5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated NotesMASCHINE includes a flexible and versatile Arp engine, an arpeggiator that effectively lets youplay your Sounds in note sequences. The arpeggios are created according to both the pads youhold and the chords configured with the Scale and Chord engine (see section ↑5.5.2, Selectinga Scale and Creating Chords).If you have enabled chords, you can even press more than one pad to include the notesof all corresponding chords into your arpeggio!Like the Scale and Chord engine, the Arp engine is dedicated to Keyboard mode.The Arp engine can be seen as a melodic extension of the Note Repeat: Actually, Arp replacesand extends Note Repeat in Keyboard mode. Instead of playing repeated notes at a constantpitch you can play sequences of notes at different pitches.Arp and Note Repeat have similar modes on your controller: Depending on whether your padsare in Group mode or Keyboard mode, pressing NOTE REPEAT on your controller will switch toNote Repeat mode or Arp mode, respectively. Arp mode simply adds a few parameters to thosefound in Note Repeat mode.General Notes on the Note Repeat and Arp Engine▪ The Note Repeat / Arp parameters are the same for all Sound slots in all Groups of yourProject. These parameters are saved with the Project.▪ The Note Repeat / Arp engine processes live input from the pads of your controller only.Input from third-party MIDI controllers and data recorded in the Pattern Editor are notprocessed by the Scale and Chord engine.▪ The Note Repeat / Arp engine detects and makes use of any changes in the pressure youapply on each single pad you hold (Polyphonic Aftertouch). This allows you to generate ar-peggios and repeated notes with varying velocities!▪ The output of the Note Repeat / Arp engine is recorded into the Pattern Editor.▪ The Note Repeat / Arp parameters cannot be modulated nor automated in MASCHINE.Playing on Your ControllerPerformance FeaturesMASCHINE STUDIO - Manual - 275
