Playing Arpeggios (Assign 1: Arpeggiator 1) - Roland Groovebox D2 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3. About the D-FIELD

Playing arpeggios (ASSIGN 1: ARPEGGIATOR 1)

fig.AP1—
You can specify ahead of time how the arpeggio will be sounded; then change the root note by varying the left/right location at
which you press the D-FIELD, and change the chord by moving up/down.
Display Explanation
TYPE none none
X none Root note
Y none Chord
Making detailed settings
1. Hold down [ASSIGN 1] and press [EDIT].
2. Press [ENTER] to select the desired parameter.
3. Turn [VALUE] to modify the setting.
Display Parameter
STYLE
MOTIF
BEAT PATTERN
SHUFFLE RATE
ACCENT RATE
OCTAVE RANGE
OCTAVE SHIFT
When you have created an arpeggio that you like, save it as a user
style.
4. Press [WRITE].
A screen will appear in which you can specify the save destination
for the arpeggio style.
5. Turn [VALUE] to select the save destination arpeggio style.
6. Press [ENTER].
The display will ask "SurE" (are you sure you want to save?).
7. If you wish to save, press [ENTER].
* If you decide not to save, press [EXIT].
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Setting
none
Root note (fixed)
Chord (fixed)
Explanation
Select how the sound will be played.
Specify the order in which the component notes of the chord
will sound.
Specify the pattern of accent locations and note lengths.
You can vary the timing of the backbeats to create shuffle
rhythms. With a setting of 50%, the notes will be spaced
equally. As this value is increased, the notes will be played
with a more "dotted" feel.
* When the Beat Pattern setting is 1/4, no "shuffle" feel will
be applied even if you increase the Shuffle Rate.
You can add expression to the arpeggio by varying the
strength and note length of the accented notes. Increasing
this value will produce a greater sense of groove.
Specify the pitch range of the arpeggio in octave units. Low-
ering this value below 0 will cause the arpeggio to be played
in a pitch range below the chord you specified.
Raise or lower the pitch that is sounded, in units of an oc-
tave.
Setting
Refer to "Arpeggio set-
tings" (p. 28).
50–90(%)
0–100
-3–3
-3–3
If you switch to another style without saving the
edited arpeggio settings in a user style, your
settings will be lost.
* Arpeggio settings are
common to Adlib and
Arpeggiator 1 and 2.