Using The Arpeggiator; Turning The Arpeggiator On; Setting The Arpeggiator Tempo; Holding The Arpeggio (Hold) - Roland Jupiter-50 Owner's Manual

Using the Arpeggiator

The JUPITER-50 has an arpeggiator that automatically plays
arpeggios. When you press notes on the keyboard, those notes will
be automatically played as an arpeggio.
Arpeggios can be played in the Percussion/Lower Part (when lower
tone is selected) and Upper Part.
MEMO
Arpeggiator settings are saved in the Registration.

Turning the Arpeggiator On

1.
Press the ARPEGGIO [LOWER] button or ARPEGGIO
[UPPER] button .
The arpeggiator will turn on (the button will light).
2.
Press a chord on the keyboard .
The Part whose arpeggiator you turned on will sound an arpeggio
consisting of the notes of the chord you play.
3.
To turn off the arpeggiator, press the ARPEGGIO [LOWER]
button or the ARPEGGIO [UPPER] button once again .
The arpeggiator will turn off (the button will go out).
MEMO
If a manual percussion or drum sound is selected for the
Percussion/Lower Part, the arpeggiator won't be applied to the
Percussion/Lower Part.

Setting the Arpeggiator Tempo

Here's how to set the tempo of the arpeggiator/rhythm function.
1.
Press the [TEMPO] button .
The TEMPO screen will appear.
2.
Set the tempo .
MEMO
You can set the tempo by pressing the [F4] (TAP) button at
the desired timing (Tap Tempo). Press three times or more at
quarter-note intervals of the desired tempo.

Holding the Arpeggio (HOLD)

The Hold function allows you to have the arpeggio continue even
after you release your fingers from the keyboard.
1.
Press the [HOLD] button .
Hold will turn on (the button will light).
2.
Play a chord on the keyboard .
According to the notes of the chord you press, an arpeggio will
begin playing on the Part for which you turned the arpeggiator on.
If you play a different chord or other keys while Hold is on, the
arpeggio will change accordingly.
3.
To turn Hold off, press the [HOLD] button once again .
Hold will turn off (the button will go out).
Using a pedal switch
By playing a chord while holding down a pedal
switch (p. 28), you can make the arpeggio continue
playing even after you release the keyboard.
1.
Connect a pedal switch (such as one from
the DP series; sold separately) to the
HOLD jack .
2.
Press the ARPEGGIO [LOWER] button or the ARPEGGIO
[UPPER] button .
3.
Hold down the pedal switch, and play a chord .
If you play other chords or keys while the arpeggio is being held,
the arpeggio will change accordingly.
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