User Manual

RPG-8 ARPEGGIATOR
(RECORD+REASON)
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That covers the basic principles of how to set up and use the RPG-8 to arpeggiate notes that you play in real time.
But to make full use of the RPG-8 there are many further applications:
D You can of course record and edit the notes you input.
You can also render the arpeggio output “to track” for full sequencer edit control of the notes generated by the
RPG-8 - see “Rendering arpeggio notes to track”.
D You can introduce rests for more complex rhythmical arpeggios by using the Pattern editor.
See “Pattern editor” for a description.
D You can use the RPG-8 as a MIDI to CV converter which allows you to freely assign common performance MIDI
controllers like Mod Wheel and Aftertouch to control parameters - see “Using the RPG-8 as a MIDI to CV con-
verter”.
Recording MIDI note data for the RPG-8 - simple tutorial
The notes that you feed into the Arpeggiator can be recorded and edited in the sequencer. This works pretty much
like recording/editing normally, but with a few exceptions which will be duly noted.
In this section we will go through the basic principles of recording MIDI data. As several functions are described later
in this chapter (e.g. the Pattern editor) we will keep things simple in this tutorial.
To record the notes you play into the RPG-8 you proceed as follows:
1. Set Master Keyboard input to the “Arp” track.
Make sure the RPG-8 is connected to a target instrument device as described in “Setting up”.
2. Make sure the “On” button for the Arpeggiator is activated.
If you play a chord, this will now be arpeggiated.
3. Set up the RPG-8 as you want it to play arpeggios.
For detailed descriptions of all the parameters, see “RPG-8 Parameters”.
• Note that if an arpeggio is playing before you enter recording, the notes that generated this arpeggio will not
be recorded! This is because the note-ons have already occurred before recording commenced - only the notes
that you enter after recording has started will be recorded.
4. Click the Record button in the main sequencer and start playing.
5. Hit stop when you are done recording.
A clip has now been added to the Arp track containing the notes you just recorded. If you play back the clip from the
top the arpeggio will play back as you recorded it.
D If you switch to Edit mode for the Arp track, you will see that only the notes that you input to the RPG-8 were
recorded - not the actual arpeggio notes generated by the RPG-8 and sent to the target device.
The arpeggio you “recorded” is actually still being generated rather than played back. The only difference is that now
the arpeggio is generated from the notes you recorded on the track rather than from the notes you played live. Thus,
if you change any RPG-8 parameters like Rate or Mode this will change the arpeggio you hear.