Arpg&Ctrl Section (Menu); Arpeggiator - Access Virus Rack XL User Manual

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CHAPTER 7
The Parameters
Arpg&Ctrl Section
(menu)
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ARPEGGIATOR

CLOCK
This parameter determines the basic tempo of
the Arpeggiator in reference to the clock gener-
ator. The standard setting is 1/8 and normally
doesn't need to be changed. The actual tempo
is determined by the global clock generator, the
speed of which may be varied via CLOCK TEM-
PO (see the section on CLOCK TEMPO). More-
over, the clock generator can be synced up to
the external MIDI Clock.
A value of 1/4 halves the speed of the Arpeggia-
tor; 1/16 doubles it. The other CLOCK positions
yield fairly exotic time signatures in reference to
the clock generator's tempo.
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1 Arpeggiator
Clock
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SWING
This parameter controls the "swing factor" of
the rhythm patterns. Higher SWING values de-
lay the even-meter or straight sixteenths; that
is, every second sixteenth note. This lends the
rhythm a swing feel.
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When SWING is set to the lowest value (50%),
the interval between the individual sixteenth
beats is identical and the length of an eighth
note is divided into two identical beats; in other
words, the rhythm is "binary".
At 66%, the rhythm is "ternary", the length of a
eighth note is divided by a factor of 2:1.
At the highest value, 75%, the eighth note is di-
vided by a factor of 3:1. The odd sixteenth no-
tes are lengthened to a dotted sixteenth note,
the even sixteenth notes are shortened to the
length of a 32nd note.
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1 ARPEGGIATOR
Swing
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within the list, you'll find landmarks, such as
16A-16F, known from Emagic's Logic Audio se-
ries.
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Every arpeggiator pattern contains note
velocity information which enhance the rhythmi-
cal meaning of the pattern. The arpeggiator
velocity completely substitutes the note veloci-
ty. In case, you are in need to assign the velocity
to a certain parameter, simply use the Modulati-
on Matrix.
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