Strangelight Audio

MIDI Arpeggiator

Turns held notes into rhythmic patterns in time with a Clock.

Direction

Selects the order used to cycle through held notes. Changing the chord keeps the pattern position; it restarts only after every key is released.

Up climbs through the notes, Down descends, and Up/Down reverses at the ends. Random chooses unpredictably, and As Played follows the order you pressed the keys.

Up Plays held notes from lowest to highest.

Down Plays held notes from highest to lowest.

Up/Down Alternates upward and downward through the held notes.

Random Chooses a held note at random for each step, never the same note twice in a row.

As Played Plays held notes in the order the keys were pressed.

Rate

Chooses a straight, dotted (D), or triplet (T) note division.

Shorter note values make faster steps.

1/1 1/1 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/1D 1/1D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/1T 1/1T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/2 1/2 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/2D 1/2D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/2T 1/2T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/4 1/4 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/4D 1/4D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/4T 1/4T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/8 1/8 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/8D 1/8D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/8T 1/8T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/16 1/16 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/16D 1/16D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/16T 1/16T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/32 1/32 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/32D 1/32D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/32T 1/32T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/64 1/64 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/64D 1/64D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/64T 1/64T note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/128 1/128 note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/128D 1/128D note interval relative to the active tempo.

1/128T 1/128T note interval relative to the active tempo.

A numeric cable on Rate uses the note-value denominator: 8 selects 1/8 notes.

Octaves

Sets the number of octaves the arpeggio spans. The arpeggiator skips notes above MIDI note 127, so the cycle shortens.

Higher values repeat the held notes in successively higher octaves before the pattern restarts.

Swing

Lengthens the first step of each pair and shortens the second by the same amount. 0% is straight; 100% is a 2:1 triplet shuffle.

Raises the shuffle: alternate notes land later, up to a triplet feel at 100%.

Gate Ratio

Length of each arpeggiated note as a fraction of the step. Lower is more staccato; 1.0 is legato.

Lower values make detached notes; 100% holds each note until the next step.

Latch

Keeps the captured note set arpeggiating after the keys are released. A new chord replaces it on the next clock cycle.

When enabled, the last captured notes keep playing after you release the keys.