The Arpeggiator - Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual

Drum Tracks
The V150/V110 contains a large number of realistically programmed drum and percussion
sounds. To make it easier to use these in your playing, the metronome can be turned into a drum
machine playing a set of ready-to-perform drum loops in several different styles. To listen to
drum tracks, press and hold the Metronome/Rhythm button. A menu will be displayed which
allows you to alter the characteristics of the rhythm track. Press the display button under the
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different drum patterns. Each pattern is a loop which means that it repeats after a short time,
usually two or four measures.
Customizing the Rhythm Player
The rhythm menu has several fields with parameters that can be changed as needed to alter the
way the metronome or drum tracks play. The parameters are:
Rhythm Style
Rhythm Volume
Rhythm Tempo
Rhythm Channel
Rhythm Sound
Metronome Note
To change one of these parameters, press the associated display button underneath the
parameter, and use the Up/Down buttons to adjust the value. Pressing Up and Down together
will reset a parameter to its default value. Rhythm parameters will be remembered when the
power is turned off if Remember Preferences is set, and can also be saved in a Panel Memory.

The Arpeggiator

An arpeggio is the notes of a chord played in sequence, rather than all at once. The term comes
from the Italian word for harp, and represents a style of playing that adds rhythmic interest to
many kinds of music. The V150/V110 contains a built-in arpeggiator which will automatically
play the notes on the keyboard in the form of arpeggios. Press the Arpeggiator button to enable
this feature.
As you play notes on the keyboard, the arpeggiator keeps track of what you've played, and
plays them back using its own methods. Holding the keys down will keep the notes latched in
the arpeggiator (see below for more details on this). When you release a key that note will no
longer sound, but others may continue. Play some notes and try it out!
label to edit the type of track. Use the Up/Down buttons to select
Rhythm|Style
as described above, this allows you to choose among various drum
patterns or the standard metronome. (Default: Metronome)
this parameter can be set in the menu or using the slider as described
above. Its range is from 0% to 100%. (Default: 80%)
the tempo at which rhythms are played, in beats per minute. This is
also shown on the main display, but is displayed here for easy access.
The default is based on which rhythm pattern is chosen, or 120 for the
metronome.
the MIDI channel used to play the rhythm track. This may need to be
changed if you are using the V150/100 in conjunction with other
MIDI devices. (Default: 16)
each rhythm track has a chosen drum sound, but you can override
that default with this parameter.
chooses the note that is played repeatedly for the metronome sound.
(Default: A 6)
Using Your V150/V110
The Arpeggiator
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