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Pattern
In the default “Arpeggio mode” (Pattern switch off), the arpeggiator(s) work in the standard “monophonic” fashion,
where the notes are played back one by one according to the settings you have made in the left section of the device.
With Pattern activated, the arpeggiator turns into a combined pattern player + arpeggiator. Pattern mode allows for
up to four-note polyphonic “arpeggios”.
Here is how it works:
1. Click the Pattern switch to activate the Pattern function.
All currently active pattern steps (green boxes) light up in the display.
The four green boxes in the example above represent the playback pattern if you hold a 4-note chord on your MIDI
Control Keyboard. The lowest row in the display represents the lowest held note in the chord you play.
2. Set the Direction to “Up” (see “Direction”), to make the examples below work as described.
If you, for example, hold down the keys C4, E4, G4 and B4, the pattern plays back C4 in step 1, E4 in step 2, G4
in step 3 and B4 in step 4. Then the pattern starts over again:
If you hold down fewer keys, the pattern steps gets equally fewer steps and only plays back the new lowest to the
new highest notes in the chord:
Held notes: Played back notes:
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
C4
Step 5
Held notes: Played back notes:
Step 1
Step 5Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
C4