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5.2.6.3. Mixing Arpeggios
Mixing arpeggios is one of the most fun creative experiences you can have with the KeyStep
Pro. Here's how to do it:
• Activate Track 2 and press Arp to select arpeggio mode.
• Select the minor scale (or any other scale you like) by pressing 'Shift' + the
appropriate Scale key.
• Hold down a chord on the keyboard and press HOLD.
• Press Play to start the arpeggio.
Repeat this on Tracks 3 and 4.
If all is well, you now have three arpeggios playing simultaneously!
By pressing Mute, you can momentarily silence one of the Arpeggios.
The real magic happens when you change the Time Division of one or two of the arpeggios
with 'Shift' + Time Division. This will only change the Time Division of the active arpeggio; the
others will keep running at their own pace!
!: An external delay is the arpeggiator's best friend.
5.2.6.4. Spicing up your Arpeggios
Use the Pitchbend touch strip to change the pitch of your arpeggio.
♪: In the MIDI Control Center you can set the pitch bend range in semitones (half steps).
Turning the Swing knob will apply swing to all arpeggios simultaneously. Use 'Shift' + Swing
to apply swing to the arpeggio on the active track only. When you record an arpeggio and
quantize is off, Swing is recorded in the sequencer.
!: One of the most overlooked applications of an arpeggiator is just playing one note instead of a
chord. When you set the arpeggio to medium speed, you can create interesting rhythms by sporadically
lifting and pressing a finger on a key. You can take this idea further to create Hoketus. Hoketus is the
name of a technique where you repeat one note over and over, never changing its pitch, though you
do change other parameters of the note: for example, its timbre (LFO→Filter Cutoff), the Attack, Sustain
and Decay stages of the note's amplitude or filter envelope, and its velocity or aftertouch (pressure).
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