Waldorf MicroWave II User Manual

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Tempoextern / 50…300Sets the arpeggiator’s basic tempo. Can be defined manually in BPM (beats per minute) orvia MIDI clock, ifextern is selected.w The arpeggiator can be used as a master as well as a slave via the MIDI clock:• When you use the arpeggiator as the master, set its speed via the Tempo parameter.Set the global parameter MIDI Clock Send toon. This enables the sending of MIDIclock signal via the MicroWave II/XT/XTk’s MIDI out jack H.• When you use the arpeggiator as a slave, an external device (e.g.sequencer)determines the tempo of the arpeggiator. Set the Tempo parameter toexternal asdescribed above. Here, too, notes and MIDI clock information can be used tocontrol other devices. In this mode, the MIDI Song Position Pointer is alsorecognized.Clock1/1…1/32Determines the note value for whole notes to thirty-second notes. The basis is a 4/4 beat.Triplets (e.g.1/8T) and dotted notes (e.g.1/16.) are available for every value.Range1…10Determines the range of the single notes in octaves.Patternoff / user / 1…15Determines whether an rhythm pattern is played and which one.• Ifoff is selected, the arpeggiator playes its notes in regular steps, specified by theClock parameter.• Ifuser is selected, the arpeggiator uses the free programmable pattern defined intheArpeggiator User Pattern page.• Additionally, the arpeggiator features 15 preset rhythm patterns. These arenumbered from1 through15. Here is an overview of the arpeggiator presetpatterns:Diagram 4: Arpeggiator patternsl l l l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l l l l l ll l l l l ll l l l l l l l123456789101112131415Pattern 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16User’s Manual MicroWave II • MicroWave XT • XTk 69