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Using the arpeggiator
Performing with the arpeggiator
To arpeggiate a drum part, Stretch part
1. Select the drum part that you want to play.
2. When you touch the ribbon controller, the selected part will begin
playing automatically. The timing of the repeated notes will vary
depending on the location you touch. The speed of the repetition
will depend on the specified tempo.
If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the
timing of the notes.
To play the slice part
1. Select the slice part.
2. The sounds of the slice part will play automatically when you touch
the ribbon controller. The waveform slices and speed at which they
are heard will change depending on the location you touch. If the
sequencer is stopped, the waveform slices corresponding to the play-
back step location will play.
The speed at which the sounds are heard will depend on the tempo.
If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the
timing of the notes.
To play the audio in part
1. Select the audio in part.
2. The sound of the audio in part will play automatically when you
touch the ribbon controller. The gate time will vary depending on
the location you touch. The speed at which the sound is heard will
depend on the tempo.
If ARP CONTROL (☞p.83) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the
timing of the notes.
To arpeggiate a keyboard part
1. Select the keyboard part that you want to play.
2. Use the step keys to specify the pitches that you want to arpeggiate.
For example if you want to arpeggiate C–E–G, hold down the C key
and press the E and G keys.
3. When you touch the ribbon controller, the sound of the selected part
will play automatically. The gate time will change depending on
where the ribbon is touched. The speed will depend on the tempo.
The notes played by the arpeggiator will be retriggered each time
you (release and then) touch the ribbon controller. If you hold down
the SHIFT key, the arpeggiator will not retrigger when you release
and then touch the ribbon controller.
4. Operate the slider to select from among the different notes that make
up the scale specified by “ARPEGGIO SCALE.”
If you want, you can exchange the functions of the ribbon controller
and the slider. (☞p.83 “Exchanging the arpeggiator functions”)
Specifying the center note
When using the arpeggiator with a keyboard part, you can specify
the note that will correspond to the center of the slider (i.e., the “cen-
ter note”). This setting is also saved when you save the pattern.
1. Press the Pattern mode key.
2. Select one of the keyboard parts, and turn on the keyboard function.
3. Use the [ ][ ] select keys to specify the pitch range, and press the