The ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator designed by Jason Hotchkiss, fully constructed and tested. Simple to use but huge on features, the ARPIE enables you to send arpeggiated chords via MIDI to any Synthes...

The ARPIE - MIDI Arpeggiator designed by Jason Hotchkiss, fully constructed and tested.

Simple to use but huge on features, the ARPIE enables you to send arpeggiated chords via MIDI to any Synthesizer or Sound Module, opening up a whole world of musical possibilities and breathing new life into old gear. As well as an internal clock, the ARPIE receives MIDI clock through a central input to SYNC your hardware in a range of note timings. It can even be used without a keyboard!

Here is the low-down on what the ARPIE can do:

Arpeggiate modes: Up, Down, Up-Down, Randomised, Manual or Polyphonic Gated Chord

Lock notes to scale: 7 musical modes/11 root notes/selectable out-of-scale note handling

Variable playback rate: 1 to 1/32 beats per step, with dotted and triplet options

Transpose from -3 to +12 semitones from front panel, or by inputted MIDI note

Control note length and MIDI velocity

1-16 step play/rest pattern with randomisation options

Automate up to 16 bars of transposition, with the force to scale option for finding new chord progressions

Manual chord entry mode: Experiment with chords and access ARPIE's full potential without any keyboard attached!

Per-step Accent, Full Gate, Tied Gate, Octave Up/Down, Fourth interval down, polyphonic play through with randomisation options

Mutate and extend the arpeggio with inserted notes: None/Lowest note/Highest note/meander 3 steps forward 1 step back/4 steps forward 2 steps back

Select MIDI channels and OMNI receive mode with MIDI thru, MIDI panic and MIDI "Channel Mode" filter

Control accent velocity with added support for Volca FM

Internal MIDI clock with tap tempo - slave or master

Alternative MIDI clock input socket

6 pin "Hack Header" expansion port.Standard firmware allows three standard potentiometers to control MIDI CC's, Mod, Bend, BPM, Velocity etc

Control Receive, Transmit, Beat Clock and Chord Hold using front panel, with firmware diagnostic/power LEDs on main board and a reset button

Integral 9V PP3 battery holder and 9V DC socket (2.1mm barrel) which works with either polarity plug.

Small size (98mm x 87mm x 35mm approx dimensions) and light weight (approx 125g without battery)

NEW Choose from FOUR ARPIE models: Classic, Dark Side, Night Rider and White Knight!

Some of the testimonials for the ARPIE:

"Arpie is the smallest most efficient friend I’ve got in my studio" - Jean Michel Jarre

"I absolutely LOVE The ARPIE, it's breathed new life into half my studio, super easy to use & is perfect for old hardware" - Mumdance

"The ARPIE has come in useful in sessions when we've got a bit stuck and need something fresh - it gets you away from the keyboard and makes you interact with your synths in a new way, with unexpected results. I never would have programmed the sounds on my Prophet I've made using the Arpie!" - Michael Lovett, NZCA Lines

"This weird and wonderful device has been hugely fun in the studio" - Sharooz Raoofi (Sample Magic)

"I currently have ARPIE driving my modular gear, and already it’s delivering better results than any software arpeggiator I own". - Ade Fenton

All documentation and manual will be sent to you once the ARPIE has been posted. Alternatively, they are available online here and [here (https://github.com/hotchk155/arpie/blob/master/docs/Arpie%20Quick%20Reference.pdf?raw=true).

You can purchase a snazzy acrylic case from here: https://www.tindie.com/products/hotchk155/case-for-arpie/

Shipping is quoted by Royal Mail, but I am happy to go with any shipping company you might prefer. If you have any questions please use Tindie's ask a question feature.

PLEASE NOTE: ARPIE is a MIDI Arpeggiator and requires separate synthesizer software or hardware to be connected to it to make sound.