Microfreak/UG/12 Arpeggiator/07 Arp Fun/01 Spicing up Arpeggios

• 12.7.1 Spicing up your Arpeggios

  • Use the Bend strip to change the pitch of a playing arpeggio. For strong variation across an octave, set Utility > Preset > Bend range to 12 and make sure Utility > Misc > Relative bend is off.
  • A single held note can make a rhythmic pattern: set a medium arpeggio rate, then lift and replace the finger rhythmically. Vary timbre, envelope stages, or volume with modulation or keyboard pressure while keeping the pitch fixed. The manual calls repeating one pitch while changing its other qualities Hoketus.
  • A small amount of pitch modulation from the LFO or Cycling Envelope can make a sustained note resemble a monochord: several strings tuned to the same pitch, with occasional strings a step above or below.