AutoArp Manual - Black and Orange
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1. Timing Rate Sets the speed frequency of the Arpeggiator When Timing Sync is ON the rate is in musical time divisions and when the transport is playing is synchronized to the timeline When Timing Sync is off the rate is set in Hz Sync Determines if the Arpeggiator rate is synchronized to the timeline when transport is playing using musical time divisions or is free running in Hz Human Introduces random error into the timing of the note triggering The higher the percentage the larger the range of timing error that is randomly selected from In other words notes will trigger early or late on a random basis just as a human player would do Shuffle The Shuffle in AutoArp is based on the concept of an Emphasis Note within a group of notes size set by Arpeggiator Timing Shuffle Group Size Shuffle is only applied to groups of notes set to the main rate i e individual step timing set through the Sequencer will not be affected by Shuffle The Shuffle value determines the amount of increased share of the group time that the Emphasis Note will receive the other notes in the group receiving the remaining time Positive values make the Emphasis Note the first note of the group Negative values make the Emphasis Note the last note of the group Shuffle Group Size S Group Determines the number of notes Shuffle will be applied to The Default 2 allows for standard shuffle effect a long note and a short note pairi2. Arpeggiator Enabled Turns on off Sequencer The Sequencer is dependent on the Arpeggiator so even if the Sequencer is enabled if the Arpeggiator is not the Sequencer will be off Step Count Max is 16 Sequence is only played within the step count range so steps outside the range are ignored Display Mode Display Sets the display of the Sequencer Set to OFF to save a little CPU or reduce visual distraction in your rack PLAY will show the pattern as it is played The other values allow for visual reference in editing the steps Step Below each step at the bottom is a selection button Clicking it will bring up the Step configuration on the right of the display You can also change which step is selected by clicking and dragging up or down on the step title Step in the top right of the Sequencer module Enable Below each step s display is a toggle button to enable disable the step Disabled steps do not play a note allowing for more control over the pattern Type Note Plays the current note Release gt Note Rel gt Note Releases the gate then plays the note Only noticeable if the previous step global Gate Length is 127 a tie Rest Releases the gate but does not play a note Arpeggio pattern is not advanced Current Chord C Chord Plays the arpeggiator s current source chord i e without the Extend Up Dn applied Release gt Current Chord Rel gt C Chord Same as C Chord but releases the gat
3. In this mode any time the Gate CV signal goes from 0 inactive to gt 0 active the currently held notes in AutoArp are retriggered in accordance with the Input Quantize setting CV Out Arpeggio Playing Outputs a full value 1 0 127 while the Arpeggiator is playing There is a momentary toggle to 0 0 0 each time the Arpeggiator loops Sequencer Step Outputs a signal for each step in the sequencer The strength of the signal is the velocity of the current step The signal output is also tied to that step s Gate Length A full Gate Length will output a signal the entire length of the step momentarily toggling to a zero signal before triggering the next step Shorter Gate Lengths will toggle to a zero signal before the step is completed Performance Outputs a CV signal for each of the following performance controls Pitch Bend Wheel P Bend Bipolar 1 0 to 1 0 127 to 127 signal Mod Wheel M Wheel Unipolar 0 0 to 1 0 0 to 127 signal Sustain Pedal S Pedal Unipolar switch signal 0 0 or 1 0 0 or 127 Channel Aftertouch A Touch Unipolar signal Expression Pedal Exp Unipolar signal Breath Controller Breath Unipolar signal Single Note Outputs the last input held note Gate Gate velocity signal CV Note signal Auto Release If set to OFF output will cease when all notes are released Otherwise sets an automatic release timer for this output that resets every new note input Chord If the Chord Ge
4. Len value Other values set step specific gate length STEP EDIT CONTROL EXPLANATION Added in 1 1 5 there is now a Step Edit control under each step between the Step Select button and the Step Enable button This round icon allows for quick editing of multiple steps To use change Display Mode to a setting other than Off or Play Velocity for example The display for each step will now show the value for each step s velocity property Clicking and dragging up down on the Step Edit control will modify that respective step s velocity setting Now change Display Mode to Octave Shift and the displays will update to show that setting The Step Edit control will now edit the Octave Shift parameter If you want to fine tune a single step then selecting that step and editing its parameters is the most efficient method But if you want to edit a single parameter across multiple steps quickly then using the Step Edit controls is best AutoArp User Manual Page 20 BLACK ORANGE Back Panel Settings Restart Arpeggio on Settings Change When ON any currently playing arpeggio will restart if any of the following properties are changed Max In Extend Down Extend Up Play Mode Play Direction Play Count Repeat Note Frequency Repeat Note Number Repeat Note Octave Shift Repeat Note Restart Repeat Note Remove Repeat Note Skip First Repeat Note Simultaneous A good rule
5. SHIFT while interacting with this control to precisely select one of the Performance Modulation settings Velocity Variation Range Down Var Dn Sets the range below the current velocity where random variation can occur When Velocity is set to one of the Performance Modulation settings this setting defines the bottom end of the relative modulation range Velocity Variation Range Up Var Up Sets the range above the current velocity where random variation can occur When Velocity is set to one of the Performance Modulation settings this setting defines the upper end of the relative modulation range VELOCITY MODULATION EXPLANATION When Velocity is set to DEF the velocity is input velocity the random variation set with the Velocity Variation Range controls CV modulation When Velocity is set to 1 127 the velocity is this static value the random variation set with the Velocity Variation Range controls CV modulation When Velocity is set to any of the Performance Modulation sources the first note velocity is the same result as DEF but subsequent notes can be modulated with the selected source This only happens once the modulation source is engaged changed from a 0 value If the modulation source hasn t been engaged velocity continues to be determined the same as DEF Continued on the next page AutoArp User Manual Page 15 BLACK ORANGE VELOCITY MODULATION EXPLANATION CONT
6. bug Chord Select control standardized Removed unintended value tooltips Custom Note 12 labeling Added Gate Reset On Input parameter Held notes that are re input through CV controlled hosting Combinator are re triggered Performance CV Outputs Pitch Bend Mod Wheel Sustain Pedal Aftertouch Expression Breath Turning Hold off does not stop playback if notes are still held Organized Patches Strummer patch and variations AutoArp User Manual Page 25 BLACK ORANGE 1 0 0 1 15 2013 Initial Release AutoArp User Manual Page 6 BLACK ORANGE
7. negative values work Oct 1 0 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 1 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 G2 C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 2 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 E2 G2 C3 E3 C3 G3 Oct 1 3 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C2 E2 G2 E 3 G3 You can combine these controls to create unique styling of your chord Oct 1 2 Oct 1 1 Oct 1 36 E2 G2 G3 C4 E4 G4 Experiment As mentioned earlier the octave sets are transposed as far as necessary by octaves to allow for a full copy of the chord without duplicate notes For source chords that are contained within the span of a single octave 12 semitones the transposed octave sets 1 and 1 will be only one octave difference But for source chords that extend beyond a single octave like 11 or 13 chords the transposing will most likely be 2 octaves in order to contain a complete copy of the chord without duplicating notes from the base octave set This approach was chosen to make sure the shaping ability was maintained since the structure of the transposed octave sets remains the same as the source Again the majority of chords are within one octave so the multi octave transposing won t come into play very often Custom Notes In the area on the right side of the Chord Generator module is the Custom Note input area This area is populated with the current scale in the mode of the currently selected Root Note Above each note are the reference notes These icons show which octave the reference
8. note is on first circle is octave down center circle is current octave third circle is octave up Below each note is the same 3 circle icon Click and drag on this icon to set a Custom Note You can select which of the 3 octaves or combination of the 3 octaves you want the note to be on For your Custom Notes to take effect you must either have Chord Select set to Custom or have Add Custom set to ON AutoArp User Manual Page 2 BLACK ORANGE Chord Dictionary The Chord Dictionary serves as a reference in building custom chords When the currently selected Root Note s Chord Select is set to Custom the reference notes will be from the currently selected Chord Dictionary chord You can audition this chord by clicking the Audition Chord Dictionary button next to the Chord Dictionary menu Unfortunately the current SDK does not allow the ability to use the Chord Dictionary drop down menu to select a chord and have that chord be the one mapped for the current Root Note So until the SDK allows this the Chord Dictionary serves only as a reference and you must still input the Custom Notes to construct your chord to match the one you ve selected from the Dictionary AutoArp User Manual Page 13 BLACK ORANGE Arpeggiator Enabled Turns on off the Arpeggiator Note if disabled this will also disable the Sequencer even if Sequencer Enabled is ON since the Sequencer works off the Arpeggiator
9. of thumb is that the properties that will trigger a restart are those that will change the structure of the pattern being played Properties that affect the sound of the current pattern but leave the pattern unchanged such as Velocity or Gate Length will not trigger a restart When OFF these property changes will take effect the next input change to the Arpeggiator and thus will not disturb the current pattern Disabled Sequencer Steps Advance Arpeggio When ON the arpeggio pattern will advance on disabled sequencer steps even though a note will not play This effectively skips notes Setting to OFF will not skip but resume the pattern with the expected next note on the next enabled step Disabled Sequencer Steps Trigger CV Out When ON the Sequencer Step CV output will trigger for ALL steps of the sequencer even those that are disabled Restart Sequencer on Arpeggio Loop When ON the Sequencer will reset when the current arpeggio pattern loops Multi Note Retriggers On Individual Release When Input Mode is set to Multi Note or Multi Mapped and multiple notes are held at the same time that chord is used as input When this Multi Note Retriggers setting is on default releasing some of the held notes partial release while still holding at least one note will cause the input to be retriggered since the chord configuration has changed Turning this setting off will n
10. AUTOA jn User Manual BLACK ORANGE Table of Contents Note Mapping ccccssccccsssecccccscerccessccccscescnesscccccseessnenseces Chord 001010100101000 0 0000 Bak 01010 Version History 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AutoArp User Manual Page 2 BLACK ORANGE Beta Testers Black amp Orange would like to thank the following Reason users for their invaluable help in testing and contributing to AutoArp s patch library Shawn Esplin dudelab21 http soundcloud com melektro 008 http 008refills com sirsedric http www SampleFiends com KingEternal Ethan Day http soundcloud com ethanda Ron Jacob Brookler http soundcloud com fiat lux 1 Sterievo Rick A http soundcloud com rxtx lab AutoArp User Manual Page 3 BLACK ORANGE Setup Due to restrictions in the current Rack Extension SDK software development kit provided by Propellerheads there are a few nuances to setting up AutoArp that will not be immediately intuitive to experienced Reason users Instrument vs Utility Even though AutoArp is a note triggering utility device and not an instrument i e it does not directly generate audio in order to allow for the use of patches for Reason 6 5 6 5 1 users AutoArp had to be categorized as an Instrument You will therefore find AutoArp listed in this category when you seek to add it to your rack It is possible that a future update to Reason th
11. D For Performance Modulation there are 2 modes If the VAR DN and VAR UP settings are both O then the Performance modulation source is directly used to determine velocity So if MOD is selected and the Mod Wheel is at 50 the velocity will be 63 The exception to this is the Pitch Bend Wheel which because it is bipolar modulates the input velocity So if you play a note with a velocity of 63 and then move the Pitch Bend down 25 of its range the resulting velocity will be 32 The second mode is when either VAR DN and or VAR UP is set to a non zero value In this case these values determine the modulation range relative to the input velocity For example if you input a note with velocity 63 and VAR DN is 10 and VAR UP is 25 the Performance Modulation range is 53 to 88 The Performance Modulation source e g Mod Wheel Expression Pedal etc is then mapped to this range The Mod Wheel at 100 would be 88 and then moved down to 0 remember it must first be engaged with a non zero value so leaving it at 0 has no effect would result in 53 The exception to this is the Pitch Bend Wheel because it is bipolar and spring centered to 0 So the Pitch Bend moved upwards selects values between the input velocity and the upper range 63 and 88 in our example and when moved down selects values between the input velocity the lower range 63 and 53 in our example Thanks to Reason AutoArp user blackreign for suggesting this Perfor
12. as a method to make obvious any playing mistakes to assist in learning new scales or could be used as a way to stop output when Hold is on AutoArp User Manual Page 9 BLACK ORANGE Mapping Map to a different Root Note Though this effectively remaps the note it also creates a unique Chord Generator slot EXAMPLE To demonstrate how to utilize mapping start with an initialized reset AutoArp which will be in the scale of C Major The Root Note C is by default configured for C Maj chord Select C Db Root Note which is not in scale Set Disabled Action to Play and Mapping to 1 Then set Chord Select to Chord 3 which will be C sus4 Now when you play a C Db note it will output a C sus4 chord giving you an alternate C chord to play The patch All for 1 demonstrates how you could map ALL the Root Notes to alternate C chords It is of course an extreme example but demonstrates the possibilities Say you had a song with a 4 chord progression You could use mapping to split the 12 Root Notes up so that each of the Root Notes in your progression had 3 chord variations AutoArp User Manual Page 0 BLACK ORANGE Chord Generator Enabled Turns on off Chord Generator The Chord Generator is dependent on Note Mapping so even if the Chord Generator is Enabled if Note Mapping is not the Chord Generator will be off Chord Select Selects which chord slot will be used Value
13. e RE SDK will allow AutoArp to be properly categorized as a Utility Auto Routing Though native Reason triggering devices e g the Matrix and the RPG 8 will auto route the sequencer control CV connections to the desired instrument the current RE SDK does not allow this and thus AutoArp must be manually connected to instrument devices Do this by connecting the Main Gate and CV output connections on the back of AutoArp to the Sequencer Control Gate and CV CV input connections on any Reason device or Rack Extension that allows for control via CV Remember this includes the Combinator which can be used to send note data to multiple devices Notes to Track Unfortunately the current SDK does not allow a Notes to Track ability so AutoArp cannot print notes to the Sequencer AutoArp will be updated to include this feature as soon as the SDK allows it QUICK START 1 Add AutoArp to the rack from the Instrument category 2 Press Tab to switch to back of rack 3 Connect AutoArp s Main Gate CV CV outputs to the Sequencer Control CV Inputs on your desired instrument 4 Input notes to AutoArp via the Sequencer or a MIDI controller like you would an instrument device AutoArp User Manual Page 4 BLACK ORANGE Interface Guide AutoArp is conceptually designed to mimic a touch screen interface and as such does not have the normal knobs and switches you d find on most Reason devices Rack Exte
14. e first Only noticeable if the previous step global Gate Length is 127 a tie Mapped Chord M Chord Takes the current note matches it to the Root Notes and plays the chord for that Root Note Release gt Mapped Chord Rel gt M Chord Same as M Chord but releases the gate first Only noticeable if the previous step global Gate Length is 127 a tie Arpeggiator Restart Arp Restart Restarts the Arpeggiator pattern Doesn t necessarily reset the Sequencer AutoArp User Manual Page 19 BLACK ORANGE Extended Chord E Chord Plays the chord extended by the Extend Up Down controls in the Arpeggiator module Release gt Extended Chord Rel gt E Chord Same as E Chord but releases the gate first Only noticeable if the previous step global Gate Length is 127 a tie Velocity DEF uses global velocity Style Velocity Other values set step specific velocity Timing DEFAULT uses current Timing Rate SIMULT will play current step and immediately play next step too Other values set step specific timing Octave Shift Step specific octave shift Note DEF plays the current note Changing this will select that note s number from the current source chord If the Note is higher than length of the current source chord will use the last note highest note in the chord Used for overriding the Play Mode and Play Direction settings to create a custom pattern Gate Length Gate DEF uses the Style Gate
15. ft on AutoArp User Manual Page 6 BLACK ORANGE Input Hold While enabled all note releases will be ignored Also known as a latch Input Mode Single Note Only the latest note input is recognized Single Note Retrigger Single Retrig Same as Single Note except if multiple notes are still held down when the latest note is released the previous latest note still held will be retriggered Multi Note With multiple notes are held will override the Note Mapping and Chord Generator sections and send the chord created by the held notes to the Arpeggiator I e a traditional arpeggiator behavior Multi Note Mapped Multi Mapped Same as Multi Note except all held notes are mapped via the Note Mapping section before being sent to the Arpeggiator therefore only skipping the Chord Generator Can be considered a scale safe traditional Arpeggiator mode Reset Gate on Input R Gate When on each time a note input is received the Single Note Chord and Main outputs have their gates reset to 0 momentarily This is useful for a series of note inputs where you don t release input between notes and the Gate Length is set to tie 127 Previously in this case for an instrument with a high sustain long decay a wall of sound could start building This setting prevents that by releasing the gate before continuing Think of it as a quick release then pressing of a sustain pedal Octave Shift Oct Shif
16. g the control VAL to the desired value for that parameter Frequency How often in notes of the pattern the note is repeated A value of 0 effectively turns off the Repeat Note function Note Which note from the pattern will be considered the repeat note If the pattern is shorter than the value chosen the last note in the pattern will be selected Octave Shift Oct Shift Octave transpose just for the repeat note Velocity Repeat note specific velocity The value DEF applies the global velocity Style Velocity to the Repeat Note Restart Arpeggio RStart Arp When ON every time the Repeat Note plays the arpeggio pattern is restarted Remove From Pattern Remove When ON the Repeat Note is removed from the pattern If OFF the Repeat Note is kept in the pattern and thus doubling is possible since the note can play in the pattern and then the Repeat Note will play the same note AutoArp User Manual Page 17 BLACK ORANGE Skip First When ON the Repeat Note system only starts playing after the first arpeggio pattern loop has completed Simultaneous Simult When ON the Repeat Note will play simultaneously with the current note from the pattern When OFF the Repeat Note is inserted into the pattern and plays alone AutoArp User Manual Page 8 BLACK ORANGE Sequencer The Sequencer allows you to further refine and shape the pattern provided by the
17. ive and negative values allowing you to trim the octave set from either end By default Oct 0 is set to full value of 36 notes That doesn t mean it will have 36 notes only that any chord 36 notes or less will be kept without trimming Our example chord C Maj is a triad 3 notes so it is not trimmed By default the other two octave sets are set to 0 notes So only the base octave set is used If you set the other octave sets to a number the same or greater than the source chord 3 notes in this case you will get a full version of the chord transposed down and or up This is useful for filling out the chord to give it a thicker sound and more size to the pattern when sent to the arpeggiator AutoArp User Manual Page 1 BLACK ORANGE The way trimming can shape your chord is by setting the trim sizes to less than the size of your source chord The trimming works directionally positive max note values work from low to high and negative max note values work from high to low So for C Maj let s see what the different settings result in pipes added between octave sets just to provide visual distinction Oct 1 0 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 1 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C2 C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 2 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C2 E2 C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 3 Oct 0 36 Oct 1 0 C2 E2 G2 C3 E3 G3 Note how increasing Oct 1 each time adds another note from the chord low to high See how
18. mance Modulation feature and for providing detailed input into its design and implementation Play Mode P Mode Determines the pattern applied to the chord resulting in the arpeggio Note most modes require a minimum of 4 notes to be active otherwise they revert to Linear Use Extend Up Dn to ensure a larger arpeggio pattern to take advantage of the different modes Example Pattern 123456 Linear 123456 Skip 13243546 Skip Rev 31425364 3 1 123234345456 3 1 Rev 321432543654 4 2 123423453456 4 2 Rev 432154326543 AutoArp User Manual Page 6 BLACK ORANGE Play Direction P Dir Determines the direction the arpeggio pattern is played Up Up Dn Does not repeat notes Down Dn Up Does not repeat notes Random Randomizes each loop so that all notes are played once but in a random order Manual If Multi Note input is used the pattern is in the order of input Play Count P CT How many times the arpeggio pattern will play Default is LOOP Can be set 1 4 times A setting of 1 is the same as a One Shot mode Repeat Note The Repeat Note function allows the selection of one note from the pattern to behave differently to achieve a variety of effects Repeat Note mode is only active when Frequency is set to a value greater than 0 NOTE The Repeat Note parameters are modified by first setting the control PROP to the parameter name e g FREQUENCY NOTE OCT SHIFT etc and then settin
19. nerator is active outputs the current chord as a chord i e not arpeggiated Gate Gate velocity signal CV Note signal Auto Release If set to OFF output will cease when all notes are released Otherwise sets an automatic release timer for this output that resets every new note input AutoArp User Manual Page 23 BLACK ORANGE Main Main output for AutoArp Output is dependent on which modules are active Gate Gate velocity signal CV Note signal AutoArp User Manual Page 24 BLACK ORANGE Version History 1 1 7 4 25 2013 Update Fixed Octave Trimming bug Added Sequencer Control Gate Input acts as retrigger when connected alone New Extended Chord and Release gt Extended Chord Step Types New Patch Extended Chord Example repatch 1 1 5 2 20 2013 Update Fixed Handling of transport tempo changes during playback Added Step edit controls Step editing process refined Velocity performance modulation Sequencer Control inputs Multi Note Retrigger Setting New Patches 2 Pattern Keysplit at C3 req ReVolt cmb 3 Pattern Selector req ReVolt cmb CV Quantizer req ReVolt cmb Roll Flam via PBend Kong C1 D 2 cmb Roll Flam via PBend NN XT C1 D 2 cmb Sequencer Control Example cmb 1 1 0 2 06 2013 Update Fixed Root Note audition buttons Chord Dictionary audition button Intermittent uninitialized settings bug Intermittent looping bug Intermittent playhead positioning
20. ng Larger group sizes allow for the same Shuffle feel to be applied to larger runs Source Max In Restricts the size of the input chord Useful for maintaining consistency in arpeggio patterns during a chord progression Extend Down Extend Dn Adds notes to the arpeggio pattern moving down the keyboard and adding notes that match the input chord Extend Up Adds notes to the arpeggio pattern moving up the keyboard and adding notes that match the input chord AutoArp User Manual Page 14 BLACK ORANGE Source Size Displays the number of notes in the input chord Output Size Displays the number of notes used in the arpeggio pattern Style Gate Length Gate Len Determines how long the gate is left open for each note Full value is the same as a note tie mode where the gate is not closed between notes Reset Gate On Loop Reset When ON closes the gate when the arpeggio pattern loops before the gate is re opened for the first note of the new loop This is only noticeable if the Gate Length is set to full 127 Velocity When set to DEF the velocity will be whatever the input velocity was Any numerical value setting will be a fixed velocity that ignores the input After the numeric values are the Performance Modulation options Pitch Bend PBEND Mod Wheel MOD Channel Aftertouch AFT Expression Pedal EXP and Breath Controller BRTH Note Due to the number of options you may need to hold
21. nsions It may take a bit of a learning curve to adapt to this different control paradigm but it s not very complex once you get used to it Most of the properties on AutoArp s front panel are presented in a label value pairing The bolded text on the left is the name of the property and the text on the right is the value To change the property click and drag up or down on the label Not all properties default to the start or end of their control range so be sure to experiment both up and down on the control to see the full range of values available Sin Gate Length 100 AUTOA E P As with all Reason interface items holding SHIFT while dragging will allow greater precision Also pressing COMMAND Mac CTRL Win while clicking a control will reset it to its default value It may be helpful to conceptualize a rotary dial which is actually the behavior of these controls All the rotary dials in Reason behave the same way You click drag up on them to rotate clockwise and click drag down on them to rotate counter clockwise If a dial is mapped to many values such as 0 127 there are many degrees of the dial and thus only a small rotation is needed to see a change in value The fewer values a dial has the more stepped its response is and thus the further the rotation distance needed to change the value This is demonstrated the most for dials with only 2 values like Off and On A dial like
22. o not fit into the current scale These notes can still be utilized via changing their Disabled Action Each Root Note has an Audition Note button which triggers that note to allow quick auditioning It is not meant to replace note input via MIDI Sequencer Control Next to the Audition button is a symbol If the symbol has a single note that indicates that Root Note does not have a chord mapped to it If the symbol has two notes on it that means that Root Note has a chord mapped to it Below each Root Note is a selection button The currently selected Root Note can be further configured in the Chord Generator module as this module reflects the settings for the currently selected Root Note Disabled Action When a Root Note is in the current scale it will play when that note is input regardless of which octave the input is on When a note is input that is not in the current scale the Disabled Action determines what happens Down Will play the closest in scale Root Note down the keyboard Up Will play the closest in scale Root Note up the keyboard Ignore That input is not registered and has no effect Play Will play that Root Note even though it is not in scale Since the Root Note is not in scale there will not be any chords in the 3 matched chord slots in the Chord Generator You can still create a Custom Chord and or use Mapping to configure a chord for this Root Note Stop Will stop all output from AutoArp Intended
23. ore clear Input Octave Shift Octave Shift is a 7 step property with values of 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Modulating this property via CV will snap to the nearest stepped value just as the front panel control does Arp Timing Rate There are technically 2 Rate properties Rate Free and Rate Synced This CV input will modulate whichever control is currently active determined by the Timing Sync button Arp Timing Shuffle Modulates the Shuffle property Shuffle is bipolar so the default value of 0 is actually 50 of the control range Arp Style Velocity Modulates the Velocity property Though this also uses an additive CV model as described above the difference with velocity is that it s not strictly a modulation of the control position as all other CV inputs are since the Velocity control now as of 1 1 5 includes Performance Modulation options in addition to set values So the modulation is of the current velocity value 0 0 1 0 0 127 not the control position I e if the current velocity played or set is 0 5 63 and the CV input signal is 0 25 32 the resulting velocity is 0 75 95 Arp Style Gate Length Modulates the Gate Length property AutoArp User Manual Page 2 BLACK ORANGE Sequencer Control Follows the Reason standard for CV control of AutoArp When the Gate CV Input is connected alone i e without CV Note connected too it acts as a Retrigger Restart control
24. ot retrigger when there is partial release Retrigger will happen when a new note is input though AutoArp User Manual Page 21 BLACK JORANGE Multi Note Input Delay When Input Mode is set to Multi Note or Multi Mapped multiple notes held at the same time will override the Chord Generator and send the input notes as a chord to the Arpeggiator If this input is from MIDI notes in the sequencer the chord will register right away However due to the probability that a chord entered by human hands on a keyboard will not trigger all notes at EXACTLY the same moment the Arpeggiator may register only the first few notes and begin playing with the incomplete chord Depending on Quantize Input settings this could cause a doubling of the first few notes The Input Delay knob creates a solution for this When in a Multi Note input mode the Arpeggiator will not start until after a delay specified by this knob ensuring the complete input is registered before playing CV In NOTE CV modulation for AutoArp is based on an additive model This means the value of the CV signal will be added to the control position of the front panel setting with noted exception for Velocity For example if the Shuffle setting is at 50 75 of its range as a control and the CV input for Shuffle has a signal of 0 25 32 the result will be 50 of the range which equates to 0 for that property Experimentation will make this m
25. s of Chord 1 1 3 are the matched slots which are chords found from the Chord Dictionary that match the current scale Scale is the current scale starting at the current root note Custom is a chord made solely from Custom Notes Chord Size Indicator Shows the number of notes in the currently configured chord Octave Shift Oct Shift Transposes the chord by selected number octaves This only applies to this chord and is not a global setting Invert Inverts the current chord first inversion Does not apply to Custom Chords or Custom Notes Add Custom Notes Add Custom Will add the Custom Notes configured to the currently selected Chord Scale Has no effect on Custom Chords Duplicate notes will be ignored Octave Trimming Octave trimming is a method of extending and or shaping your chords It works by giving you control over 3 octave sets of your chord To explain this let s consider a C Maj chord played at middle C C3 in Reason The base octave set is controlled by Oct 0 This is C3 E3 G3 Oct 1 is the chord transposed down one octave at a time far enough that there are no duplicate notes so that the full chord is replicated transposed down Since our base chord fits within one octave the octave shifting is only one octave So Oct 1 is C2 E2 G2 and Oct 1 is C4 E4 G4 Each control sets the maximum number of notes per octave set The controls allow posit
26. t Transposes each note at input thus acting as a global octave shift Note subsequent octave shift parameters e g Chord Generator Octave Shift or Sequencer Step Octave Shift are still applied when relevant Quantize NOTE The Quantize parameters are modified by first setting the control Quantize to the parameter name e g START INPUT RELEASE and then setting the control Value to the desired value for that parameter Start This is only active when the transport is playing When set to a value other than OFF will quantize the first input to the transport s timing First input is the first note input after any time of no held notes For example if the transport is playing and Quantize Start is set to 1 4 the input will not be registered until the timeline is on a quarter note division Depending on the timing of the input this might be instantly or there might be a delay The end result though is that the first note triggered by AutoArp and all subsequent patterns will be quantized to the timeline Note this doesn t mean all subsequent notes will be quantized to 1 4 notes per the AutoArp User Manual Page 7 BLACK JORANGE example only the first note Subsequent notes will follow other settings regarding to timing rate When the transport is not playing this mode is ignored or effectively treated as OFF Input These settings only take effect if the Arpeggiator is enabled Instan
27. t Note inputs after the first input will trigger instantly regardless of timing of input Step Rate Note inputs after the first input will only take effect on the next Arpeggiator note according to the Arpeggiator Timing Rate timing or Sequencer Step if the Sequencer is enabled can be the same as Rate but could be different due to the ability set Step specific timing This is useful to maintain the continuous timing of an arpeggio pattern Arpeggio Loop Arp Loop Note inputs after the first input will take effect once the currently playing Arpeggio loops ends Sequencer Loop Seq Loop Note inputs after the first input will take effect once the currently playing Sequencer loops Release When ON will not register the release of a note until the timing specified in Quantize Input EXAMPLE With a fresh AutoArp instance or right click gt reset device set Quantize Input to Arp Loop and Quantize Release to On then press a note and release it immediately The Arpeggiator will play once through the pattern and then stop effectively creating a One Shot mode AutoArp User Manual Page 8 BLACK ORANGE Note Mapping Enabled Turns on off Note Mapping Note if disabled this will also disable the Chord Generator even if Chord Generator Enabled is ON since the Chord Generator depends on Note Mapping Root Notes The Note Mapping module is organized into Root Notes Notes that are grayed out are d
28. this would have off at around 7 o clock and On at around 5 o clock on the dial To change from Off to On requires rotating the dial all the way around before the value changes This is the case with the label value controls in AutoArp Those with only a few values require further drag distance to change The furthest distance is for the Off On controls If you click on the label and are dragging up or down you may have to drag further than you were expecting to see the value change AutoArp User Manual Page 5 BLACK ORANGE Scale Configuration Key Sets the Key of the scale used for Mapping Scale Sets the Scale used for the Mapping There are currently 64 scales to choose from Audition Scale When set to ON many of AutoArp s settings are overridden to provide a relatively consistent setup to optimize the presentation and comparison of the various Keys Scales Modes While in Audition Scale Mode any note input will trigger the playing of the current Scale starting at that note or mapped note This allows for hearing the Scale s different Modes It is important to note that Audition Scale is meant as a temporary convenience to aid in the selection of a Scale and should normally turned off when not being used since it overrides other settings NOTE If you are finding AutoArp is not responding to setting changes as you expect always first check to see if Audition Scale is mistakenly le
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