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Chapter 9 MIDI plug-ins 164
Arpeggiator note order variations
The table outlines the Arpeggiator behavior in each note order preset when the Variation switch
is set to the four available positions.
Note order Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 4
Up Plays from the
lowest to highest
note in consecutive
order and restarts
when all keys are
played.
Plays the second
step rst. This
variation consists
of four steps; all
pressed keys are
divided into groups
of four with the
note order applied
to all groups. If
there are fewer
than four notes, the
steps without an
assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the lowest
note.
Plays the third step
rst. This variation
consists of four
steps; all pressed
keys are divided
into groups of
four with the note
order applied to
all groups. If there
are fewer than
four notes, the
steps without an
assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the lowest
note.
This variation,
which consists of
three steps, plays
up and overlaps;
all pressed keys are
divided into groups
of three with the
note order applied
to all groups. If
there are fewer
than three notes,
the steps without
an assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the lowest
note.
Down Plays from the
highest to lowest
note in consecutive
order and restarts
when all keys are
played.
Plays the second
step rst. This
variation consists
of four steps; all
pressed keys are
divided into groups
of four with the
note order applied
to all groups. If
there are fewer
than four notes, the
steps without an
assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the highest
note.
Plays the third step
rst. This variation
consists of four
steps; all pressed
keys are divided
into groups of
four with the note
order applied to
all groups. If there
are fewer than
four notes, the
steps without an
assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the highest
note.
This variation,
which consists of
three steps, plays
down and overlaps;
all pressed keys are
divided into groups
of three with the
note order applied
to all groups. If
there are fewer
than three notes,
the steps without
an assigned key are
skipped. Once all
keys are played, the
arpeggio restarts
with the highest
note.
Up and down Plays from the
lowest to highest
note in consecutive
order, then plays
from the highest
to the lowest note,
and restarts when
all keys are played.
Plays from the
lowest to highest
note in consecutive
order, then plays
from the second
highest to the
second lowest note,
and restarts when
all keys are played.
This two-step
variation works
with pairs of notes.
The second note
of the pair plays
rst. In a four-note
chord, the order is
2, 1, 4, 3. Once the
pattern is played,
the note order is
reversed, then the
arpeggio restarts.
This three-step
variation works
with trios of notes.
The note order is
1, 3, 2. Once the
pattern is played,
the note order is
reversed, then the
arpeggio restarts.