Arpeggiator note order inversions in MainStage
The table outlines the Arpeggiator behavior in each note order preset when the Oct Range/Inversion switch is set to the four positions in Inversions mode (set with the Oct Range/Inversions button). Inversions change the root note of the chord, resulting in a different start note to arpeggiated patterns.
Note order | Inversion 1 | Inversion 2 | Inversion 3 | Inversion 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Up | Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order and restarts. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3. | Plays the second inversion first. Playback order: 1, original, 2, 3. | Plays the third inversion first. Playback order: 2, original, 1, 3. | This variation, which consists of three steps, plays up and overlaps. Playback order: original, 2, 1, 3. |
Down | Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order and restarts. Playback order: 3, 2, 1, original. | Plays the second step first. Playback order: 2, 3, 1, original. | Plays the third step first. Playback order: 1, 3, 2, original. | This variation, which consists of three steps, plays down and overlaps. Playback order: 3, 1, 2, original. |
Up and down | Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order, then reverses the order, repeating the first and last. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, original. | Plays the second step first. Playback order: 1, original, 3, 2, 2, 3, original, 1. | Once the pattern is played, the order is reversed, then the arpeggio restarts. Playback order: original, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, original. | Once the pattern is played, the order is reversed, but the third inversion is not repeated. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1. |
Outside-in | Plays the highest inversion, then the original, then plays the second highest and the second lowest inversion, and so on. Playback order: 3, original, 2, 1. | Plays the original, then the highest inversion, then plays the second lowest and the second highest inversion, and so on. Playback order: original, 3, 1, 2. | This is an inside-out variation. Playback order: 1, 2, original, 3. | This is an inside-out variation. Playback order: 2, 1, 3, original. |
Random | Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions. | Played inversion order is randomly generated but no chord inversion is played twice. | This variation favors low chord inversions. Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions. | This variation favors high chord inversions. Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions. |