Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual page 24

Using Your V150/V110
The Arpeggiator
The tempo at which notes are arpeggiated is that used by the rhythm player. It can be changed
in the same way, using the main display or the tap tempo feature. The tempo rate represents a
quarter note (see the Clock Rate parameter below). Press the Arpeggiator button again to turn
off arpeggiation.
There are a multitude of ways to create arpeggios, and you can design your own using several
parameters. These can be fairly simple or rather complex, but it can be interesting to try various
combinations. Press and hold the Arpeggiator button to enter the arpeggiator parameter menu.
As with other menus, the parameters are changed by selecting the display button underneath
the parameter, and using the Up/Down buttons to vary the parameter value. All arpeggiator
parameters can be saved in a Panel Memory (see page 3-15 for details).
Playing Parameters
Play Order
This parameter sets the order in which arpeggiated notes are played. There are several options:
Played
Upwards
Downwards
Up and Down
Up/Down Rpt
Random
Shuffle
Walking
The default Play Order is Upwards.
Clock Rate
This sets the rate arpeggiated notes are played. This parameter is specified in note names, from
quarter notes (one note per tempo beat) to thirty-second note triplets (12 notes per tempo beat).
The default Clock Rate is 16
Note Duration
Determines how long the notes will play within the rhythm. This is expressed as a percentage of
the available time that an arpeggiated note will sound: 100% means that a note will sound until
the next one is played, 50% means that the note will sound only half the time, etc. The shortest
duration is 1%, which produces a staccato effect. The default Note Duration is 70%.
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notes are played back in the order in which they were struck.
notes are played back in ascending order.
notes are played back in descending order.
notes are played ascending and then descending. The notes at the top and
bottom play only once per cycle.
notes are played ascending and then descending. The notes at the top and
bottom are repeated each time the direction changes.
notes are played randomly from those being arpeggiated.
notes are played randomly from those being arpeggiated, but no notes are
repeated until all of the others have been played in a cycle.
notes are played randomly from those being arpeggiated. Each note is either
the next-highest or the next-lowest from the one just played.
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notes.