Using the arpeggiator while you play
Using the arpeggiator in Combination mode
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Sounding an arpeggio in the order of the pitches in
the chord you played
• The
Sort parameter lets you select whether the notes of
the arpeggio will be sounded in the order of the pitches
in the chord you played (regardless of the order in which
you actually played the notes), or in the order that you
played the notes.
Checked: the arpeggio will play each note in the order of
its pitch, regardless of the order that you actually played
the notes.
Unchecked: the arpeggio will trigger each note in the
order that you actually played the notes.
Setting the arpeggio to continue playing even after
you have taken your hand off the keyboard
• The
Latch parameter lets you select whether the
arpeggio will continue playing when you take your hand
off the keyboard, or whether the arpeggio will stop.
Checked: The arpeggio will continue playing even after
you remove your hand from the keyboard.
Unchecked: The arpeggio will stop playing when you
remove your hand from the keyboard.
Synchronizing the arpeggiator to your keyboard
timing
• The
Key Sync. parameter lets you specify whether the
arpeggio will begin at the moment you play the
keyboard, or whether it will always play in
synchronization to the MIDI clock tempo.
Checked: The arpeggio
pattern will start from the
beginning when you press a key. This setting is suitable
when you want the arpeggio to start from the beginning
of the measure as you are playing in realtime.
Unchecked: The arpeggiator will synchronize to the
MIDI clock timing.
Sounding both the arpeggio notes and the notes you
play
• The
Keyboard parameter lets you specify whether the
notes that you play on the keyboard will be sounded
along with the arpeggiated notes.
Checked: The notes you play on the keyboard and the
notes played by the arpeggiator will both be heard.
Unchecked: Only the arpeggiated notes will sound.
Specifying the zone where the arpeggiator
will function
In P-ARP> SCAN ZONE page you can specify the range of
notes (keys) and velocities where the arpeggiator will
function.
Using the arpeggiator in
Combination mode
In Combination mode the KROSS provides
dual arpeggiators,
allowing you to run two arpeggio patterns simultaneously.
1. In Combination mode, select a combination. (see
“Selecting Combinations” on page 41)
2. Each time you press the ARP button, the arpeggiator
will turn on or off.
Tip: As you select various combinations, you’ll notice
that the ARP button LED will light up for some
combinations. (see “Linking the arpeggiator to programs
or combinations” on page 71)
3. If the arpeggiator is on, an arpeggio will start playing
when you play the keyboard.
In some combinations or songs,
depending on the
arpeggiator A and B settings, the arpeggiator might not
start even if you turn on the ARP and play the keyboard.
(see page 71)
4. Use the TEMPO knob or the TAP button to set the
tempo.
The ARP button, TEMPO knob, and TAP button will
apply to both arpeggiators A and B. Their state is saved
when the combination is written.
Selecting an arpeggio pattern and adjusting
settings
You can select an arpeggio pattern and specify how the
arpeggiator will function.
1. Access the COMBI> ARP page.
2. Notice how the arpeggio changes as described in
“Arpeggiator control (MOD)” on page 67, and
“Arpeggio pattern selection and operation settings”
on page 68.
ON, UP
Sort
OFF, UP
Sort
1
3
2
4
Timbre Assign B
Arpeggiator Run B
Arpeggiator control: [GATE], [VEL], [SWING]
Adjusting settings
Arpeggio
Pattern Select
Timbre Assign A
Arpeggiator function
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Select the arpeggiator(s) that will run
Use the Arpeggiator Run setting to enable the arpeggiator(s)
that you want to use. The arpeggiator(s) that this is on will
run when the ARP button is on.
However, the arpeggiator will only play a timbre if the table
next to the check boxes assigns arpeggiator A or B to a
timbre: T 1–16. You change these settings in C-ARP>
ASSIGN page
Arpeggiator Assign. (see page 70)
Arpeggiator-A, Arpeggiator-B
For each arpeggiator A and B, you can adjust settings for
Pattern Select,
Resolution,
Octave,
Sort,
Latch,
Key
Sync, and
Keyboard. (see page 68)
Arpeggiator settings in Combination
and Sequencer modes
In Combination and Sequencer modes, you can use two
arpeggio patterns simultaneously, thanks to the KROSS’s
dual arpeggiator functionality. The settings in each of these
modes are adjusted in a similar way.
The following example shows how to adjust settings in
Combination mode.
The dual arpeggiator functionality lets you do the following
things.
• Assign an arpeggiator for each timbre. Choose from
Off,
(arpeggiator)
A, or (arpeggiator)
B. →step 5
• Independently specify whether
A and
B will run.
→step 6
• Select an arpeggio pattern and set parameters
independently for
A and
B. →step 7
• Select Scan Zone page settings so that you can use the
keyboard range or playing
velocity to switch between
normal playing and arpeggiated playing, or to switch
between arpeggiators
A and
B. →step 8
• Adjust settings for timbres that will be silent when the
arpeggiator is Off, and will sound only when the
arpeggiator is On. →step 10
Arpeggiator settings
1. Select COMBI> PROG page.
Select programs for the timbres that you wish to use. For
this example, select any desired program for timbres 1–4.
For the timbres that you want to use, set their Status to
INT. For this example, set Status to INT for timbres 1–4,
and Off for timbres 5–16.
2. Access the C-TIMBRE> MIDI page.
Set the MIDI Channel to match the Gch or global MIDI
channel (set in G-MIDI> BASIC page MIDI Channel).
For timbres 1–4, set MIDI Channel to Gch.
3. Access the C-ARP> ASSIGN page.
4. Set “Temp” to specify the tempo.
This is the same as for a program. However, the tempo is
shared by both arpeggiators
A and
B.
5. Make “ARP Assign” settings.
Assign arpeggiator A or B to the desired timbres. Each
timbre will be played by the arpeggiator that has been
assigned to it.
6. In the C-ARP> A, B pages, set the Run (Arpeggiator
Run) parameter.
Turn this on for the arpeggiator(s) that you want to use.
The arpeggiator(s) checked here will
run when the ARP
button is turned on.
With the settings shown in the display for steps 2 and 3,
turning the ARP button on will cause arpeggiator A to
run for timbre 1, and arpeggiator B to run for timbres 2
and 3. When the ARP button is turned off, timbres 1–4
will sound as a layer.
If all timbres
ARP Assign status are set to
Off, or if
Run
(Arpeggiator Run) is
unchecked, the arpeggiator will not
function.
7. On the C-ARP> A, B pages, set the parameters for
arpeggiators A and B.
The parameters for A and B are the same as for a
program. (see page 68)
8. In the Scan Zone A/B page, specify the range in which
arpeggiators A and B will function.
The parameters for A and B are the same as for a
program.
You can use keyboard ranges or velocity ranges to use
one or both of the arpeggiators,
or to switch between
arpeggiators A and B. By using the C-ZONE/DELAY>
KEY ZON, and VEL ZONE page to set keyboard and
velocity ranges in conjunction with each other, you can
create even more variations.