Arpeggiator Section - Novation Nova Owner's Manual

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This section contains all the knobs & buttons associated with the Arpeggiator.

Speed - Knob

This knob controls the speed at which the Arpeggiator sweeps through is patterns. Anticlockwise the speed is slow, clockwise the

speed is fast. The range of this parameter is 64 bpm to 191bpm. This parameter is memorised with Programs in Program mode &

Performances in Performance mode.

NOTE:

If the LFOs are synchronised to Internal MIDI Clock this control sets the speed of the Internal MIDI Clock & the LFOs & / or Delay

will be synchronised with the Arpeggiator at whatever time signature has been selected in the LFOs & / or Delay.

On/Off - Button

This buttons determines if the Arpeggiator is active or disabled in the currently selected program. Pressing this button makes the

Arpeggiator active & the button will light. Pressing it again will deactivate the Arpeggiator & the light will go out. The range of this

parameter is On & Off. This parameter is memorised with Programs in Program mode & Performances in Performance mode.

Latch - Button

This button determines the way in which the Arpeggiator remembers which notes you are playing or have played on the Master

Keyboard. When this is "Off" ( unlit ) the Arpeggiator will only sweep through its patterns when you hold down notes on the Master

Keyboard. If you are not playing any notes on the Master Keyboard no arpeggio will be heard. If the "latch" is set to "On" ( Lit ) the

Arpeggiator remembers what notes you last played. i.e. If you play a C triad & then release the keys on the Master Keyboard the

Arpeggiator will not stop, it will continue to sweep through the C triad until a new set of notes is played, then it will sweep through

the new notes until another set it played. etc. etc. The range of this parameter is On & Off. This parameter is memorised with a

Program.

NOTE:

This parameter can be controlled via MIDI in the Performance mode. To do so connect a Sustain Pedal to the Master Keyboard.

The Nova can read MIDI sustain information as Arpeggiator latch On / Off, so depressing the sustain pedal will switch the

Arpeggiator Latch "On" & releasing the sustain pedal will switch it "Off". For this to work properly the Master Keyboard should be

transmitting on the same MIDI channel as Nova is set to receive on & set the "Sustain" parameter in the MIDI button menu for the

selected Part to "Arp Latch". Additionally, this parameter may work in reverse to the manner described if the incorrect footswitch is

used with the Master Keyboard. If this is the case, set the Sustain parameter in the MIDI button menu for the selected part to Arp

latch ( I ). In Program Mode, the sustain pedal always latches the Arpeggiator while it is enabled. If the Arpeggiator is not enabled,

the sustain pedal will act as a normal sustain.

Mute - Button

This button determines if the Arpeggiator is heard in the currently selected Program. When this button is unlit the Arpeggiator is on

& the sound can be heard. In the "Muted" ( Lit ) position, the Arpeggiator is still running in the background but is no longer passing

the notes to the Program or MIDI & the sound can no longer be heard. This parameter is memorised with a Program.

Arpeggiator

on/off

speed

latch

mute