Arpeggiator Editing In Classic Mode - Kurzweil Forte Manual

Program Edit Mode
The Arpeggiator Function
The Step Seq specifies four fixed parameters for each step: Note, Velocity, Duration and
Beats. Use the navigation buttons to move between pattern steps, use the Alpha Wheel,
alphanumeric pad, or plus/minus buttons to enter the parameter values for each step.
Note values create the shift pattern for the Step sequence. Notes are specified in half-steps
from the last latched note (represented as 0). Thus, this series of notes: 0, 4, 7 will play a
triad in sequence. Note values can range from -128 to +127, with negative numbers shifting
below the latched note.
Velocity values shift each steps velocity up or down from the last latched note played or
received. Values range from -127 to +127 (with 0 representing the origin value).
Duration is specified in cents, from 0-100, as a percentage of the specified Beat.
Beats sets the pattern rhythm, using fractions of the Beat rate set by the Tempo parameter. A
Beat to 1/4 will be a quarter note based on the clock Tempo.
To find a Beats value, multiply the notes you want per beat by 4. For example, 4 notes per
beat (16th notes) would be 4*4=16, a Beats value of 1/16. Three notes per beat (8th note
triplets) would be 3*4=12, a Beats value of 1/12. Six notes per beat (16th note triplets)
would be 6*4=24, a Beats value of 1/24.
Colored oval graphics provide a quick visual interpretation of the Step Sequence, where:
color=note number, height=velocity level, and width=duration. The line under each oval
changes length depending on the Beats value for the current step.
Use the Number Steps parameter to set the number of steps in the current sequence.

Arpeggiator Editing in Classic Mode

Set the global
page will then give access to Shift, Velocity and Duration pattern editors. Set the desired
parameter to Pattern, then select the pattern parameter and hit Favorite1 to enter the editor
page. Shift, Velocity and Duration Mode step sequencers allow you to precisely control how
your Arpeggiator (or MIDI note input) is processed.
The Classic Arp Mode parameters are these:
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User Type to Advanced to access the Classic pattern editor pages. The ARP
Parameter Range of Values
ShftPattrn (Shift Off, 1-69 factory patterns
Pattern)
Velocity First, Played, Last, Aftertouch, MIDI 109,
Fixed, Pattern (1-74 factory patterns plus
user created patterns) Human1-4,
Chimp1-4, MissNotes1-9
Velocity (Fixed) 1 to 100
Duration Fixed, Pattern
Duration (Fixed) 1% to 100%
Default
Off
Played
100
100%