Latching The Arpeggiator - Akai MPC5000 Reference Manual

146 Arpeggiator
06. Set the desired octave range in the 'Octave' field.
Up to three octaves up or down can be set. For example, if the Arpeggiator is set to an 'up' pattern, and you have the 'Octave' field set to 1, if you
held down the notes C3, E3 and G3, the arpeggiator would play the following repeating pattern:
C3, E3, G3, C4, E4, G4
The original octave is always played first. To illustrate this, building on the example above, if the pattern was set to 'down', then the following
pattern would play:
G3, E3, C3, G4, E4, C4
07. Adjust the 'Step' field to set at what increments the Arpeggiator will play.
The following steps are available.
1/8, 1/8(3), 1/16, 1/16(3), 1/32, 1/32(3), 1/64, 1/64(3)
Note: Unlike Note Repeat, this is independent of Timing Correct, allowing for Note Repeat and the Arpeggiator to play
different patterns independently.
08. Adjust the 'Gate%' field to set how the Arpeggiator will play the notes.
This parameter determines how long each note will play, represented by a percentage of the 'Step' time. In other words, if 'Step' is set
to 16th notes, and 'Gate' is set to 50%, each note will be played for half the length of a 16th note.
09. Adjust the 'Note Order' field as desired.
The following options are available.
Standard
The Arpeggiator will play the notes in order ascending or descending, depending on the 'Arp Pattern'.
As Played
The Arpeggiator will play the notes in the order they were played.
10. Adjust the 'Swing%' field as desired.
Like Timing Correct, this will delay certain notes of the Arpeggiator pattern to create a shuffled feel.
Note: Unlike Note Repeat, this is independent of Timing Correct, allowing for Note Repeat and the Arpeggiator to play
different patterns independently.
11. Adjust the 'Velocity' parameter as desired.
This allows the velocity of each note played by the Arpeggiator to have their velocities set to anywhere from 1-127, or set to the velocity they were
played.

Latching the Arpeggiator

'Latching' is a method of letting your arpeggiator play without having to hold down any notes (or trigger sources). The
Arpeggiator will keep playing until 'latch' is turned off, or the [STOP] button is pressed.
To use latching, do the following:
01. From the [MAIN] page, select a track you wish to use the
Arpeggiator with.
02. Press the [ARPEGGIATOR] button.
03. Press the [F6] (LATCH) button.
This will turn on the Latch function of the Arpeggiator.
04. Press and release a few pads, or play some keys on your
controller keyboard.
For example, if you press and release the following keys: C3, E3, G3
These notes will continue to play after they are released.
05. Press and release another key or pad.
Pressing another key, D4 for example, would stop the previous 3 notes and start playing D4 only.
06. Next, press and release the keys or pads pressed in step 4.
These will now play again in place of D4
07. Now, press the three keys or pads pressed in step 4 and add another.
For example, if C3, E3, and G3 are playing, and you press these three keys again along with D4, all four would now play.