KORG EMX-1 - Manual (Page 27)

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4. Pattern mode
Using the arpeggiator
Performing with the arpeggiator
To arpeggiate a drum part
1. Select the drum part that you want to play.
2. When you touch the ribbon controller, the selected part will begin
playing automatically. The timing of the repeated notes will vary
depending on the location you touch. The speed of the repetition
will depend on the specified tempo.
If ARP CONTROL (☞p.75) is set to “Revers,” the slider will vary the
timing of the notes.
To arpeggiate a synth part
1. Select the synth part that you want to play.
2. Use the step keys to specify the pitches that you want to arpeggiate.
For example if you want to arpeggiate C–E–G, hold down the C key
and press the E and G keys.
3. When you touch the ribbon controller, the sound of the selected part
will play automatically. The gate time will change depending on
where the ribbon is touched. The speed will depend on the tempo.
The notes played by the arpeggiator will be retriggered each time
you (release and then) touch the ribbon controller. If you hold down
the SHIFT key, the arpeggiator will not retrigger when you release
and then touch the ribbon controller.
4. Operate the slider to change the pitch within the scale specified by
“ARPEGGIO SCALE.”
If you want, you can exchange the functions of the ribbon controller
and the slider. (☞p.75 “Exchanging the arpeggiator functions”)
Specifying the center note
When using the arpeggiator with a synth part, you can specify the
note that will correspond to the center of the slider (i.e., the “center
note”). This setting is also saved when you save the pattern.
1. Press the Pattern mode key.
2. Select one of the synth parts, and turn on the keyboard function.
3. Use the [ ][ ] select keys to specify the pitch range, and press the
step key that you want to be the center note (press only one key).
4. Save the pattern.
The position of the slider when you make this setting has no ef fect
on the setting.
If ARP CONTROL ( ☞ p.75) is set to “Revers,” the center note will be
the note produced by touching the center of the ribbon controller .