Arpeggio Section

An arpeggiator is basically a step sequencer that plays each note of a chord individually in an ascending or descending pattern across one or more octaves.

Important: Like the original instrument, Mercury-6's arpeggio section does not have a dedicated on/off control. Instead, arpeggio is considered a voice assign mode. With that in mind, the arpeggiator is enabled by clicking one of the pattern buttons (Up, Down, U/D, or Random). To disable the arpeggiator, select one of the assign modes in the adjacent Assign section (Solo, Uni, Poly 1, or Poly 2).

Rate- Sets the playback speed of arpeggiator sequences, from 1 to 22.5 Hz (with Sync disabled).

Sync- Engaging the Sync button locks arpeggio timing to master tempo. When engaged, the Rate knob snaps to note values ranging from 1/64th note triplet to 8 beats. Sync mode locks to the tempo in the top toolbar when using the Mercury-6 standalone version or the current project tempo when the plug-in version is used in a DAW.

Range buttons- Selects how many octaves the pattern will play before repeating. Only one button can be pressed at any time.

Pattern/Enable buttons- These buttons enable the arpeggiator and select the order in which the notes of chords are played.

  • Up- Notes play in order from lowest to highest.

  • Down- Notes play in order from highest to lower.

  • U/D (up and down)- This is the up and down mode, but like the original, has some (slightly) hidden functionality. When the U/D button is clicked, its LED will glow solidly, and the Up button will flash, indicating that notes will play up and then down. If the U/D button is clicked a second time, the LED still glows solidly, and the Down button will flash, indicating that notes will play down and then up.

  • Rnd (Random)- Notes are played in a random order.

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