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3.4. Scales & Chords
Some of the most interesting features of the KeyStep Pro are its scale and chord options,
which we'll cover in more detail in
have on your sequences and arpeggios, try this neat trick while your sequence or arpeggio
is running.
Let's try this in Track 2:
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Activate Track 2 by pressing its button
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Hold SHIFT + (Scale)-minor. The Scale selectors are located just above the
keyboard. For example, you activate the minor scale with SHIFT + C4 (the third
'C' from the left.) Try some of the other Scale selectors to hear the different types
of scale.
Chord mode is equality fascinating: - Stop everything that's playing by pressing the 'Stop'
button - Hold SHIFT +Tie/Rest (Chord) and play a chord - Release all the keys of the chord -
Let go of the SHIFT + Chord buttons - Play any key on the keyboard
If, for example, you still have the minor scale selected, as explained above, any key you
play on the keyboard will generate a minor chord! Can you arpeggiate this chord and thus
create an arpeggiated minor chord? Yes, of course you can!
3.5. Creating Splits
You could have an arpeggio play on the lower part of the keyboard and a sequence on the
upper part. How? By creating a keyboard split.
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Hold down the two track buttons of the tracks that you want to be part of the
split. The track button you press first will be assigned to the upper part of the
keyboard, the other one to the lower part. For example, if you want the sequence
on Track 1 to play in the upper part, you need to press the Track 1 button first.
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While holding down both track buttons, press an appropriate key on the
keyboard to select the split point.
♪: If at a later moment you want to check where the split point is, press the same two track buttons
simultaneously. The KeyStep Pro will display the ranges in the colour of the tracks that are part of the
split. Press the split key once more to deactivate the split.
We'll cover all these features in more depth in
Arturia - User Manual Keystep Pro - Basic Operations
Chapter 5
[p.51], but to get an idea of the impact they
Chapter 6
[p.91].
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