do you use the arpeggiator?

[Reznik]

ive used the arp only once in an EBM track, it fitted perfectly!

but for trance i think it sounds too cheesy, what do you think?

[Malevol3nt]

Of course! :posford: Arpeggios can sound really cool, especially when you effect them with a dynamic delay and some filterings. I use them quite often. But I'm allways careful not too cheese it up too much tho.

[Reznik]

which arp mode do you use? up, down etc?

[SeaWasp]

Play real arpeggios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair enough... I've used them, but only after I've written the main lead. As for directions... Up, down, and the one that alternates... never random

[Malevol3nt]

which arp mode do you use? up, down etc?

There's more then that really. Some vst's have programmable arpeggios, u can set the length of the notes etc. The random arpeggio can sound nice too

[Otto Matta]

Not yet. I enjoy making my own arpeggios. But the time will come, I'm sure, when an automatic one will do the job.

[frozen dream]

did u say airspeeder?

 

 

up, down, left, etc.

[NEMO.BOFH]

strydr, one thing is spamming in the offtopic, but dont even THINK about starting in the fucking music making section!

[Daniël]

I use them often, but never in the lead, they are always more in the background of the mix.

[Anakoluth]

Not yet. I enjoy making my own arpeggios. But the time will come, I'm sure, when an automatic one will do the job.

anak agrees.

[frozen dream]

strydr, one thing is spamming in the offtopic, but dont even THINK about starting in the fucking music making section!

i'll be a good pienuus doggy 0_0 i'm sorry if my spamming hurted you feelings emo

 

u can listen my cheezy arps here

 

up, down, left, etc.

[Colin OOOD]

OOOD and Voice of Cod are certified 90% arpeggiator-free.

[Reznik]

OOOD and Voice of Cod are certified 90% arpeggiator-free.

so you dont dig it or what? why not?

[Colin OOOD]

so you dont dig it or what? why not?

I prefer to write my own arpeggios Sometimes you find a preset with a cool arp though.

[acidkills]

Or find a cool preset and change it..

Recently I use the more often.. But never up or down, maybe up & down and never random.. Depends what effect I wanna get..

[Colin OOOD]

Or find a cool preset and change it..

Sometimes Not always.

[NEMO.BOFH]

i like the randomness and the way you can program some vst's...

[Symphoid]

I'm not a huge fan of pre-programmed arps. It takes away the challenge of composing.

[drekmajster]

I prefer to make my own to prewritten ones, but I rarely use melodies anyway

[supergroover]

they can be cool.

you dont have to use the whole sequence.. you can just use two notes or whatever sounds good..

[needle ninja]

I always wished my Yamaha W7 had an arp on it.

I have sequenced the basic 3-note arp before but I like the odd ones when you set then to latch and play different notes.

Haven't used an arp in ages, however and I sort of think of them as passé.

[Jikkenteki]

If I'm going for an arp'ed sound I generally tend to write mine own arps. If I think about it, I do often tend to use arpeggiators to "busy-fy" a lead I have already have clearly writing to function as a variation of the original. Unlike many I am also a fan of the random mode as I like to do little things to "break" patterns and keep the ear interested. Only rule I can really say is I use 'em if they sound right for the situation.

[cronodevir]

4123 or 1324-ish arp, with a gate alternateing from half to 4th...with a delay, and some reverb....bam! Add a chorus and cuttoff/reso/PWM automation..and you got something that causes women to get wet inside!

[Colin OOOD]

But why synthesise something when you can just as easily use the real thing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Veracohr]

I always just create the arpeggio with the notes rather than an arpeggiator. I don't imagine any arpeggiator pattern written by some random person is going to be exactly what I want on a given song.

 

But if I were to play such a part live, I would need to create an arpeggiator pattern.