
Here are some examples from the new Performance set.
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PART 1 = DRUM VOICE WITH ARPEGGIO
The Voice is played over the full range of the keyboard,
but the Arpeggio is triggered only below C3. Since
the Arpeggio Part is set to HOLD, the drum groove is
played continuously, even if you release the keys
PART 2 = BASS VOICE WITH ARPEGGIO
The Arpeggio produces a swelling bass on the offbeat
("Pumping Offbass"). The bass Part is also assigned
to the range below C3. In contrast to the drum Part
the Arpeggiator is set to "sync-off". So although a
continuous synchronisation is conducted, the bass is
not played when you release the keys
PART 3 = SYNTH PAD WITH ARPEGGIO
The Arpeggio produces a swelling pad sound on the
Offbeat ("Pumping Pad"). This Part is assigned to the
range above C3
PART 4 = SEQUENCER VOICE MIT ARPEGGIO
This complex synth arpeggio sound is modulated by
an LFO. This Part is also assigned to the range
above C3
This brief analysis of the Performance results in an easily
manageable structure:
Drums and bass on the left, pad and sequence on the
right, all controlled by the Arpeggiator. Since the bass
always remains on the root note, you only have to play a
single note in the desired pitch with your left hand.
With your right hand, everything is possible – chords,
polyphonic playing, or just simple monophonic lines.
FUNDAMENTAL HINT:
START SYNCHRONOUS!
This hint not only applies to this example, but for all
Performances with Arpeggio Parts in several keyboard
zones: Always start your keyboard playing in sync or on the
beat in both the right and left zone!
It may sound very strange if the keyboard Arpeggios of
both zones are not synchronised.
If Arpeggios of different Parts are place within the same
key range, nothing bad can happen as long as the
Arpeggio settings "Hold" or "Sync off" were chosen.
If however, as in this example, Arpeggios are used in two
keyboard zones, those Arpeggios diverge if they were not
started with the correct timing.
That will not happen if you start the Arpeggiator in sync
for all Parts by starting to play in the two zones at exactly
the same time.
But if you, for example, start with the drums and bass first
and later add the right synth Parts, you should start them
at the beginning of a bar, exactly on the 1, so that all
Arpeggios run synchronously.
So after a break, or after having modified the Performance,
it is always advisable to briefly turn the Arpeggiator off and
on again before you proceed to play. This is especially true if
edits have been made in connection with the Arpeggiator.
MUSIC PRODUCTION GUIDE 08|2014
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