There are two methods for creating arpeggio patterns -- Real Time or Step Write. The Real Time method involves playing the arpeggio "live" into the GR-30. Use the following procedure to record an arpeggio in Real Time:

1. Select Patch A52 (if necessary).
2. Use the EDIT/TARGET DIAL to select "ARPEGGIO/harmony."
3. Use the PARAMETER SELECT dial to select "[D]" ( A-TEMPO/h-remote).
4. Press EDIT/PLAY.
5. Press PEDAL 1 and the metronome will start. Each beep represents an eighth-note location where events may be entered.
6. Use the [+] / [-] buttons to select the number of event locations (up to 32) for the arpeggio pattern. For this example, select "G.08." This will give you eight eighth-note locations for events to be entered (the equivalent of one bar of 4/4 time). If "G.16" had been selected, there would be 16 eighth-note locations (two bars of 4/4 time).
7. Press PEDAL 2 and a one measure count-in will begin. The display will indicate the count-in with negative numbers (-4, -3, -2, -1).
8. After the count-in, begin playing the strings in time to the metronome (one or more strings per beep).
9. When you've finished playing, press PEDAL 1 to stop the recording. Strum the guitar to check your arpeggio. You should now have a nylon-string guitar arpeggio, with a string pad beneath it.
10. Use the PARAMETER SELECT dial to select "WRITE PATCH?" and press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to store the arpeggio pattern into memory.

NOTE: Unlike a traditional sequencer, the GR-30ís Arpeggiator will not record notes played between the beeps.

NOTE: The Arpeggiator records the order in which the strings are played. Therefore, the order in which the strings are played is important but the actual note(s) played is not. The note(s) will be determined by the fretting of the guitar during playback. If the strings played (or not played) during the triggering of the arpeggio differ from those contained in the arpeggio pattern, the GR-30 will logically substitute strings based on its built-in internal algorithms.