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Parameters
the vibrato will increase when the modulation wheel is used. The increase is always relative to the
position of the Amount knob and will be greater as the Mod knob is turned clockwise.
position of the Amount knob and will be greater as the Mod knob is turned clockwise.
The vibrato can be adjusted to not start at the beginning of a note but with a little lag. This
lag is set by the Delay knob. The Fade knob allows you to set the amount of time taken by the
amplitude of the vibrato effect to grow from zero to the amount set by the Amount knob.
amplitude of the vibrato effect to grow from zero to the amount set by the Amount knob.
The last parameter is used to add liveness to the sound. When several musicians play together,
they do not necessarily start their vibrato exactly at the same time, speed and amplitude. The
Error knob is used to produce this effect by adding an error to the Rate, Amount, Delay and Fade
parameters of the vibrato of each polyphonic voice. The more the Error knob is turned toward
the right, the larger will be the difference between the vibrato effect applied to each voice. When
turned fully to the left there is no added error and all the voices are played with exactly the same
vibrato effect.
Error knob is used to produce this effect by adding an error to the Rate, Amount, Delay and Fade
parameters of the vibrato of each polyphonic voice. The more the Error knob is turned toward
the right, the larger will be the difference between the vibrato effect applied to each voice. When
turned fully to the left there is no added error and all the voices are played with exactly the same
vibrato effect.
4.11
The Arpeggiator Module
The Arpeggiator module allows one to play sequentially all the
notes that are played on the keyboard. In other words, arpeggios are
played rather than chords. The modules allows one to produce a wide
range of arpeggios and rhythmic patterns and to sync the effects to the
tempo of an external sequencer.
played rather than chords. The modules allows one to produce a wide
range of arpeggios and rhythmic patterns and to sync the effects to the
tempo of an external sequencer.
4.11.1
Arpeggio Patterns
The arpeggio pattern is set by the combination of the value of the Range,
Span and Order controls. The Range control is used to select the number
of octaves across which the pattern will be repeated. When the range
is set to 0, there is no transposition and only the notes currently depressed will be played. If
set to a value between 1 and 4 (its maximum value), the notes played will be transposed and
played sequentially, over a range of one or more octaves depending on the value of the Range
parameter. The direction of the transposition is set with the Span drop-down menu. This parameter
can be adjusted to low for downwards transposition, to high for upwards transposition or wide for
transposing both upwards and downwards. Finally, the Order control sets the order in which the
notes are played, therefore determining the arpeggio pattern. When set to Forward, the notes are
played from the lowest to the highest. When set to Backward the notes will be played from the
highest to the lowest. In the two last modes, Rock and Roll exclusive and Roch and Roll inclusive,
the note will be played forward from the lowest to the highest and then backward from the highest
down to the lowest. When using the RnR exclusive mode, the highest and the lowest notes will not
be repeated when switching direction but in RnR inclusive mode these notes will be repeated.
Span and Order controls. The Range control is used to select the number
of octaves across which the pattern will be repeated. When the range
is set to 0, there is no transposition and only the notes currently depressed will be played. If
set to a value between 1 and 4 (its maximum value), the notes played will be transposed and
played sequentially, over a range of one or more octaves depending on the value of the Range
parameter. The direction of the transposition is set with the Span drop-down menu. This parameter
can be adjusted to low for downwards transposition, to high for upwards transposition or wide for
transposing both upwards and downwards. Finally, the Order control sets the order in which the
notes are played, therefore determining the arpeggio pattern. When set to Forward, the notes are
played from the lowest to the highest. When set to Backward the notes will be played from the
highest to the lowest. In the two last modes, Rock and Roll exclusive and Roch and Roll inclusive,
the note will be played forward from the lowest to the highest and then backward from the highest
down to the lowest. When using the RnR exclusive mode, the highest and the lowest notes will not
be repeated when switching direction but in RnR inclusive mode these notes will be repeated.