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ARPEGGIATOR

To activate the Arpeggiator:

1. Make sure [ARP MODE] is lit. If it is unlit, press it.

2. Press [ON/OFF] (next to the pads).

3. Play some chords on the keyboard!

Latching the Arpeggiator:

When the Arpeggiator is on and [LATCH] has been enabled, you can hold down a combination of keys, and

the Arpeggiator will memorize and continue to arpeggiate these notes, even after you lift your fingers. There

are a couple of ways to use the [LATCH] function:

a. While holding down the keys, you can add more notes to the arpeggiated chord by pressing down

additional keys.

b. If you press the keys, release them, and then press down a new combination of notes, the Arpeggiator

will memorize and arpeggiate the new notes.

Arpeggiator settings:

You can set the Arpeggiator's settings by using MAX49's pads. Each pad has text printed above it on the

right-hand side, which denotes an Arpeggiator mode.

Hold down [ARP MODE] and the currently selected pads will illuminate red to show the Arpeggiator's current

settings:

• The top row of pads, determine the octave range of the Arpeggiation. The available range is 0 to +3

octaves (OCT 0-3).

• The available Arpeggiation types are:

o Up: Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest.

o Down: Notes will sound from the highest to lowest.

o Incl (Inclusive): Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest, then back down. The lowest and

highest notes will sound twice at the direction change.

o Excl (Exclusive): Notes will sound from the lowest to the highest, then back down. The lowest

and highest notes will sound only once at the direction change.

o Random: Notes will sound in random order.

o Chord: All notes of the chord will sound together repeatedly

o Note Double: Each note will sound twice. This setting can be selected in conjunction with any of

the settings described below, except Chord.

o Pattern: Determines whether the Arpeggiator will use the pattern shown in the Pattern Indicator

or not. See the ARPEGGIATOR part of the EDIT MODE section for more information.

You can adjust more Arpeggiator settings (Gate, Swing, Pattern, etc.) in Edit Mode. See the ARPEGGIATOR

part of the EDIT MODE section for more information.

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