Adding Arpeggio - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

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Adding Arpeggio

The Arpeggiator command applies an arpeggio to its input and plays it back in real time. You can
make it arpeggiate with a swing feel, or straight and staccato or legato, vary its speed and direction,
and specify its range.
The parameters used to specify the arpeggiator effect are as follows:
Parameter/Option...
Swing (%)
Rate
Units
Legato (%)
Path
Play thru
Specify output range
Lowest note
Span (Notes)
Use chord control
Lowest note
Span (Notes)
Chord recognized
To Apply the Arpeggiator to MIDI Data
1. Select the data to be affected.
2. Choose MIDI Effects-Cakewalk FX-Arpeggiator from the Process menu or from the popup
menu to open the Arpeggiator dialog box.
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Meaning...
The distortion of timing used to produce a swing feel. A value of 0%
indicates a straight rendition; negative and positive values produce
distortion of the timing grid. For more information on swing, see
"Swing" on page 273.
The delay between successive notes.
The units used to specify the delay. You may specify delay in ticks, in
milliseconds, or as a note duration.
The smoothness of the notes of the arpeggio. 1 percent plays each
notes and releases it instantly. 99 percent plays each note up to the
start of the next note.
The direction of the arpeggio. Options are Up, Up (arpeggios go up),
Up, Down (arpeggios go up, then down), Down, Down (arpeggios go
down), Down, Up (arpeggios go down, then up).
The disposition of the notes you play to specify the arpeggio. Checked
plays the original notes. Unchecked filters out the original notes.
The range over which the arpeggio plays. Checked specifies that the
arpeggiator repeats notes at each octave over the entire specified
range. Unchecked specifies that the arpeggiator includes only the
notes you actually play.
The MIDI number of the lowest note of the arpeggio. Numbers run
from 0 to 127.
The number of half-steps in the range. Numbers run from 12 to 127.
The chord you specify. Checked specifies that the arpeggiator infers
the chord from the notes played in the range. It identifies the chord in
the Chord recognized box and uses it to play arpeggios for notes
outside the range.
The MIDI number of the lowest note the arpeggiator uses for chord
recognition (0 to 126).
The number of half-steps in the range. Numbers run from 1 to 127.
The chord the Arpeggiator recognizes and plays.