Getting Started Guide

TUTORIAL 6 - ADDING AN ARPEGGIO
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About this tutorial
In this last tutorial we shall cover the following basic operations:
• How to create arpeggio patterns using the RPG-8.
• How to automate a parameter - see “Automating a parameter” on page 74.
The following tutorial continues from the previous tutorials.
Adding an arpeggio
The RPG-8 Arpeggiator is a device that generates patterns (arpeggios) from notes. It needs to be con-
nected to an instrument device as it doesn’t generate sound on its own. You set it up as follows:
1. Create a new Subtractor device from the Device Palette.
A Subtractor is added to the rack with its output auto-connected to the mixer.
2. Open the patch browser and double-click on the “MonoSynths” folder to open it.
3. Select the patch “Matrix3”.
This is simply a patch with short attack/decay times, suitable for arpeggio playing.
4. With the new Subtractor device selected, create a RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator.
A sequencer track with MIDI input named “Arp 1” is created for the RPG-8. The RPG-8 Note and Gate
CV outputs (on the back panel - use [Tab] to flip the rack) will be auto-routed to the Subtractor’s Se-
quencer Control Gate and CV inputs, so all connections needed are made automatically. The CV/Gate
connections are a way to make one device control another. The Gate signal tell a device when a note
should be played and the Note CV signal determines the pitch of the note.