02-12-2020, 01:09 AM
(02-10-2020, 06:37 PM)colb Wrote: The fast arpeggio thing was really useful back in the old days when you have maybe 4 channels max, so with bass drums and melody, there wasn't enough polyphony left to play chords - so they did this weird warbly fast arp effect to simulate chords, which didin't really work, but gave early tracker music it's own unique vibe.
I like to use the tables to play slower arpeggios - it's an easy way to get variations from slower sequences without writing arps out longhand - so you can experiment much more easily and quickly. speed of 6 seems good to keep synchronisation. You could maybe also use it as another way to transpose.
I guess think of it as another tool for generating variations on existing patterns, and a feature to play with for getting inspiration and the odd happy accident.
@colb, thanks for the background, I'll give your suggestion a try.