About This File
This Stage Setting uses three arpeggios on three zones to separate a tuba, trombone, and trumpet into the lowest, middle, and highest notes of a triad. Because it's an arpeggio, the main "gotcha" is that it repeats. However, the step size is set to be a quarter note to help minimize this effect. You can also press the sustain pedal and release the keys for a full sustain with no repeats.
The attached MP3 has a "before and after". The first sample is with the arpeggiator turned off. All voices are sounding on all notes in unison. The second sample is with the arpeggiator on, separating the instruments.
I chose brass sounds in response to an old post in the forums about the "more perfect brass section," but I'm sure there could be plenty of other applications!
What's New in Version 2 See changelog
Released
- I just realized last night that the arpeggiator can tie notes together. So, instead of a one-step arpeggio at a slow tempo with the sustain pedal for longer notes, I used a sixteen-step arpeggio with all the notes tied together. Now it works with a moderate tempo without the sustain pedal. There is only a small hiccup when the arpeggio "recycles", so you may not need the pedal at all.