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Thanks for the question. ARP is only available from midicake.com. We ship from the UK using DHL who handle everything. Delivery is usually within 3 days to the USA and there's only a small customs fee to pay, 0% tax (for now at least). You can check our price calculator on the Midicake ARP product page.

ARP uses 3 parameters to control the musical timing. Division is the number of steps per bar (as you said) and this can be increased and decreased. Function sets whether the increase/decrease is an Incremental or Exponential change. That is, adding/subtracting or multiplying/dividing by the third parameter, Factor, which determines the scale of the function. This approach is very flexible and means you can control changes to the timing in many different ways. There are explanations and examples of these parameters in the user manual.Midicake.com/manuals In this video, I'm using a modulation to change the time division, I can't recall the exact parameter values used but it will be increasing and decreasing the speed (steps per bar) by the factor.

@@midicakemidi I'm looking at the manual now, trying to understand it. The relevant part seems to be this: ARP can divide any number of bars by any number of divisions using 3 parameters. Time Division Sets the number of divisions per bar. Each division is a sequencer step. e.g. 4/1 will play 4 steps in 1 MIDI bar Time Factor Sets the base number for the divisions. This is just a way to set how the Time Division behaves when you change it. e.g. Factor 3 will divide the bar in multiples of 3 Time Function Sets how the divisions increase or decrease as the Division value changes. ● Incremental, the factor is added or subtracted ● Exponential, the factor is doubled or halved So...I'm still a confused though and my question still stands: given any specified number of time divisions, which are "sequencer steps" as the manual says, and which can be modulated, is there then a way to quantize those sequencer steps to a musical grid. In other words, I think of it as two separate things: 1. The number of possible notes per bar (ie 8, 12, 13, 16) 2. The quantized resolution of each bar And thus, when modulating the # of notes per bar, the resulting notes could be quantized to the "resolution of a bar". This would mean that, similar to Euclidian algorithms, the notes are mathematically "rounded" to land in a given step in a bar, and if there are more notes than steps, then some notes would be skipped, ie, in the simplest example, given notesPerBar = 16, and quantization=8 steps per bar, every other note would be played. This would provide for an interesting modulating of possible notes per bar, but also still allow for a musical quantization of the notes to typically desired divisions, ie, 8/12/16 etc.

No, it's not how ARP works. The 96 clock ticks of the MIDI bar is the constant around which ARP operates, yet you are not limited by that. You can sub divide a bar or indeed spread those steps over multiple bars. Doing so sets the number of possible steps but you can define whether those steps actually play a note in several ways. Binary Patterns, Rhythms, modulations etc. It is the combinations of parameters that create the magic. If you want to discuss this further, feel free to contact us through Midicake.com or our forum Midicake.com/forum.

Yes, ARP has a Chord Chain feature that allow you to create a chord progression that will loop, up the 32 bars. This is then overridden when you manually play the keys again. We are currently working on the next big firmware update which will enhance this feature allowing finer grain control and longer sequences.

It is a great pairing with ARP. 4 great sounding instruments and a drum machine, + battery power!

@ Thanks for your response! I am really struggling at the moment with buying a little battery powered groovebox. My first choice was a Synthstrom Deluge but it is 1400€! Only for hobby music this is a little too much.

And I’ve dreamed of having lfo’s this slow. The evolving is killer

@@UcheEke Fantastic! Have fun. I'd love to hear what you make! ❤️

Same! Looking forward to getting mine ASAP.

Do you mean using ARP's internal MIDI clock? What do you want to sync with. I'd be happy to try to find a solution for you.

@@2MinuteWarning Thanks so much for the support, it means a lot! ❤️

@@wiwmusic1 That's fantastic! I hope you love ARP as much as I do! ❤️

I hope you find the learning process as rewarding as the music. 😊 If you need any support on your journey, please feel free to contact us via the website or post on our forum. midicake.com/fourm. Always happy to help.

@ thank you

@@alkali6 That is awesome! Thank you so much for your support!

I am sick this weekend oh noo but will try to dig in and make new script for videos

Thanks so much for your support Lumms! Have fun! ❤

Thank you. Cheers! ❤

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the new stuff. ❤

Cheers, so much! Chord Chain improvements are in development and will be in an upcoming release. Cheers for your support. ❤

@@midicakemidi Firmware v1.5.7.4819 is now loaded in my ARP ! 😀 Thanks again, Chris !

Enjoy!

Cheers! ❤

Thanks! ❤

Modulating timing looks very helpful.

Love it! ❤ Cheers for your support. Enjoy!

@@midicakemidi dang it. It's now 3.30am and I'm still having melodic and slightly Gothic fun with the new modulations and pre and post mod settings. You've nailed the interface and display. Very clear to see what's happening. This is an excellent upgrade. And the extra scales... So good for creativity. Thanks you

​@@joesweeney6262I'd love to hear that! ❤ Get some sleep! 😂

All 4 tracks share the same global chord/scale. They are in harmony. To play each track on a different chord you can independently lock each track to a specific chord. However, to maintain the harmony, you can use the many parameters to control to make each track behave differently. There are lots of options.

ARP uses external notes (from a keyboard or sequencer) to set the global chord for all tracks, so they harmonize. The incoming notes must be played as a chord, just like any arpeggiator. Is this what you mean?

Love it! ❤

Cheers! Yes, It makes me happy. Making music and enjoying the process, not fighting it.

Haha, When you love doing something... 😋

@ lucky man!

The new scales (coming with the V7 update) are interesting for sure. I could have layered the sounds with chords but I was thinking as I went and it didn't occur to me. That's the beauty of ARP though, you can take it, and it can take you, anywhere. 😊

You will not regret. So much possibilities in exploring melodies and scales. One of my gear I would never give away.

Has mine for about 2 months. It's a lovely tool for just jamming and experimenting

One of the benefits of adding all the new scales is that it opens up compositional experimentation. The theoryboard tried to do this, but the build quality was just not there. Totally the opposite with the Midicake Arp. I am so excited by this update! ❤