User Manual

Arpeggiator

Using the arpeggiator

The arpeggiator is a function that automatically plays the individual notes of a held

chord in a rhythmic pattern. The microKORG S's arpeggiator provides six types of

arpeggio pattern, and lets you adjust the duration (gate time) of the notes that are

sounded. The microKORG S also provides a "step arpeggiator" that lets you specify

the on/off status of each note in the chord for as many as eight steps, letting you

create an even wider range of arpeggio patterns.

When you play the chord shown above on the keyboard,

the notes will be sounded as shown at the right. (TYPE: UP)

Select a program. (➝p.8)

You can use the arpeggiator with either a synth program or a vocoder program,

but let's select synth program b.58 for this explanation.

Press the ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key to make the key LED light.

(LED lights up. Red: the latch is on / Orange: the latch is off.)

Hold down a chord on the keyboard, and the arpeggiator will run.

Modifying the arpeggio

Turn the EDIT SELECT 2 dial to the ARPEG.A or ARPEG.B position.

Turn the edit control 1–5 knobs to adjust the arpeggiator parameters, changing

the way that the arpeggiator is sounded.

For example if you selected ARPEG.A in step 4, the parameters shown in the

lower left diagram (below) will be selected as the knob functions. Turning knob

1 will change the tempo of the arpeggio, and turning knob 3 will change the

duration of the arpeggiated notes. Turning knob 4 will switch the arpeggio

pattern, changing the order in which the notes are sounded (➝p.44). (For

details on each parameter, refer to the appropriate page.)

Refer to page 13 for a note regarding cases in which the value does not change.

Using the step arpeggiator to vary the arpeggio

If the EDIT SELECT 2 dial is turned to the ARPEG.A or ARPEG.B position, the

PROGRAM NUMBER 1–8 keys will act as arpeggiator step keys, and will be lit

(the "on" state) for the number of valid steps.

You can vary the arpeggio pattern by muting individual steps. Pressing any

step key(s) will cause the LED to go dark, and that step(s) will be played as a

rest (see the diagram below). The Step Arpeggiator function lets you switch

each step of the arpeggio on/off in this way to modify the arpeggio pattern.

To change the number of valid steps in the arpeggio, set the EDIT SELECT 2

dial to ARPEG.B and turn knob 4. (➝p.45)

When you press the ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key (the key LED goes dark), the

arpeggio will stop playing.

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