MCL / Arpeggiator Page

Arpeggiator Page

The Arpeggiator Page edits the arpeggiator attached to the current sequencer track. Arpeggiator settings are stored with the track when the track is saved to the grid.

Open it from the Chromatic or PianoRoll Track Menu:

[Global] > ARPEGGIATOR
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The page returns to the previous page when [Yes/Enter], [No/Exit] or one of the panel buttons is pressed.

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arp page

Controls

Control Assignment
Encoder 1 Arpeggiator state.
Encoder 2 Arpeggiator mode.
Encoder 3 Rate.
Encoder 4 Range in octaves.
[Left] / [Right] Move focus between visible Arpeggiator parameters.
[Up] / [Down] Adjust the focused parameter.
[Trig] / keyboard input Edit the current note set through the Chromatic Page input handler.

Arpeggiator State

State Label Behavior
Off -- Arpeggiator disabled.
On ON Arpeggiates the current held note set.
Latch LAT Preserves the note set after keys are released.
Lock LCK Locks the current note set so accidental note selection does not replace it.

LCK is useful when performing from the Chromatic Page while keeping an arpeggio pattern fixed.

Rate

The rate encoder controls how the arpeggiator advances.

Rate Behavior
TRG Advance only when the related sequencer track fires a trig.
Numeric values Advance at the selected clocked rate.

TRG is useful when the arpeggio should follow the rhythm of the sequencer track instead of running continuously.

Range

Range sets how many octaves the arpeggiator spans above the selected notes.

Higher ranges create wider patterns, while 0 keeps the arpeggio inside the entered note set.

Modes

Mode Label Notes played in order
Up UP Ascending.
Down DWN Descending.
Up Down UD Ascending then descending.
Down Up DU Descending then ascending.
Up And Down UND Ascending and then descending with endpoint behavior distinct from UD.
Down And Up DNU Descending and then ascending with endpoint behavior distinct from DU.
Converge CNV From the outside notes toward the center.
Diverge DIV Alternates highest, lowest, next-highest, next-lowest, moving inward.
Converge/Diverge CND Alternates converging and diverging motion.
Pinky Up PU Ascending lower notes with the highest note inserted after each lower note.
Pinky Down PD Descending through notes below the highest, inserting the lowest note after each step.
Thumb Up TU Ascending lower notes with the highest note inserted after each lower note.
Thumb Down TD Descending through notes below the highest, inserting the highest note after each step.
Up Pinky UPP Ascending; added octave ranges shift only the final note of the base pattern upward.
Down Pinky DP Descending; added octave ranges shift only the final note of the base pattern upward.
Up 2nd U2 Ascending base pattern; added octave ranges raise every other copied note.
Down 2nd D2 Descending base pattern; added octave ranges raise every other copied note.
Random RND Static randomized order.
Random 2 RN2 New random order over time.

Quantization

The Track Menu QUANT setting controls whether arpeggiator start timing is quantized or immediate. Access it from the Step Editor or PianoRoll Track Menu by holding [Global] and scrolling to QUANT.

seq ptc quant
seq ptc quant

Track Mutes And Transport

Arpeggiator playback follows the related track's mute state and resets cleanly when transport starts. If the track is muted, arpeggiated notes are suppressed with the track.