Reference Guide

272 Recording

Arpeggiator

Using the arpeggiator

One arpeggiator device appears on every MIDI and instrument track, located in the Track Inspector.

To enable/disable the Arpeggiator

• Click the Enable/Disable Arpeggiator button in the Track Inspector.

Figure 65. Arpeggiator controls are availalbe in the Track Inspector

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.

To load an Arpeggiator pattern

1. Click the Preset control in the Arpeggiator and select Open Pattern from the drop-down menu.

2. Navigate to the folder that contains your Arpeggiator pattern files (.ptn) and select the desired

pattern.

A. Click to load a pattern

To load an Arpeggiator preset

• Click the Preset control in the Arpeggiator, point to Presets and select the desired preset.

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.