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Setup Mode
The ARPEGGIATOR & ARPEGGIATOR 2 (ARP1, ARP2) Pages
WithSyncTypesettoDownBeatWait,ifthereissomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiator
willwaitfor thedownbeatofthenextmeasuretostart.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatif
thereisnothingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillnotstart.Thiscanbeusefulifyou
wanttostart
multiplearpeggiatorssyncedtosomethingelse.Forexample,youcouldhaveabassarpeggiator
settoDownBeatWait,forinstance,andtriggerthearpeggiatorwhilenootherarpeggiatorsare
running.Assoonasyoustartsomethingelsetosyncto,thebassarpeggiatorwillstartplayingas
well
(providedthatitissettosynctosomethingelseorthefirstavailable.)Ifsomethingtosync
toisalreadyrunning,DownBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeDownBeat.
WithSyncTypesettoAnyBeatWait,ifthereissomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwill
waitforthenextbeattostart.
ThedifferencefromAnyBeatisthatifthere isnothingtosyncto,
thisarpeggiatorwillnotstart.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttostartmultiplearpeggiators
syncedtosomethingelse.YoucouldhaveabassarpeggiatorsettoAnyBeatWait,forinstance,
andtriggerthearpeggiatorwhilenoother
arpeggiatorsarerunning.Assoonasyoustart
somethingtosyncto,thebassarpeggiatorwillstartplayingaswell(providedthatitissetto
synctosomethingelseorthefirstavailable).Ifanotherarpeggiatorisalreadyrunning,
AnyBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeAnyBeat.
WithSyncTypesettoLoop,
ifthereisalready arifforsongplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestarting
(seeLoop on page 7‐59forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)Thiswayyou
cantrigger
thearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncatthestartofthe
playingrifforsong’sloop(providedthatitissettosynctoariff,song,orthefirstavailable).
WithSyncTypesettoStop,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingto
syncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforestarting.Thiswayyoucantriggerthe
arpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,
arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.
WithSyncTypeset
toStartWait,ifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentarpeggiator
willwaitfor somethingitcansynctotobeginplayingfirstbefore starting.Thisissimilarto
DownBeatWait,but itwillonlytriggerthearpeggiatorthefirsttimethatwhateveritissyncing
tostarts.This
wayyoucantriggerthearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsync
atthestartoftheriff,arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.Ifyoustopthearpeggiator
andtrytostartitagainwhilethethingyouaresyncingtoisalready
playing,StartWaitwillnot
startthearpeggia tor.
WithSyncTypesettoLoopWait,ifthereisalreadyarifforsongplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestarting
(seeLoop on page 7‐59forlooping
riffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)Thiswayyou
cantriggerthearpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncatthestartofthe
playingrifforsong’s loop.ThedifferencefromLoopisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,
the
arpeggiatorwillnotstart.Iftherifforsongthatyouaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,
LoopWaitbehavesjustlikeLoop.
WithSyncTypesettoStopWait,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillwaitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforestarting.This
wayyoucantriggerthe
arpeggiatortostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,
arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.ThedifferencefromStopisthatifthereisnothing
playingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillnot
start.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttogetyour
arpeggiatorreadytosyncbeforeyoustartwhateveryouaresyncingitto.Iftherifforsongthat
youaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,StopWaitbehavesjustlikeStop.