User Manual

Arpeggiator function
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Creating a user arpeggio
pattern
About user arpeggio patterns
The patterns that can be selected on the KROSS’s
arpeggiator are called “arpeggio patterns.” There are two
types of arpeggio patterns: preset arpeggio patterns and user
arpeggio patterns.
Preset arpeggio patterns:
There are five patterns; UP, DOWN, ALT1, ALT2, and
RANDOM.
The functionality of these patterns is fixed, and cannot be
edited.
User arpeggio patterns:
There are 1280 patterns - 0000–1279 - which can develop
chords or phrases in a wide variety of ways, based on the
pitches that you play on the keyboard or the timing with
which you play them.
In Global ARP PATTERN, Setup you can modify these user
arpeggio patterns, or create a new user arpeggio pattern from
an initialized condition. Edited user arpeggio patterns can be
written to internal memory areas 0000–1279. (see page 124)
In Media mode, you can also save user arpeggio patterns to
media.
Editing a user arpeggio pattern
If you want to edit a user arpeggio pattern, you must
first make sure that memory protect is unchecked. (see
page 116)
If you enter this mode from the Program mode, your editing
will apply to the arpeggio pattern that’s specified for the
selected program.
1. In Program mode, select a program which uses the
arpeggio pattern that you wish to edit, or a program
that you wish to use as a basis for editing the arpeggio
pattern.
2. Press the ARP button to turn the arpeggiator on (the
button will light up).
Tip: Even if you entered Global/Media mode from a
program in which the arpeggiator was turned off, you can
use the ARP button to turn it on.
3. Select the Global ARP PATTERN> SETUP page.
Note: If you move from Program mode, arpeggiator “A”
will be automatically selected.
4. In “Pattern,” select the arpeggio pattern that you wish
to edit.
If a blank pattern is selected, playing the keyboard will
not start an arpeggio. Although preset arpeggio patterns
can be selected, they cannot be edited.
When you edit a user arpeggio pattern, the changes will
have an effect anytime that this pattern is used in
Program, Combination, or Song.
5. In “Length,” specify the length of the pattern.
After the pattern has played for the length specified, it
will return to the beginning. This setting can also be
changed during or after editing. For this example, set it to
08.
Note: For the preload arpeggio patterns 0000–1023, simply
changing the “Length” can significantly change the
character of the pattern. Try changing the length and
listening to the result.
6. Adjust settings for the “Resolution,” “Octave,”
“Sort,” “Latch,” “(Key) Sync.,” and “Kbd
(Keyboard)” parameters.
These are program parameters, but they can be set from
here as well.
If after accessing this page from Program mode, you
modify these parameters and wish to keep your
changes, return to Program mode and write the
program. These parameters are not saved by “Write
Arpeggio Pattern.”
For this example, select the settings shown in step 3.
7. In ARP PATTERN> MODE page, specify how the
arpeggio will be developed.
8. Access the ARP PATTERN> EDIT page.
A pattern consists of Steps and Tones.
• Step: Each user arpeggio pattern has up to 64 steps.
Starting with the first step, the arpeggiator will play
notes at intervals of the note value specified by the
Resolution. The vertical lines of the grid indicate the
steps.
• Ton e: Each step can sound a chord of up to 12 tones
(Tone N o. 00–11).
9. Enter one or more Tones at each Step. Use the cursor
buttons ◄►▲▼ to select the Step, and press the
ENTER button. The tone will alternate on/off each
time you press the button. In the illustration above,
Tone No.:04 and Step No.:05 are indicated.
10.Use Step to select the step; then specify the Pitch
(Pitch Offset), Gate, Vel (Velocity) and Flam for each
step. (Please see step 3 of “An example of creating a
pattern”)
Pattern Length
Octave
Resolution
Tone No.
01
Step No.
Length: 8
05