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Arpeggiator function
Using the arpeggiator while you play
Thearpeggiatorisafunctionthatautomatically
generatesarpeggios(patternsofindividualnotes
derivedfromachord).Mostarpeggiatorsproducean
arpeggiowhenyouplayachordonthekeyboard.
TheKROME’sarpeggiatorisalsopolyphonic,andcan
produceavarietyofchordaltransformationsor
phrasesbasedonthepitchortimingofthenotesyou
playonthekeyboard.Thesefunctionsletyouusethe
arpeggiatortoplayawiderangeofpatternsincluding
drumorbassphrases,andguitarorkeyboardbacking
riffs.Itisalsoeffectivetousethearpeggiatoraspartof
thesound‐designprocesswhencreatingsubtl
y‐
movingpads,synth‐sounds,orsoundeffects.
TheKROME’sDualArpegg
iatorfeatureletsyouuse
twosimultaneousarpeggiopatternsinCombination
mode,andSequencermode.Youcantakeadvantageof
thisinmanyways,includingaseparatearpeggio
patternforadrumprogram,andanotherappliedtoa
bassprogram,orusingakeyboardsplitorvelocityto
swit
chbetweentwoarpeggiopatterns.
TheKROMEprovidesfivepresetarpeggiopatterns:
thestandardUP,DOWN,ALT1,ALT2,and
RANDOM.Youcanalsocreateandstore1,028ofyour
ownuserpatterns.Thefactorysettingscontainawide
varietyofarpeggiopatternsstoredintheseuser
locations(seepage 211ofthePara
meterGuide).
Using the arpeggiator in
Program mode
1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode,
andselectaprogram.Fordetails,pleasesee
“SelectingPrograms”onpage 21.
2. PressARPbutton(theLEDwilllight)toturnon
thearpeggiator.Arpeggioswillbeginsounding
whenyouplaythekeyboard.
3. Asdescribedinthefollowingsections“Using
knobs1–4tocontrolthearpeggiator”and
“Selectinganarpeggiopatternandspecifyingits
function,”mov
ethecontrollersormodifythe
parameterstochangethewaythatthearpeggios
areplayed.
Arpeggiator on/off
•EachtimeyoupresstheARPbutton,the
arpeggiatorwillbeswitchedon/off.
Whenthearpeggiatoristurnedon(theLEDwilllight
up)andtheselectedarpeggiopatternwillbeginwhen
youplaythekeyboard.
Note: Theon/offstatusissavedwhenyouwriteeach
program.
InCombinationandSongmodes,thearpeggios
maynotstartwhenyoupresstheARPbutton‐
depending
onthesavedsettings.Youmayneedto
playakeyboard(seepage 90).
Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo
• RotatetheTEMPOknoborTAPbutton
toadjustthetempo.
The“ =”displayintheupperrightof
theLCDwillchange.Thetempocanbe
adjustedoverarangeof40.00–300.00
bpm.TheLEDwillblinkintimewith
thespecifiedtempo.
AsanalternativetousingtheTEMPO
knoborTAPbutton,youcanalsosetthe
tempobyselecting“=”inthedisplay,
usingthenumerickeys0–9toenterthetempo,and
pressingtheENTERbutton.Youcanalsosetthe
tempobyusingtheVALUEcontrollers.TheLED
willblinkinsynchronizationwiththetempoyo
u
specify.
Note: Thetemposettingisalsosaved
whenyouwritea
program.
Note: Thearpeggioplaybackspeedisaffectedbythe
Resosetting(ProgP0:Play–Arpeggiatorpage),or
Resolution(P7:ARP/DT–ARPSetuppage).
IftheGlobalP1:MIDI–MIDIBasicpageMIDI
ClockparameterissettoExternalMIDI,External
USB,orsettoAutoandMIDIClockmessagesare
beingreceived,thedisp
laywillindicate“ =”EXT,
meaningthattheKROMEissynchronizedtoan
externalMIDIdevice.Inthiscase,youwon’ tbe
abletochangethetempobyusingtheKROME.
The chord you played on
the keyboard is sounded as
an arpeggio (broken chord)