jaPeggiator

An audio effect rack that lets you arpeggiate audio in real-time

LIVE 12.1 ONLY (must have the Auto Shift device)

jaPeggiator Manual

• mid/high toggle
  • If you have mid-range audio input, toggle mid, and if you have high-range audio input, toggle high
  • If the audio sounds warbly and distorted, it means you have to toggle the mid/high parameter
• freeze
  • The freeze parameter works nicely when mapped to a button on your keyboard (I like to use my "f" key) or any MIDI controller
  • This way, you can freeze the audio output with the push of a button
• steps (0 Q ONLY)
  • Unfortunately, the steps of the jaPeggiator only works in time when the Q time is set to zero
  • You can still use the steps with different Q/free times but the steps will just be out of time
• chords (macro variations)
  • int 1, 2, and 3 correspond to intervals laid out after each other
  • Since there are three intervals, there are four notes in the sequence
  • When you open up the macro variations, you'll see a selection of tetrachords (4-note chords) that I've mapped out for you
  • However these chords don't belong to a specific key, they instead revolve around whatever input you put in
  • rp = Root Position, 1i = First Inversion, 2i = Second Inversion, 3i = Third Inversion
  • EXAMPLE
    • The M7 rp (Major 7 Root Position) has intervals 4st, 3st, 4st (st = semitone)
    • If the audio input is a C3, the jaPeggiator will output C3 E3 G3 B3, a C Major 7 chord
    • The M7 rp chord treats the audio input (C3) as the root or first note of the chord
    • But the M7 1i treats the audio input (C3) as the third or second note of the chord
    • So the M7 1i has intervals 3st, 4st, 1st
    • With an audio input of C3, the jaPeggiator will output C3 Eb3 G3 Ab3, an Ab Major 7 chord in its first inversion
  • If you sing one note and change the chords (switch macro variations) there will always be at least one note in common: the note that you're singing
  • This makes for interesting voice-leading and it also allows us to think of chords and harmony differently than we're used to