Kore’s built-in effects are an essential part of the tool, but getting good with them requires fully understanding how they work – and appreciating how to make the most of the minimalist selection of parameters provided. We’ve got a download from Eoin showing off some of the power of the arpeggiator. Not only can it perform the usual vanilla tasks, but you can morph patterns, too. Some of the controls are definitely a little different than what you may be used to (“Force”, for instance), but the results can be something special – especially once you start chaining arpeggiators. –PK

Commenter apoclypse expressed interest in a tutorial for Kore’s arpeggiator, among other things.  We definitely hope to put the magnifying glass to Kore as much as possible, so let us know if there’s a section in particular that you’re struggling with.  With that in mind, here’s an arpeggiator tutorial for you to check out - don’t forget to load up the accompanying Koresound to play with while reading!

Arpeggiator Demo [KSD file, zipped]

While learning the Arpeggiator I recommend loading Kore up in your host sequencer and enabling the metronome (or set up the equivalent in Kore).  You’ll get an even better sense of what’s going on rhythmically if you loop a four-to-the-floor drumbeat in the background.

Kore’s arp isn’t immune to the power of morphing presets, so in the example Koresound provided, I’ve set up 8 morph presets starting with Init and moving from there to demonstrate the features as clearly as possible.  Try following through from A to H and follow the text to see what’s changing - all of the morph presets here are synced to the bar with the Hold (latch) button enabled so timing is locked to your sequencer and you can adjust parameters without having to keep your hand on the keyboard.  I also recommend loading up all of the factory Arpeggiator presets in one source channel so you can see what other effects are possible. 

Once you’ve got our file loaded, you can have a look at some of the capabilities of the Apreggiator by navigating the morph presets. Here’s a description of what’s going on with each one: