Reference Guide

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Arpeggiator

Recording

A. Enable/Disable Arpeggiator toggle

To show/hide advanced Arpeggiator controls

• Click the Show/Hide Arpeggiator Controls button.

A. Show/Hide Arpeggiator Controls

Using patterns and presets

Pre-authored patterns are used to apply rhythmic and melodic variations to the arpeggio. SONAR

includes many professionally-authored pattern files for you to experiment with. Pattern files have a

.ptn file extension.

An Arpeggiator preset stores a pattern along with the current Arpeggiator parameter settings. Preset

files have a .arp file extension.

You use the Arpeggiator’s Preset control to load patterns and load/save presets.

When playing back through the Arpeggiator, the first pitch in the pattern is moved to the lowest note

currently played.

Note: If the pattern file is a Free Mode pattern, the steps are quantized to the nearest 128th

note value in order to better preserve timing nuances.