Kurzweil FORTE SE Musician's Manual page 131

Program Edit Mode
The Arpeggiator Function
Shift (Shift Amount)
When the Shift Mode is set to Alg, Shift appears. Shift (Shift Amount) determines how
much transposition will occur for each cycle of notes. Try setting Shift (Shift Amount) to
12, and ShiftLimit to 12 or 24 to create an arpeggio that repeats the same pattern of notes in
different octaves.
Shift Pattern (ShiftPatt)
When the Shift Mode is set to Pattern, ShiftPatt appears. ShiftPatt engages a step sequencer
for arpeggiator note patterns. The note number of each played key is shifted according to a
sequenced pattern, thus "Shift Pattern." There are pre-programed shift patterns including
many useful chords, intervals, and rhythms. (You can also create your own custom patterns
using the pattern editor.) Steps are played back at the rate set for Beats. Keep in mind that
Shift Patterns are affected by every parameter on the ARP1 page, which can be the cause of
unexpected variation, or a way to add interesting variation to a pattern.
Shift Patterns are most easily used and understood when triggered by only one key at a
time. One way to prevent triggering from multiple keys is to use one of the Latch types
1NoteAuto, 1NoteAutoLow, or 1NoteAutoHi when using a shift pattern. Triggering shift
patterns from one key allows the pre-programed patterns to sound like what you would
expect from their names (otherwise the results can be unpredictable). If no other keys are
playing, patterns will start over each time a key is pressed (there are some exceptions to this
when using Arpeggiator Latch parameters other than "Standard," though a newly triggered
pattern will always start at step 1).
Editing Shift Patterns:
You can edit the included patterns by pressing the Edit button with a pattern highlighted in
the ShiftPatt field.
The top line of the "EDIT:Shift Patt" page shows the pattern name and total number of
steps, as well as pattern direction. Pressing Step- removes the last step in the list, pressing
Step+ inserts a new note step at the end of the list. Use the cursor to move between pattern
steps, use the alpha wheel, alphanumeric pad, or plus/minus buttons to enter the note shift
amount for each step. Press More to see a second page for patterns with more than 24 steps.
You can insert a step with a value of "none" by entering -127 and then shifting down one
more step. A step with the value "none" causes the arpeggiator to play nothing for that step,
allowing you to create rhythmic patterns by using "none" to leave spaces.
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