Before You Begin; What's In The Softstep Package; What's In The Midi Expander Package; System Requirements - Keith McMillen Instruments SoftStep Reference Manual

1.0 Before You Begin

This section contains a few things to know before diving in to the SoftStep world.
It's okay to be overwhelmed with all of the options available. The SoftStep is a highly customizable
controller, and with customization comes complexity. Like with all things, improvement comes with
practice.

1.1 What's In The SoftStep Package?

The following items should be included in each SoftStep box (quantities will be in parentheses):
(1) SoftStep
(1) USB A to USB B cable — 15ft.
(1) SoftStep protective sleeve
(1) 3.5mm (1/8") to 1/4" expression pedal adapter

1.2 What's In The MIDI Expander Package?

The following items should be included in each KMI MIDI Expander box:
(1) MIDI Expander
(1) USB Power Supply (5V, 500mA) (includes power converter blades)
(1) USB A to USB B cable (for connecting the Expander to the power supply)
(1) USB A to mini-USB B cable (for connecting the SoftStep to the Expander)

1.3 System Requirements

Hardware
The SoftStep is a class-compliant USB MIDI device — it will work with any hardware or software
that supports MIDI.
The SoftStep hardware itself will work on any operating system (assuming there is native USB and
MIDI support). It can even work with computers that may not be able to run the editors but still
support USB 2.0 and MIDI (editing presets will have to be done on another computer in this case).
Software
The SoftStep editors have more specific requirements than the SoftStep hardware.
Mac
• Mac OS 10.5 or later