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5.2.5. Making the Most of the Arpeggiators
5.2.5.1. Mixing Arpeggios
Mixing arpeggios is one of the most fun creative experiences you can have with the KeyStep
Pro. Here's how to do it:
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Activate Track 2 and press Arp to select Arpeggio mode.
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Select the minor scale (or any other scale you like) by pressing SHIFT + the
appropriate Scale key.
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Hold down a chord on the keyboard and press HOLD.
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Press Play to start the arpeggio.
Repeat this on Tracks 3 and 4.
If all is well, you now have three arpeggios playing simultaneously!
Select one of the arpeggiating tracks and start experimenting with Semi Down, Semi Up, Oct
Down and Oct Up (by holding down SHIFT and pressing the appropriate step button).
By pressing Mute you can silence one of the Arpeggios momentarily.
The real magic happens when you change the Time Division of one or two of the arpeggios
with SHIFT + Time Division. This will only change the Time Division of the active arpeggio;
the others will keep running at their own pace(s)!
!: An external delay is the arpeggiator's best friend.
5.2.5.2. Spicing up your Arpeggios
Use the Pitchbend touch strip to change the pitch of your arpeggio.
♪: In the MIDI Control Center you can set the pitch bend range in semitones (half steps). !: One of
the most overlooked applications of an arpeggiator is just playing one note instead of a chord. When
you set the Arpeggio to medium speed, you can create interesting rhythms by sporadically lifting and
pressing a finger on a key. You can take this idea further to create Hoketus. Hoketus is the name of a
technique where you repeat one note over and over, never changing its pitch, though you do change
other parameters of the note: for example, its timbre (LFO→Filter Cutoff), the Attack, Sustain and Decay
stages of the note's amplitude or filter envelope, and its velocity or aftertouch (pressure).
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