Transport Section; Set The Tempo; Time Division; Using The Arpeggiator - Arturia Keystep User Manual

You can record your own music into any one of the eight sequences; we'll learn how to
do this in chapter 5.
3.2.3

Transport section

Press the Play/Pause button and the sequence will start. Press it again to pause the
sequence, and another time to resume playback from where you stopped.
To start a sequence from the beginning, press the Stop button and then press Play
again.
3.2.4

Set the tempo

Use the Rate knob or the Tap button to adjust the playback tempo. You can also set the
exact tempo of the sequence before starting the sequencer by pressing the Tap button a
few times.
With the MIDI Control Center you can specify how many taps of the Tap button it takes
to adjust the tempo, and also how the Rate knob will respond when it is turned. See
chapter 10 for more information.
3.2.5

Time Division

The Time Division encoder allows you to change the rhythmic relationship of the
sequence relative to the tempo: quarter notes (one step per beat), eighth notes (two
steps per beat), and so on. Triplet values are offered as well (1/4T, 1/8T, etc.).

3.3 Using the arpeggiator

The arpeggiator will not run if the sync selection switches are set to something
other than Internal and no external clock is present.
3.3.1

Seq / Arp toggle switch

To use the arpeggiator you must first set the Seq/Arp toggle switch to Arp. The Seq
position selects the sequencer, which is covered in section 3.2.
3.3.2

Seq / Arp Mode encoder

Use the Seq/Arp Mode encoder to select one of the eight arpeggiator Modes: Up, Down,
Inclusive, Exclusive, Random, Order, Up x2, and Down x2.
The Modes are described more fully in chapter 6.
3.3.3 Transport section
Press the Play/Pause button, hold down some keys and the arpeggiator will start. You
can add up to 32 notes to an arpeggio; chapter 6 will show you how.
Press the Play/Pause button again to pause the arpeggio pattern, and another time to
resume playback from where you stopped.
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