item in the menu, then releasing the [SHIFT] key(Page 65).

4Use Knob [B] to jump to the Type parameter. Now use Knob [B], the [DATA] knob or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] keys to select the desired Arpeggio Type. Let’s choose “BigBeat2” here.

Arpeggio Types are divided into the four following categories and applications are not just limited to drum patterns. You can also select Arpeggio Types for backing chords, basslines and so on.

When setting the Arpeggio Category to Ct (Control), you also need to set the Key Mode parameter (two screens ahead) to “direct.”

Sq (Sequence):

Creates a general arpeggio phrase. Mainly octave up/down phrases.

Ph (Phrase):

Creates more musical phrases than Sq. Starting with “Techno,” there are phrases for a wide variety of musical genres, and for creating backing tracks for guitar, piano and other instruments.

Dr (Drum Pattern):

Creates drum pattern-type phrases. Phrase genres covered include rock and dance. This Type is ideal for use with drum and percussion sounds.

Ct (Control):

Creates tonal changes. No note information is created. The Key Mode parameter in Arpeggio Mode must be set to “direct.”

Details about Arpeggio Types are given in the separate Data List.

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