Using The Phrase/Arpeggio Function; Creating Your Own Arpeggio Template (User Template); Style (Arpeggio Style); Variation (Arpeggio Variation) - Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual

Using the phrase/arpeggio function

The RS-50 provides arpeggio templates that use phrases suitable for
each category of instrument. Some of the arpeggio templates are
phrase templates, which let you produce arpeggios with a single
finger, without having to hold down a chord.
"Playing arpeggios (Phrase/Arpeggio)" (p. 23)
1. Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.
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2. Press [0]–[9] to choose the arpeggio template you want to
use.
Play a chord on the keyboard. An arpeggio will begin playing
according to the notes in the chord you play. Select a template or
style you like.
If you select a phrase template, press only one key. If you play a
chord, the phrase will play according to the last-played key.
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3. To stop the arpeggio performance, press [PHRASE/
ARPEGGIO] once again so it goes out.
Creating your own arpeggio
template (User Template)
You can create your own arpeggio template by editing the
parameters of one of the preset templates. Your newly created
template can be stored as one of eight user templates.
1. Press [PHRASE/ARPEGGIO] so it is lit.
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2. Press [0]–[9] to select a template that produces arpeggios
similar to what you want to create.
Pressing [0] will select the user template you have created.
You can then use VALUE [-]/[+] to select other user templates.
3. Press [PARAM] so it is lit.
Now you can edit the arpeggio parameters.
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4. Use PAGE/CURSOR [
VALUE [-]/[+] to specify the value.
For details on the types and values of the parameters, refer to the
following section "User template parameter list" (p. 62).
5. When you are finished editing parameters, press [WRITE].
Use VALUE [-]/[+] to specify the number (UserTemplate 1–8) at
which to save the user template.
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]/[ ] to move the cursor, and use
Be aware that if you choose a number in which a user template
has already been saved, the previously saved settings will be
overwritten and lost.
6. Press [ENTER].
When the user template has been saved, the display will indicate
"COMPLETED."
If you decide not to save the user template, press [EXIT].
Now when you use the arpeggiator, you can press [0] and select the
user template you just saved.
User template parameter list

Style (Arpeggio Style)

Specifies the basic way in which the arpeggio will be played.
For details regarding Arpeggio Style, refer to "Arpeggio style
list" (p. 122).

Variation (Arpeggio Variation)

The arpeggiator provides several variations (performance patterns)
for each arpeggio style. This parameter selects the variation number.
The number of variations will differ according to the arpeggio style.

Motif (Arpeggio Motif)

Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.
VALUE
UP: Notes you press will be sounded, beginning from
low to high.
Notes you press will be sounded, from high to low.
DOWN:
UP&DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded, from low to high,
and then back down from high to low.
Notes you press will be sounded, in random order.
RANDOM:
NOTE-ORDER:Notes you press will be sounded in the order in
which you pressed them. By pressing the notes in
the appropriate order you can produce melody lines.
Up to 128 notes will be remembered.
GLISSANDO: Each chromatic step between the highest and lowest
notes you press will sound in succession, repeating
upward and downward. Press only the lowest and
the highest notes.
CHORD: All notes you press will sound simultaneously.
The timing at which keys will sound will be
AUTO1:
assigned automatically, giving priority to the lowest
key that was pressed.
AUTO2: The timing at which keys will sound will be
assigned automatically, giving priority to the highest
key that was pressed.
PHRASE: Pressing a single key will sound a phrase based on
the pitch of that key. If multiple keys are pressed, the
last-pressed key will be valid.