Cheers for the summary wish list. I've added it to the mop up task for V9 and will review fully in due course. I'm a little delayed with V9 as there have been so many other things on. It won't be too long though. Thanks again! Chris

Cheers for your vote! This is still on the roadmap for future development.

This is a great suggestion and would be very helpful when you have an musical idea in your head that you just want to capture. What makes this tricky though is that, while step sequencers (like the Volca Beats) simply capture and play back the recorded sequence, ARP needs to convert what it captures into it's fundamental parameters so that these can be modified and modulated later. I could create a mechanism just to capture a Groove pattern, or a Rhythm pattern, but I think this would offer limited benefit and be quite difficult using ARP's current UI. I will put it on the to do list, to rethink how this might be fitted into ARP. I do have plans for a full record/capture system, but that will take more time.

Hey mArple, Cheers for the suggestions. Microtunings would be awesome, but it is very difficult to achieve with MIDI 1.0 because there's only one pitchwheel command and that affects all tracks and channels. MPE and MIDI 2.0 have solutions to resolve this but ARP doesn't support MIDI 2.0 and not many hardware devices do, yet. It is coming though. It is on the list to explore though, so... maybe one day. Keep up the good work, I do try to catch your streams. Excellent work! Happy Days!

Yes, it's a good idea. While, I don't want the visualizers to just be a gimmicky feature, the note visualizer and piano roll in Connect are useful tools for seeing the effects of your parameter changes. I do have one other visualizer that I think would be interesting. The issue is available time to do the development work. What other visualizer styles would you like to see?

Re chord detection, I should say that ARP only has 108 chords/scales in its memory from a possible 4000+ chords. They are the most common though. :)

Cheers for the suggestions. 1) Currently, ARP's chord chains use whatever chords are assigned to the Chord buttons, so if you assign a custom to chord 1, any chain that plays chord 1 will play the custom chord. I am planning to add a mode to chains that allows you to assign a specific chord to the chain, regardless of the chord button assignments. This will also allow you to capture chords from an external keyboard while editing the chain. However, this is more difficult than you'd think and I couldn't get it completed for V9. 2) Solid suggestion, this is on my todo list. 3) Yes, I should have added another button in the original design. Perhaps I could make it so that if you hold the program button you could use the Play or Set button to tap tempo?

Regarding the "Hold" setting... Does this differ to pressing Play on ARP? Once playing, ARP will continue to arpeggiate until you hit Stop.

Yes, There's 4 possible states I can think of. I can guarantee that someone wants to do the opposite, so I try to make all states possible. Making the configuration easy enough is the hard part. I'll keep you posted.

I've looked at how this can be implemented and it is fairly straightforward. As usual, it is the configuration that requires the most thought... ARP needs a way to allow assignment of options other than those accessible current via the UI (CC Learn). Currently, there is no way to assign CC to global functions like Octave and Tempo, Chord Chains, etc. This new function "Use Sustain Pedal to hold chord in Live Play" needs to be included in that list. My proposal is to add a new menu "CC Assignments" that is accessed by holding the CC Learn button for 3 seconds. (bypassing the CC Learn menu). Here you can scroll to select the function and then select the CC Channel and Number to assign to, there would also need to be a way to change the Input Modes and Mapping types. (Latch, Hold, Inv, Etc.) This represents a considerable amount of work, but it would allow ARP's CC Assignable functions to expand as needed. I'll add this to the Roadmap but it's unlikely to be in the next firmware update. In the meantime, I'll look to introduce a hardcoded CC64 function that holds the chord during LivePlay. i.e. If (CC64 > 64 & LivePlay = True & Live Notes == 0) => Keep Playing until CC64 < 64

Having looked into this in a bit more detail, it's clear there are now 4 options for MIDI Thru: - - OFF - ON - ON (Left of Keyboard Split) - ON (Right of Keyboard Split) Implementing the logic is straightforward, but the configuration isn't I'm in 2 minds as to which of the following ways to implement the configuration. 1) Extend the current "MIDI Thru" menu settings to add the 2 new options. This makes toggling MIDI Thru more difficult. 2) Add a new "Keyboard Split MIDI Thru" menu setting. (Both, Left Only, Right Only). This makes it more difficult to configure MIDI Thru (2 options that need to be configured together). Option 2 is my preferred choice as it keeps things clean and you're not going to set it up that often. Whereas, toggling MIDI Thru is a common event. Let me know your thoughts and I'll plan this in for a future firmware update.

I can see how this feature would be useful. Let me take a look at how it could best be implemented and I'll come back with a proposal and an idea of how soon it could be realised.

Thanks for your kind words and excellent feature suggestion. Let me take a look at the request in more detail and how it fits into our other planned work in this area. I'll get back to you on this, asap.

The ARP is designed to pass through all MIDI notes from your keyboard when MIDI Thru is enabled - this includes notes from both sides of any keyboard split you've set up. I've just tested this with the V8 firmware and can confirm that all notes are passing through correctly. Could you clarify what you're trying to achieve? Are you looking to prevent certain notes from passing through - specifically those within your active split region?

What is your Time division set to? ARP's division limit is 32/1, so at 16/1 it'll only sub divide once. With fast argeggios, you can try using Ratchets instead. I've just tried the V8 firmware and chops seems to be working as designed. One other suggestion is to try lowering the Gate length and/or setting voice mode to MONO. It could be that the Synth cannot handle the amount of MIDI data being generated. I'm just guessing, without knowing your setup, so forgive me if I'm miles out. Let me know your thoughts. If there is an issue, I'll get it sorted.

I've always argued against the idea of using a set of fixed Chord Scales/Modes in ARP because I find my ears getting tired of them too quickly. Limited to 7 chords, there are only so many emotional changes one can elicit. Now, I know that's an easily shot down argument, given that most music is made within these confines, but I wanted ARP to allow exploration beyond the expected and give immediate access to almost anything. That said, I've had a lot of requests for Chord Scales to be included, and I can see how it would be helpful when you want to work in this way. ARP's interface isn't designed for Chord Scales, but it is eminently flexible. Bear with me while I think aloud... -- We add a global menu option to toggle between ARP's "default" Chord Interaction Mode and a "Chord Scale" mode. Chord Scale mode would fundamentally change the way the Chord and Note buttons worked. Holding any Chord button would allow you to assign a Chord Scale (from a list) to that Chord button. The list would be made up of scale types such as Diatonic, Melodic Minor, Diminished, Whole-tone, Pentatonic, Bebop, etc. Then you can press Chord buttons at any time to change the current Chord Scale. (Mad maybe, but stick with it) Holding a Note button would set the root note, the "key". Pressing Notes 1 to 12 would then invoke the associated Chord Scale Interval, aka degree. So... - Set the root note by holding the G button (Note 8) - Press Chord 1 to select Major (chord scale) - Then press Note 1 to invoke Gmaj - Press Note 12 to invoke Bm When a chord scale is selected, only the notes buttons that relate to notes in that scale would be lit. Other Note buttons would be disabled (except holding to set the root note). For example: (Major) X X X X X C D E F G A F The display screen would show the current root note, chord scale and interval: For Example: G Maj iii (Bm) -- I can't promise anything (in terms of adding this in), and I need to do some more research before putting it on the road map but, in essence, I think it could work. I could also envisage a way to create custom chord scales and chord extensions, but one thing at a time. 😊 Please let me know your thoughts. Chris P.S. If any programmers out there fancy helping to implement this, give me a shout.

While I've not personally paired an RK-008 with ARP, I see no problem in doing what you're suggesting. Record some ARP chords into RK-008, play those chords back into ARP and record 4 tracks of outputted sequences into the RK-008. I've done this kind of thing many times in software and also paired ARP with Hardware MIDI Loopers such as the Bastl. Just make sure to sync the tempo by setting the RK-008 clock source to MIDI IN (ARP) or setting ARP to MIDI Control Mode IN (if using the RK-008 as the master device). A lot of fun to be had.

Hi Yves, Thank you for the feedback and for your kind words. Storing Chords per Bank is coming with next firmware update, V9... then, each of the 16 banks will have it's own set of chords and the 12 patches on a bank will share chords. This is ideal for creating songs with 12 patch variations but all sharing scale. The Chord Chains take up considerable memory (that is limited by ARP's hardware) so it is just 12 chains for now. I originally developed Chord Chains to give my ears a break when editing parameters, but it evolved into a pretty powerful little sequencer. ARP was envisaged as a way to play and compose on the fly and not a device to create and store whole songs. For rapid composition, not a DAW in a box. It's so easy to change and customise chords that you can get back to a point pretty quickly. There are many more chords than the 42 in the list. Hold the Chord button and toggle the notes to create custom chords. I will take on board your ideas and suggestions and see what I can do. Keep the feedback coming, it is very much appreciated.

Tried again but still no joy. I've sent more information via email.

For a cadence (short 2 or 3 chord sequence), it's probably best to quick-load a chord chain. There's no way of automating the sequencing of chord chains currently. Of course you could use external gear to send chords to ARP. Keeping it internal... an alternative might be to change the length of a chord chain on the fly, but I don't think this will be easy as, when editing chord chains, only the selected chord chain is played. Perhaps this could be a macro target in the future? That could then be assigned to MIDI CC. Or perhaps a dedicated control for Chord Chain start position and length, that could be adjusted, selected or invoked, independently of the editor? Just speculating. :)