User Manual

RPG-8 ARPEGGIATOR
(RECORD+REASON)
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4. With Master Keyboard input set to the Arp 1 sequencer track, play a few notes.
The notes in the chord you play are now arpeggiated for as long as you hold down the keys. The arpeggio will
change directly if you release all notes and play another note or chord. If you add notes while holding down a
chord, the arpeggio will continue with the added notes.
• The display shows the notes played by the arpeggio pattern, with small bars indicating pitch for each step. The
display is continuously updated as you play.
• The arpeggio will play in sync with song tempo by default in new RPG-8 devices.
• You do not need to start playback to generate arpeggios.
D Try changing the arpeggiator mode using the Mode knob.
The various modes govern how the notes are arpeggiated. For example “Up” means from lowest note to highest
note, Up+Down from lowest to highest note, then back down to lowest note again. For a description of all the
modes see “Mode switch”.
D By activating the Hold button the arpeggio will continue to play even if you release the keys.
If you play a new chord the arpeggio will continue to play, using the new notes. To stop the arpeggio, deactivate
the Hold button or hit Stop on the transport. See “Hold On/Off”.
D The “Insert” buttons can be used to introduce further variations to the arpeggio.
See “Insert buttons”.
D If you change the Rate parameter the rate of the arpeggiated notes will follow the song tempo at the selected
note value resolution.
Straight, triplet and dotted note values are available. The arpeggiator can also be free running, i.e. not synced to
tempo - see “Rate”.
D The Gate Length knob allows you to adjust the length of the arpeggiated notes.
If the knob is turned fully clockwise (“Tie”), the gate is always open (the notes will be played legato). If it is turned
fully counter-clockwise, the gate is closed (no sound). See “Gate Length”.
D By using the Octave buttons beside the Mode knob you can increase or decrease the octave range of the ar-
peggio.
With “1 Oct” selected the arpeggiated notes will be those that you press down on the keyboard. If “2 Oct” is se-
lected the range will be expanded so that the arpeggiated notes play over two octaves, and so on - see “Octave
range buttons”.
D You can transpose the arpeggio up or down in octave steps using the Octave Shift buttons.
See “Octave Shift”.
D By using the Velocity knob you can set the arpeggio to play with a fixed velocity value (selectable between 1 to
127) for all notes. Turning the knob fully clockwise to the “Manual” position means that the arpeggio notes will
use the same velocity as the MIDI notes you input.
By using the Manual mode and varying the velocity for individual notes the arpeggio will become more animated
and rhythmic. See “Velocity”.