I think Yamaha moved the Arp parameters of the S970 from Global to Performance because that was a suggestion I made to Yamaha last year. (to save them in registrations) But having The Arp Hold as a Global parameter allows us to have Arp Hold assigned to a foot switch that can be used with any Voice we want. When I use Arp Hold, I like to turn it on and off as I play. It's a different feel and sometimes it makes a difference in how I play the arp. If it is On all of the time, then I loose a nuance of playing the arp intermittently. (stopping or truncating the arp loop at will) Which is part of the expression of playing arps in the first place.
Joe H
I will have to try that...
I allways treated it more like a static switch..
When Its ON, it works more like an extra arranger trak, looping the arp comtinously..
And when its OFF it makes the arpeggio only sound and retrigger when i pllay the keys
(There is also sync-off and while in that mode the arps plays as a loop continously, playing a note makes the arp sound)
I choose a mode based on what i want to archieve...
For the right hand thats mostly OFF, making it to me a more musicall tune
So again, i learned something..and will be trying to controll this parameter by foot.. making it more dynamic. So in Genos, we keep the standard parameter in the OFF position... and when playing with arps, we assign ARP Hold ONN to a footswitch... sounds like and idea i can live with