Arpeggiation
What are Arpeggios?
Arpeggios are ubiquitous in all genres of music over many centuries.
Arpeggios provide energy, movement, flow, interest and rich colour to music creation and performance.
Some of the most iconic rock solos of all time, Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing;" and The Eagles' "Hotel California", use Arpeggios extensively. R.E.M. classic "Everybody Hurts" is built on Arpeggios. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a beautiful piano solo using just Arpeggios. The memorable songs created by many great artists use Arpeggios extensively: Radiohead, Adele, The Police, ABBA, Pink Floyd, Otis Redding, and The Animals all use Arpeggios in their creations. The list is endless.
Synth arpeggios are a common ingredient within Techno and many other sub-genres of electronic music.
An arpeggio takes the individual notes of a chord and arranges them in patterns and sequences, where each note is played or rested individually in rhythmic patterns. Arpeggios create rhythmic interest.
Developing the knowledge and skill required to play arpeggios is often a daunting and complex pursuit, and it can take many years to establish an acceptable level of virtuosity.
ChordWalk Arpeggiators will have you playing your own bespoke Arpeggios that are complex and sophisticated almost immediately, with just a few parameters set.
Using Arpeggios, your playing will sound both fuller and more specific. For lead guitars, solos will be sweeping and flowing.
With some straightforward settings, ChordWalk will automatically produce complex and sophisticated Arpeggio rhythmic patterns and sequences that give your Chord Progressions variety, flow and movement.
ChordWalk allows you to configure your Arpeggio settings at different levels of complexity. At the first level, you can set any combination of note values (steps), note lengths (gate), play patterns, octave ranges, transpositions, and chord voicings.
At the second Arpeggio configuration level, you can drill down from the Chord and set for the individual notes: note lengths (gate), play order, activate/deactivate, mute, solo and volume settings.
At the Third Arpeggio configuration level, you can drill down at the individual note level and add more steps to configure patterns and sequences to each additional step. You can configure note value (steps), gate, activate/deactivate, mute, solo and volume settings for each additional step. At this level, you are provided with the option to Chain or Alternate between the notes.
