Realtime Recording Of Cc# Values; Erasing Cc# Values; The Live Track - Arturia KEYSTEP PRO User Manual

8.2.6. Realtime Recording of CC# values

Above in this chapter, we looked at recording CC# values in Step Edit mode. Control values
can also be recorded and played back in realtime mode.
Realtime recording of CC# values is no different to recording notes and their parameters:
select the Control Track and press Record and Play. You stop recording by either pressing
Stop or Record. If you do not stop recording manually, it will stop automatically when the
last step of the Pattern is reached.
Again, it's important to understand that Control mode is different to normal mode: if you're in
Control mode and press SHIFT+ Clr Steps, all CC# values stored in the steps will be erased,
but the notes and note-related parameter values will be retained. The opposite is also true.
Pressing SHIFT+ Clr Steps in normal mode only erases notes and note-related parameter
values in the steps, not CC# data. Knowing this aspect, you can use it to your advantage by
recording notes over existing CC# values or vice versa.
Unlike recording notes, which are only stored in the current step if there is an open gate
(note in ON state), CC# values are recorded continuously: for example, if you record a CC#
value in step 1, this value will be retained to the last step of the Pattern. (You do not need to
record the same CC# value in each following step). If you touch/turn other encoders, their
CC# values will be superimposed on the existing CC# data.
If you touch/turn an encoder a second time during a following recording loop, its CC# data
will overwrite the existing data for that CC number. However, it will leave the data of other
CC numbers unchanged.
When the end of the loop is reached, the Record button is automatically deactivated.

8.2.7. Erasing CC# Values

To Erase all previously recorded data for a certain CC number, hold down ERASE and turn
the corresponding encoder fully counter-clockwise beyond the 0 point.

8.2.8. The Live Track

Being able to program automation in CC# Patterns is a great feature, but what if you want to
directly control an external synthesizer or modular system in a live situation using the CC#
values of the main encoders? Or what if you want to create and modify a Pattern already
containing CC# data? It's easy: the track that is currently active when you press the Control
button becomes the 'Live Track'. The track button will blink slowly to remind you that you are
in Control mode. When in Control mode, you can use CC# messages in realtime to control
any MIDI-compatible hardware or software devices connected to this track via USB, MIDI
Out 1 or MIDI Out 2.
To exit Control mode, press the Track button of the Live Track again. All normal SHIFT
functions are now at your disposal again.
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♪: The Overdub button has no effect while Control mode is active.
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