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Logic's Arpeggiator MIDI effect allows you to easily create arpeggiation patterns with your software instruments. I find that using arpeggiations in your music productions is a great way to add some extra intricacy and pace to your songs through the different arpeggiation variations, octave ranges and interval changes. In this article I'll show you how you can build up an arp pattern as an extra layer of interest in your songs.
Let's first take a look at the user interface and how to program arpeggiation patterns. From there I'll show you how you can incorporate these into your music productions. In a song of mine I have created a new software instrument. You can use the shortcut Cmd-Option-N to bring up the new add tracks dialog box and then choose a Software Instrument. On this track add an instance of ES2, and choose the preset Vintage Mix. I like this sound as it is a lead synth sound with some nice harmonic content, and sits well in the higher registers, especially if you play in around the C3-C4 region.
This will bring up the Arpeggiator plugin user interface. It might look a bit daunting at first but it's very easy to navigate. Let's start with the middle Note Order section. Here you can choose a rate or speed of the Arp. This will sync up with your Logic project tempo. So as you can see you can increase the rate quite drastically.
Next is the direction you want to Arp to sequence in. The upward arrow will sequence the notes from the lowest note to the highest note. And how the Arp works is that whatever notes you are holding down it'll sequence through. Now click the downward arrow it reverses the direction.
The fourth note order is the Inside to Outside pattern. It'll play the outside notes that you play with your chord, and will move in towards the inside notes of the chord. Following this is the random pattern, and as you can guess this will play a random pattern within the chord notes.
And lastly is the Hold pattern, it will play the pattern in the sequence that you lay down the notes. I'll leave the pattern choice up to you. Try them out, it can be real fun experimenting with them. Now let's jump over to the last two options on the right of the Note Order section. With Octave Range you can determine the number of octaves the notes are going to cycle over.
Set this to 2. This will cycle thee notes over a 2 octave range. You can always change it later. And the Variation dial has a set of ways that it works, the further you go up the variation dial the more complexity and variance it adds to the Arp pattern.
I'm going to set mine to Variation 2. You can add in some further randomization by clicking on the Options tab on the bottom. Unfortunately, despite its brilliance the app is only available on iOS devices. That does not bode well for Windows users. While that means you cannot install the app directly on any Windows PC, there is another way round. As we have mentioned, you cannot install the app directly on your PC. For that you need to take the route of a virtual machine. Here is what you need to do:.
So to ensure smooth running of the app, it would be better to check whether your device meets the following requirements.
Despite an arduous installation process, the app is worth every bit the hardship. It carries great features which are beneficial for beginners as well as professionals. It does a lot more than just cutting, trimming and joining audios. If you feel Logic Pro is a bit too much, then opt for Audacity.
Considering its features, the app is also a very good substitute you might try. It is free to download and provides you with a multitude of features. You can record or edit a sound from your computer. It is easy to handle and gives great results.
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