Accents, Slides, And Vibrato - Arturia ACID V User Manual

4.2.5. Accents, Slides, and Vibrato

Here is how you add the accents and slides that made the 303 famous, as well as the
vibrato unique to Acid V. Across the bottom of the piano roll are three checkboxes: Slide,
Accent, and Vibrato. Simply check one or more for the attributes you want on that step.
4.2.5.1. How accents work
Again, an accent [p.18]
the note played at a given step. Both of these are governed by knobs we covered in the
chapter on the main panel
4.2.5.2. How slides work
A slide introduces a small amount of portamento, (pitch glide up or down), between the step
it is applied to and the previous step. (If you place a slide on step 1 the pitch will glide from
the final step in the pattern.)
4.2.5.3. How vibrato works
Vibrato in Acid V is intentionally subtle, without the extreme depth you might hear on a synth
meant for leads. The speed and amount are controlled by the large knobs in the
[p.19] section of the main panel.
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both increases the volume and shortens the filter envelope decay of
[p.15].
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