Waldorf microQ Keyboard User Manual

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Sound Parameters – Arpeggiator105 Waldorf microQ User´s ManualPattern Step 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4Note C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1 C1 E1 G1 C1Table 12: Arpeggio with Pattern Reset set to OffPattern Length 1…16Pattern Length16Sets the length of the rhythm pattern. This parameter is also valid when Pattern is set to Off or if oneof the ROM patterns is selected. Note that you can only edit a particular step in the Step Data pageswhen its position is within the range of the Pattern Length parameter.Arpeggiator Step Data PagesThe following Arpeggiator menu pages all behave similarly. The left value dial sets the step thatshould be changed while the right value dial changes the value of the step according to the possiblevalue range. You can only select the steps that are in the range set by Pattern Length. E.g., when you haveset Pattern Length to 8, you can’t change a value of step 9 or above.Arp Accent ÍÍÍÍ, ÎÎÎÎ, ÏÏÏÏ, ÌÌÌÌ, ÓÓÓÓ, ÔÔÔÔ, , ÒÒÒÒArp Accent01[--Ï-Ò------Í----]Sets the accent of a particular step. This accent is interpreted as a velocity offset that is added orsubtracted from the original velocity stored in the note list. However, the generated velocities cannever exceed the maximum MIDI velocity 127 or minimum MIDI velocity 1. This means when youhave already played notes with a high velocity, Arp Accent might not be able to further offset thempositively, so you will only hear differences with negative accent offsets. Conversely, low velocitiesmight not be able to be lowered by Arp Accent. The only exception is ÍÍÍÍ. See the followingdescription:• If ÍÍÍÍ is selected, the current step is actually played, but inaudible. This means that the notelist is advanced by one note, but you are not able to hear it. This feature is the opposite toArp Step set to Off, which doesn’t generate any note and therefore doesn’t advance thenote list.• If ÓÓÓÓ is selected, the velocity of the current step is not altered. The arpeggio steps are playedback with their original velocity.• If Arp Accent is set to any positive or negative value, the velocity is raised or loweredaccordingly. Each step adds or subtracts 15 from the original velocity.Arp Glide off / ˜Arp Glide01[˜˜˜˜ ˜˜˜˜ ˜˜˜˜ ]For each step in the arpeggio pattern you can activate the glide effect individually. This gives you theability to create the classic "Bass Line" melody character. Make sure that you set up a reasonable glideeffect in the Oscillator Edit menu.• If off is selected (empty space), the glide effect is disabled for this step.