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Arpegg
Arpegg Arpegg
Arpeggiator
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Arpeggiator options
Rest note
enable
Upper/lower
sequence and
rhythm link
Legato
enable
A + B Off = No repeat
A On/B Off = 2 Repeats
A Off/B On = 1 Repeat
A + B Off = 3 Repeats
Repeat count
Chord
Interval
Sequenced
arpeggio
Arpeggiated
sequence
Random
Ping-pong
Ordered
Normal
Arpeggiator modes
Sequence modes
Figure 10 - Arpeggiator mode and options when the UP
UPUP
UP button is held
Repeat count (A & B)
Repeat count (A & B)Repeat count (A & B)
Repeat count (A & B)
This tells the arpeggiator the number of times to repeat each note in the arpeggiated sequence. As an
example, if C, E, and G were held and the repeat count is set to 1
11
1, Europa would play, C, C, E, E, G, G.
The repeat count is settable on the upper and lower SPLITS
SPLITSSPLITS
SPLITS independently, and is saved with the preset
edit.
The C
CC
C button has no function and is not settable.
Legato enable (D)
Legato enable (D)Legato enable (D)
Legato enable (D)
Legato mode causes the arpeggiator to release the prior note after the current note has been played. This
is useful in conjunction with synthesizers that have fingered portamento so that a slide occurs between
the notes, very similar to what the Roland TB-303 can do. It is also useful when the Jupiter 6 is in SOLO
SOLOSOLO
SOLO
voice assign mode and retriggering of the attack is not desired. Legato mode is settable on both SPLITS
SPLITSSPLITS
SPLITS
independently and is saved with the preset edit.
Upper/lower sequence and rhythm link (E)
Upper/lower sequence and rhythm link (E)Upper/lower sequence and rhythm link (E)
Upper/lower sequence and rhythm link (E)
Upper/lower rhythm/sequence link causes the arpeggiator to step through both 16 step rhythms,
starting at the upper rhythm and working its way through the lower rhythm, for a total of 32 steps. This
option is available in all SPLIT
SPLITSPLIT
SPLIT modes and is saved with the preset edit.
Rest note enable (F)
Rest note enable (F)Rest note enable (F)
Rest note enable (F)
This enables the option to have a rest note in a sequence of held notes. When the rest note is enabled, it
affects both arpeggiators (UPPER
UPPERUPPER
UPPER and LOWER
LOWERLOWER
LOWER) and is saved with the preset. However, the actual rest
note for each SPLIT
SPLITSPLIT
SPLIT is independently settable.
Setting a rest note
Setting a rest noteSetting a rest note
Setting a rest note
To set a sequence’s rest note, perform the following steps:
Turn rest note on (press & hold UP
UPUP
UP, then press F
FF
F as described above)
Continue to hold UP
UPUP
UP, and while doing so, press the key on the keyboard to assign to the rest note
functionality. If the board is in SPLIT
SPLITSPLIT
SPLIT mode, pressed keys in the upper SPLIT
SPLITSPLIT
SPLIT will set the upper
sequence rest note, and pressed keys in the lower SPLIT
SPLITSPLIT
SPLIT will set the lower sequence rest note. The
upper sequence rest note is what’s used for whole mode rest note
Release UP
UPUP
UP. The last note pressed will be assigned rest note functionality
Rest notes are stored as a global board setting and are not stored in the preset edit.