Roland 5 User Manual

Arpeggiator

Arpeggiator

Arpeggiator

Arpeggiator    

                          

                          

                          

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Europa User Guide

Europa User Guide

Europa User Guide 

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Although not explicitly shown in the diagram, sequence recording is simple. If recording was initiated 
from the Jupiter 6’s front panel, the source of the recorded notes is the Jupiter 6 keyboard. If recording 
was initiated from MIDI, the recorded note source is the remote MIDI device. This helps separate the two 
note sources so they can act independently – helpful when performing live! More information on 
recording a sequence is described later in this chapter. 
 
Note the “LOWER

LOWER

LOWER

LOWER

 arp enable” and “UPPER

UPPER

UPPER

UPPER

/WHOLE

WHOLE

WHOLE

WHOLE

 arp enable” shown in Figure 8. This is not a 

physical switch or setting in Europa. It means an arpeggiator mode, a sequence mode, or one of each is 
enabled. Notes are only routed to the arpeggiator if the arpeggiator is enabled! 
 
Arpeggiator mode selections

Arpeggiator mode selections

Arpeggiator mode selections

Arpeggiator mode selections    
The arpeggiator has four arpeggiator modes and four sequence modes, and one of each can be 
independently or simultaneously selected. The arpeggiator mode controls the order of the arpeggiated 
notes played, and the sequence mode controls how the sequenced notes are used (described with 
examples in the Arpeggiator

 section).  

 
Note lists

Note lists

Note lists

Note lists    
The arpeggiator keeps two lists of notes to use as criteria in driving the arpeggiator:  

 

Arpeggio note list

Arpeggio note list

Arpeggio note list

Arpeggio note list    
This is a list of currently held notes. In arpeggiator mode 
selections, this becomes the list of notes to be arpeggiated. In 
sequence mode, these notes are the base keys that will be used 
to transpose the sequence notes relative to middle C. 
 
Sequence note list

Sequence note list

Sequence note list

Sequence note list    
This is a recorded sequence of notes and is used as the list of 
notes to be used by the sequence mode when selected. 
 
Arpeggiator/sequence step calculator

Arpeggiator/sequence step calculator

Arpeggiator/sequence step calculator

Arpeggiator/sequence step calculator    
Both arpeggio and sequence step calculators keep track of the next note to be played in each respective 
note list.  
 
The arpeggio step calculator determines the next note in the arpeggio note list to use based upon the 
arpeggiator mode. The incoming arpeggiator clock, the range setting, and the UP

UP

UP

UP

/DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

 direction 

settings are also an influencing control when only an arpeggio mode is selected. 
 
The sequence step calculator determines the 
next note in the sequence note list to be used 
based upon the sequence mode. As with the 
arpeggio step calculator, the sequence step 
calculator is influenced by the clock, range, and 
UP

UP

UP

UP////DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

 directions. 

 
If only an arpeggiator mode is selected, the 
range and direction affect the held notes in the 
arpeggio note list. 
 
If only a sequence mode is selected, the range and direction affect the notes recorded in the sequence note 
list. The held keys are treated as a one octave UP

UP

UP

UP

 arpeggio, which cycles the recorded sequence through 

each note of the arpeggio, transposing it by the distance between the note and middle C.  No 
transposition occurs if middle C is played.