Using Midi Control Center; The Sync Option; Sync Operations; Non-Sync Operations - Arturia Keystep User Manual

10 USING MIDI CONTROL CENTER

The built-in MIDI Control Center manual has general descriptions of the features that are
common to all Arturia products. To learn how to access the manual, see
This chapter will cover only the MIDI Control Center features that are unique to KeyStep.
10.1

The Sync option

As mentioned in section 9.4, clicking the Sync button is a quick way to back up your
KeyStep sequences. It also allows you to do other things we'll cover later in this chapter.
However, there are some things you can do even if you don't click the Sync button.
Here's a quick overview of the different states:

10.1.1 Sync operations

The MIDI Control Center (MCC) does the following when you click the Sync button:
 It automatically makes a backup copy of the internal KeyStep sequences. This is
known as a Template.
 It updates the Device Settings window with the settings from the KeyStep. These
must be saved using the Device Settings Export button (see section 10.5).
 It allows live editing of sequences from within the MCC sequence window. This is
an extremely useful feature, and we'll cover it in section 10.7.3.
If the MCC and KeyStep are synced, every time you click on a Template in the
Project Browser window it will be sent to the KeyStep internal memory. Any changes
you have made from the KeyStep front panel will be lost.

10.1.2 Non-sync operations

When the MIDI Control Center and KeyStep are not synced there are plenty of features
available. For example, you are able to:
 drag and drop one of the sequences in the Project Browser to one of the SEQ tabs
 send one sequence or a set of eight sequences to the KeyStep internal memory
 use the Store To and Recall From buttons to transmit an entire set of 8 sequences
 edit the Device Settings
 perform other MCC functions such as sequence editing, file management and
Template creation, among other things.
Note: The MCC will do all of these things when the MCC and KeyStep are synced also.
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