On the S-1, you can automatically arpeggiate the chords you play on the keyboard pad. This is the arpeggiator function.
The arpeggiator on the S-1 works when you press multiple keyboard pads at the same time. When you press a single note using a non-legato technique (by pressing the next keyboard pad only after you’ve released the previous pad), the arpeggio plays normally. In this way, you can make the arpeggios play depending on how you press the pads.

Turning the arpeggiator on

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [8] (ARPEGGIO ON).

  2. Use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to select “On”.

    To turn the arpeggiator off, select “OFF” in step 2.
    Press pad [8] (ARPEGGIO ON) repeatedly while holding down the [SHIFT] button to toggle the arpeggio on/off. (Ver. 1.02)
Selecting the type of phrase played by the arpeggiator

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [9] (ARPEGGIO TYPE).

  2. Use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to select the arpeggio type.

    TYPE

    Explanation

    UP

    		 Up

    doľn

    		 Down

    UP.dľ

    		 Up&Down

    UP.2

    		 Up 2oct

    dľ.2

    		 Down 2oct

    U.d.2

    		 Up&Down 2oct

    rand

    		 Random

    rnd.2

    		 Random 2oct
Selecting the note lengths played by the arpeggiator

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [10] (ARPEGGIO RATE).

  2. Use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to select the arpeggio note length.

    RATE

    Explanation
    1_4 Quarter note
    1_8 Eighth note
    1_16 Sixteenth note
    1_32 Thirty-second note
    8t Eighth-note triplet
    16t Sixteenth-note triplet
    32t Thirty-second-note triplet

If the timing you use when playing each note of the chord is considerably off, the arpeggio might not start playing right away. Play the notes of the chord at the same time.
However, when you want the arpeggio notes to play smoothly from the top, such as when using the “Up” or “Down” setting, it may help to play the notes of the chords from the lowest note or the highest note first.
The arpeggio keeps repeating only for as long as you hold down the keyboard pads (this works differently when the hold function is on).
The envelope (which triggers when the arpeggio plays) changes, depending on the POLY mode settings in the controller section and the ENV TRG (envelope trigger) settings in the ENV section.

Below are some examples of how ENV TRG works, when the POLY mode is set to “Mono”.


When you use the arpeggio when ENV TRG is set to “GATE” and the [SUSTAIN] knob reaches the setting of the decaying sound (0), the sound stops as the envelope ends.

Using the arpeggiator together with the hold function

When you press the [HOLD] button to make it light up while an arpeggio is playing, the arpeggio keeps playing even after you take your finger off the keyboard pad.
If you press another keyboard pad in this state to specify a different chord, the arpeggiator plays using the new chord.

Using the arpeggiator together with portamento

When Portamento Mode is “On”: the arpeggiator plays back with portamento applied to the notes.
When Portamento Mode is “AUto”: the arpeggio plays with portamento applied, but only when ENV TRG is set to “GAtE”.
When Portamento Mode is “OFF”: the arpeggiator plays back without applying portamento to the notes.