Signal input - feed a signal into this input from which the arpeggio will start (e.g. You can grab the preset to learn how to use the arpeggiator here. "New Arpeggiator Module with Clock Multiplier (kickstarter stretch goal) Learn more about the ssp at via the Percussa forum: The 2nd arpeggiator is choosing randomly between step increase/decrease. "2 arpeggiators driven by the step sequencer module on the ssp, each arpeggiator sending a pitch signal to a different sine wave oscillator. I'll possibly upload one or two more from this set over the next week or so.Īrpeggiator module demo #1 - percussa ssp Published on PERCUSSA 3 notes per beat against 4 notes per beat. Phase displacement is occasionally erroneously described as 'polyrhythmic', when polyrhythms refers specifically to different note divisions per beat i.e. PS take note what I'm playing isn't 'polyrhythmic'. So - whilst the sequences are ascending, the overall movement is one of descent. This is likely obvious to the ear at the staccato section (1:57). The work is based around 4-bar harmonically descending sequences. chord 2 is lower than chord 1, chord 3 lower than chord 2 etc. 'Descending' - this one is slightly less obvious, but the actual harmonic phrasing/direction of the work is in descent i.e. 'Ascending' refers to the upward arpeggiation sequences. 'Twins' refers to the two lines running throughout - both are harmonically 'of the same family'. However, this work being a study, I feel it is best to give some insight: Sometimes it is best when a composer doesn't explain titles, as doing so can 'explain away' the secrets of a work - and leave nothing for the listener to discover. On a musical level - and with respect the title: Playing this work is the equivalent of having two arpeggiators running in upward sequence motion. What makes this work difficult is twofold:ġ) Playing evenly/metronomically for 3 1/2 minutes (in this performance I'm slowing down at certain points to emphasise new phrases, but I've indicated on the score that the piece can also be played entirely evenly - it all depends on desired effect)Ģ) Thinking two thoughts at once/holding two thoughts in the mind for the entire duration of the work. Skip to 3:47 for the explanatory section. 3-note LH phrases against 4-note RH phases. When the actual performance finishes, there's a short section illustrating what is happening in the work at a technical level, i.e. 'Etude' simply means 'study', and in music is used to describe a piece written to challenge/develop a specific technical/musical difficulty. I was secretly hoping that tempo FX would only apply to each track so you could have each track playing at a different tempo, but it’s still global, but pretty wacky things start to happen when you throw tempo fx in different patterns on different steps."#7 (of 12) from my 'Oberheim Etudes'. You can’t really use this with Song mode or with render options, and the polyrhythm stops as soon as you leave the Perform window, so it’s make programming sequences for each track a little odd, but it’s still pretty fun to play with after you do a little setup. So, that’s polyrhythm but not polymeter (or is it the other way around, I always forget).
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