Using the arpeggiator – Akai Professional Akai MPK Mini Plus 37-Key MIDI Controller User Manual

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Using the Arpeggiator

Press the

Arp

button to engage the Arpeggiator. The notes you play in this mode will be

arpeggiated based on several parameters. Hold down the

Arp

button and press the

corresponding key or use the

Knobs

to edit the following parameters. These settings can also

be adjusted using the

Arpeggiator

section of the Program Editor.

Parameter Value

Range

Notes

Arp On/Off

On, Off

Turn the Arpeggiator on or off.

Div (Time Division) 1/4,

1/4T, 1/8, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16,

1/16T, 1/32, 1/32T

Set the division of notes the arpeggiator will
play.

Swing

50% (no swing), 55%, 57%,
59%, 61%, 64%

Sets the amount of swing with which the
arpeggio will be played back.

Mode

Up, Down, Incl, Excl, Order,
Rand

Determines how the arpeggiated notes are
played back.

Up:

Notes will sound from the lowest to the

highest.

Down:

Notes will sound from the highest to

lowest.

Excl

(Exclusive)

:

Notes will sound from the

lowest to the highest, and then back down.
The lowest and highest notes will sound
only

once

at the directional change.

Incl

(Inclusive)

:

Notes will sound from the

lowest to the highest, and then back down.
The lowest and highest notes will sound

twice

at the directional change.

Order:

Notes will sound in the order they

were pressed.

Rand

(Random)

:

Notes will sound in

random order.

Oct (Octave)

1, 2, 3, 4

Determines the octave range of the
arpeggio.

Lat (Latch)

On, Off

Turning Latch mode on will repeatedly
arpeggiate the notes you have played even
after you release pressure on the keys.
While holding down the keys, you can add
more notes to the arpeggiated chord by
pressing down additional keys. If you press
the keys, release them, and then press
down a new combination of notes, the
Arpeggiator will memorize and arpeggiate
the new notes.

Clock

Internal, External, CV Trig.

Assign the arpeggiator tempo to the MPK
mini Plus’s Internal clock, an external MIDI
source, or Trig mode will receive tempo
data from the CV Clock Input.

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