MainStage Arpeggiator MIDI plug-in note order inversions

The table outlines the Arpeggiator behavior in each note order preset when the Oct Range/Inversion switch is set to the four positions in Inversions mode (set with the Oct Range/Inversions button). Inversions change the root note of the chord, resulting in a different start note to arpeggiated patterns.

Note order	Inversion 1	Inversion 2	Inversion 3	Inversion 4
Up	Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order and restarts. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3.	Plays the second inversion first. Playback order: 1, original, 2, 3.	Plays the third inversion first. Playback order: 2, original, 1, 3.	This variation, which consists of three steps, plays up and overlaps. Playback order: original, 2, 1, 3.
Down	Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order and restarts. Playback order: 3, 2, 1, original.	Plays the second step first. Playback order: 2, 3, 1, original.	Plays the third step first. Playback order: 1, 3, 2, original.	This variation, which consists of three steps, plays down and overlaps. Playback order: 3, 1, 2, original.
Up and down	Plays the original chord, then three inversions in consecutive order, then reverses the order, repeating the first and last. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, original.	Plays the second step first. Playback order: 1, original, 3, 2, 2, 3, original, 1.	Once the pattern is played, the order is reversed, then the arpeggio restarts. Playback order: original, 2, 1, 3, 3, 1, 2, original.	Once the pattern is played, the order is reversed, but the third inversion is not repeated. Playback order: original, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1.
Outside-in	Plays the highest inversion, then the original, then plays the second highest and the second lowest inversion, and so on. Playback order: 3, original, 2, 1.	Plays the original, then the highest inversion, then plays the second lowest and the second highest inversion, and so on. Playback order: original, 3, 1, 2.	This is an inside-out variation. Playback order: 1, 2, original, 3.	This is an inside-out variation. Playback order: 2, 1, 3, original.
Random	Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions.	Played inversion order is randomly generated but no chord inversion is played twice.	This variation favors low chord inversions. Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions.	This variation favors high chord inversions. Played inversion order is randomly generated and can include duplicate chord inversions.

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