Reference Guide

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Track Inspector overview
Inspectors
Arpeggiator section
• Arpeggiator On/Off. Enables/disables the Arpeggiator on the selected track. This control can
be assigned to MIDI remote control and modified in real-time during project playback.
• Preset. You can create and edit Arpeggiator presets; all user parameters are stored in the
preset. Arpeggiator settings are included in track templates.
• Rate. Adjusts the relative speed of the Arpeggiator sequence by changing all the note durations
by a factor of the current tempo. This control can be assigned to MIDI remote control and
modified in real-time during project playback.
• Octave Range. Sets the number of octaves through which the arpeggio will play. A value of 1
means that a held chord will only arpeggiate the notes that are being held within the octave from
which the notes are being transmitted. A value of 2 means a held chord will arpeggiate for two
octaves. The held chord always represents the bass octave, meaning that the other octaves
sound in a higher register.
If you specify a range higher than the standard MIDI specifications, the Arpeggiator will repeat
the pattern in the highest available octave as necessary.
This control can be assigned to MIDI remote control and modified in real-time during project
playback.
• Latch. Latch keeps the arpeggio playing after you let go of the keys.
This control can be assigned to MIDI remote control and modified in real-time during project
playback.
• Swing. Sets the amount of swing applied to the selected pattern. You can make a pattern of 8th,
16th, or 32nd notes play back as swing notes instead of straight notes. The amount of swing
ranges from 0 (no swing) to 100% (maximum swing).
• Velocity. An offset control that scales the arpeggiated note’s velocity to a percentage of the
original note velocity.
• Duration. Controls whether the notes in the pattern are held to their full value, or are held for
shorter or longer durations.
• Pitch. A transposition control in half-steps, up or down a maximum of 2 octaves.
Flam. If a pattern contains flams, this menu controls how big a difference there is between the
attack time of the flam and the note it is attached to.
• Mix. When 0, simultaneously held notes arpeggiate as single notes. At 50%, simultaneously
held notes are heard as a chord in addition to the usual arpeggiated notes, both at equal levels. At
100%, only the held chord is audible.
Control: Knob (0 – 100%); this control can be assigned to MIDI remote control and modified in
real-time during project playback.
• Channel. MIDI input and output menu—the Arpeggiator only affects input data that’s on the
MIDI channels listed on this menu. The Arpeggiator always obeys the track’s assigned output
channel, plus any additional channels specified in the Arpeggiator’s Ch menu.
• Shape. Choose a shape that specifies the direction in which currently held notes are to be
sequenced. The following shapes are available: