PAULD Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 On the CTK 7200, I play from sheet music, tunes from the 40's and 50's. I can't play without sheet music. Can someone direct me in how/when to use the arpeggios when playing from sheet music? Or, is the arpeggio used only in an arranger/composition application? Thank you for your time and consideration. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- T - Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Paul I think it would be very rare, indeed, to find any preset arpeggio on any keyboard that exactly matches that in a published work. Being mostly of a generic design, their purpose is, as you have suggested, primarily for arranger/composition/improvisational applications, where the composer is free to build the work around the chosen arpeggio(s). When some arpeggios, particularly those with a "reflection" effect that is locked to the song tempo, are played with a specific rhythmic approach, the arp takes on a life or animation all its own, that is just not heard by simply pressing and holding down the keys. Many keyboards made in the past 20 years or so have included a "preview" phrase function to suggest to the owner how different sounds (tones) are intended to be played. It would be nice if that were expanded to include the arpeggios. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showkster Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Apologizing in advance for stupid beginner question ... I think it would be swell if someone explained wht the Arpeggio function does, and how to use it. If it's what I think it is, I think I'd really like to use it. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- T - Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 The Arpeggiator generates a melodic pattern from chords that you play on the keyboard. While it is normally used for right hand play, it can be assigned to the Lower zone and used to generate an automatic bass pattern, when the keyboard is split. When Auto-accompaniment is activated, the tempo of the Arpeggiator will be sync'd with the tempo of the Accompaniment Rhythm. While it can be used with any music genre, it is currently most popular with the DJ/Dance/Club genre. I have included links to several YouTube demos that show arpeggiators in action. Since there are only a couple of very brief demos for the Casio models, I have included several Yamaha demos to give a better overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPzboOlNHMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXKFnAX0h4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CLiCzhq6cY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKK5gpoTZ10 When a delay dsp effect is applied to the arpeggiated sound, and the delay time is manually adjusted to match the tempo (The Casio CTK/WK models do not provide for automatically syncing the delay time to the tempo.), and the chord timing played properly, the delayed sound will tend to take on a "life" of its own - almost like a counter-melody to the original arpeggiated sound. Since you have mentioned in another post that you have an iPad, if you are interested in getting into arp based music, I would strongly recommend the Yamaha Synth Arp and Drum Pad app. It will put just about any "on-board" arpeggiator completely to shame. Besides its huge library of arp patterns, it will allow you to create your own - something that most moderately priced keyboards do not provide for. The app's MIDI clock can be sync'd with the keyboard's in order to keep everything in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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