Build a multi-octave arpeggio, Add up to 32 notes – Arturia KeyStep - Controller / Sequencer User Manual
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5.4. Build a multi-octave arpeggio
Having read
you already know that the Hold button allows you to keep
the arpeggiator running after you take your fingers off the keys.
There’s a second use for the Hold button: when Hold mode is active, you can keep adding
notes to an arpeggio as long as you continue holding down at least one key. You can even
press the Oct + / - buttons to access other octave ranges of the keyboard. For example,
press the Hold button and press a note to start the arpeggiation. Now you can press the Oct
+ button twice and tap the same note on the keyboard to create an arpeggiation with the
same note two octaves apart.
As you go through the following section, don’t forget: after you let go of the keys the arpeggio that’s
playing will be replaced as soon as you press another key.
5.4.1. Add up to 32 notes
You can add as many as 32 notes to your arpeggio. Here’s an example of how to do it.
Remember:
Keep at least one key down at all times until the final step.
• Move the Seq / Arp toggle switch to Arp
• Press the Play / Pause button to start the arpeggiator
• Press the Hold button
• Press one or more keys; the arpeggio will play those notes.
• Keep at least one key down and then press the Oct+ button.
• Add more notes the arpeggio from the higher octave.
• Being sure to keep at least one key pressed, press the Oct- button.
• Add more notes the arpeggio from the lower octave, and so on.
• You can keep adding notes to the arpeggio for quite a while: the limit is 32 notes.
When you are done adding notes, you may release all keys. The multi-octave arpeggio will
continue until you press another key or stop the arpeggiator.
Note:
It’s possible to let go of the original note(s) at any stage in the process as long as you keep
holding down at least one of the new notes you add.
The MIDI Control Center can configure the sustain pedal to do all of the same things the Hold button
can do. See chapter 10 for more information.
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