Zebra2 Arpeggiator: finish current sequence upon key change?

[josb]

Hi,

I just read the Quick Insight Tutorial on the Arpeggiator (thanks, Howard!) and while playing with the suggested settings, adding a ping-pong delay and some reverb I came up with this simple yet mesmerizing sequence. To play, one holds a key and right at the end one switches to another key to transpose the sequence. However, the timing of hitting the next key is crucial, especially because of the delay, which easily produces a jumble of notes that are out of rhythm unless hit at the exact right time.

So I was wondering, how does one tell the arpeggiator that it should finish the current sequence using the current key, even though a new key has been hit? In this mode, the new key would be used at the next start of the pattern.

Thanks for any suggestions

Jos

[mcnoone]

Well the top row of buttons above the arpeggiator has these to help with controlling the sequence, start-stop continue thing.

The Step selection row shows a couple of triangles resembling play buttons. These are also pop-up menus and their function can be changed to the following:
> or next -> the next note of the pressed notes is played
��� or same -> plays the same note as the one preceding it
|< or first -> plays the first note as explained for Arp Order
>| or last -> plays the last note as explained for Arp Order

and using these may also help.

Arp Loop determines the direction of the arpeggio loop. You can either permute the notes in following directions (example patter using a chord in a minor, a-c-e)
F -> this loops from first note to last (a-c-e-a-c-e…)
B -> reverses the loop, plays from last note to first (e-c-a-e-c-a…)
FB < -> plays forward then backward (a-c-e-c-a-c-e-c…)
BF >-< play backward then forward (e-c-a-c-e-c-a...)

experiment with these until it clicks with you.

[josb]

I have been playing with those knobs some more but I still can't get things to work the way I want them to. I put up a small sound sample at http://www.catnook.com/music/Small%20Sequence.mp3. If you listen to it, you will notice that I don't always hit the next note on time, and as a result this extra note appears. I admit that sometimes that's what you want, to add variety. But when not, it's tricky to avoid.

Thanks, mcnoone! Maybe I just need to work on my timing

[mcnoone]

If your using a daw, you can just draw the note lengths in, for exact timing at the start and end of some bars...like that.
It should work out better that way.

[josb]

After playing with this some more, I agree that this is the way to go.

Thanks again, mcnoone!

Jos

[Howard]

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