- can have both plus and minus values. eg 0,3,7 or 0,-3, -7 even mix values
you would need to sort of transpose it to do negatives. for 0 -3 -7 you would make the note 7 steps lower, then use 7 4 0. but that would only work in a table setting, and not in an arp command (because it would be the equivalent of 7 11 7, or 0 4 0 if you went back up to the original pitch.)
to use it in a command, you'd have to make it start on the bottom note. so say you want a C4 descending arp at 0 -3 -7. what you would do is transpose the note down to F3. this is the equivalent of starting at -7. this is the last note in the descending arp, so the first number would be 7, or C4. C4 minus -3 notes would be A2, which is F3 +4.
which would make the command:
F3 C4 A2
0 7 4
the highest note is still C4 and the lowest note is still F3, and it descends in the right order, it just can't START at the highest note.