Arpeggiator Edit Menu Step Data - Waldorf Q Keyboard User Manual

Sound Parameters – Arpeggiator
• If Off is selected, the Note Off message of the previous note is sent right before the next
note with the same pitch is started.
Pattern Reset
When all steps of an arpeggio pattern are played back, the pattern is repeated from the beginning so
that the arpeggio is looped. With Pattern Reset, you can decide if the note list is also restarted from
the beginning when the rhythm pattern is reset.
• If Off is selected, the note list is not restarted, so that there is no synchronization between
rhythm and note list. E.g., when you have a pattern where four steps are set and you play
three notes, the pattern and the note list are repeated differently. The pattern restarts after
the fourth step while the note list restarts after the third step. The arpeggio might look like
this:
Pattern Step
Note
• If On is selected, the note list will be restarted as soon as the rhythm pattern is restarted.
The same arpeggio might now look like this (note the two C1s in sequence):
•
Pattern Step
Note
Pattern Length
Sets the length of the rhythm pattern. This parameter is also valid when Pattern is set to Off or if one
of the ROM patterns is selected. Note that you can only edit a particular step in the Step Data section
when its position is within the range of the Pattern Length parameter.

Arpeggiator Edit Menu Step Data

The following Arpeggiator menus all behave similarly. The left value dial sets the step that should be
changed while the right value dial changes the value of the step according to the possible value
range.
You can only select the steps that are in the range set by Pattern Length. E.g., when you have
set Pattern Length to 8, you can't change a value of step 9 or above.
Arp Accent
Sets the accent of a particular step. This accent is interpreted as velocity offset that is added or
subtracted from the original velocity stored in the note list. However, the generated velocities can
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Off / On
Pattern Reset
Off
1 2 3 4 1
C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1
Table 12: Arpeggio with Pattern Reset set to Off
1 2 3 4 1
C1 E1 G1 C1 E1
Table 13: Arpeggio with Pattern Reset set to On
1...16
Pattern Length
16
Í Í Í Í , Î Î Î Î , Ï Ï Ï Ï , Ì Ì Ì Ì , Ó Ó Ó Ó , Ô Ô Ô Ô ,     , Ò Ò Ò Ò
Arp Accent
01[--Ï-Ò------Í----]
118
2 3 4 1 2
2 3 4 1 2
G1 C1 E1 G1 C1 E1 G1 C1 E1 G1 C1
3 4 1 2 3
3 4 1 2 3
4
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