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1.
Welcome and introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.
A fascinating adventure ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.
About reading manuals..................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.
Installation....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.
Usage Precautions................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2.
Warning ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.
Register your Instrument................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.4.
Connecting the KeyStep Pro to the World ........................................................................................................... 6
3.
Basic Operations .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.
Plug and Play........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.1.
Slimkey Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.2.
Keyboard MIDI Channel Selection ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.3.
Pitch and Mod Touch Strips................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.4.
The HOLD Button .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.5.
Sustain Pedal .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1.6.
Octave - / Octave + .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.
Record and Play a Sequence.................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1.
Time Division ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.
Using the Arpeggiator ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.4.
Scales & Chords .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.5.
Creating Splits ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.
KeyStep Pro Overview............................................................................................................................................ 14
4.1.
Making the Connections.................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1.
... with a Computer...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.2.
... with External Devices .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.3.
...with an iPad®............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.4.
Analog Connections (CV and Gate) ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.5.
MIDI Connections ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.6.
Clock In/Out................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.7.
Master or Slave ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2.
Front Panel Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2.1.
Tempo Section ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.2.2.
Transport Section ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.3.
Built-in Metronome Speaker ............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.2.4.
SHIFT Button ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.5.
Control Section............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.2.6.
Track Sections (4x) .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.2.7.
Arrangement Section ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
4.2.8.
The Step Edit Button ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.2.9.
Step Buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.2.10.
The Main Encoders (5x)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
4.2.11.
Keyboard Section .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.2.12.
The Looper ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.13.
Keyboard ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
4.2.14.
SHIFT Functions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.2.15.
The Sequence Extend Section ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
4.3.
Back Panel Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.3.1.
Pitch, Velo/Mod & Gate Outputs....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.3.2.
Drum Gates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.3.3.
Clock Section............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
4.3.4.
MIDI Section................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
4.3.5.
Metronome Section................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
4.3.6.
Sustain Pedal Input ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
4.3.7.
USB and Power Section ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
4.3.8.
Kensington Lock Port............................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
5.
Making Tracks .............................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.1.
Sequencer / Arpeggiator (or Drum) Tracks ....................................................................................................... 51
5.2.
The Three Arpeggiators.................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.2.1.
What is an Arpeggiator?....................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.2.2.
HOLD and the Arpeggiator ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
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