Owner's Manual - Roland

Playing arpeggios (ASSIGN 1: ARPEGGIATOR 2)
fig.AP2—
Chapter 3. About the D-FIELD
Arpeggios can be played using the root note and chord that you specify ahead of time. By varying the location at which you press
the D-FIELD, you can change how the arpeggio is sounded.
Display Explanation Setting
TYPE none none none
X Select the part that will be af- OFF, STYLE, MOTIF, BEAT PATTERN, SHUFFLE RATE, ACfected
when you move your CENT RATE, and OCTAVE RANGE
finger in the left/right direction.
* It is not possible to select the same parameter for X, Y.
Y Select the part that will be affected
when you move your
finger in the up/down direction.
➔ Changing the D-FIELD settings (p. 22)
Making detailed settings
1. Hold down [ASSIGN 1] and press [EDIT].
2. Press [ENTER] to select the desired parameter.
3. Turn [VALUE] to modify the setting.
Display Parameter Explanation Setting
STYLE Select how the sound will be played. Refer to “Arpeggio settings”
(p. 28).
MOTIF Specify the order in which the component notes of the chord
will sound.
BEAT PATTERN Specify the pattern of accent locations and note lengths.
SHUFFLE RATE You can vary the timing of the backbeats to create shuffle
rhythms. With a setting of 50%, the notes will be spaced
equally. As this value is increased, the notes will be played
with a more “dotted” feel.
50–90(%)
* When the Beat Pattern setting is 1/4, no “shuffle” feel will
be applied even if you increase the Shuffle Rate.
ACCENT RATE You can add expression to the arpeggio by varying the
strength and note length of the accented notes. Increasing
this value will produce a greater sense of groove.
0–100
OCTAVE RANGE Specify the pitch range of the arpeggio in octave units. Lowering
this value below 0 will cause the arpeggio to be played
in a pitch range below the chord you specified.
-3–3
ROOT Specify the root note of the chord. C–B
When you have created an arpeggio that you like, save it as a user style.
When you have created an arpeggio that you like, save it as a user style.
➔ Refer to steps 4 and following of “Making detailed settings” on the preceding page.
* Arpeggio settings are
common to Adlib and
Arpeggiator 1 and 2.
CHORD Select the type of chord. Major, minor, 7th, m7, M7,
mM7, 6th, m7-5, dim, sus4,
7sus4, aug
OCTAVE SHIFT Raise or lower the pitch that is sounded, in units of an octave.
-3–3
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