Arturia KEYSTEP PRO User Manual page 95

5.5.2.1. Memorizing a Chord
Memorizing a chord is very easy: just hold down a chord, then hold down SHIFT and quickly
press the Tie/Rest/Chord button. After this, as long as you keep holding down either SHIFT
or Tie/Rest/Chord, you can add notes to the chord. When you let go of both Tie/Rest/Chord
and SHIFT, the KeyStep Pro will switch into Chord mode and the Tie/Rest/Chord button will
flash once per second. The next single key you press will play the chord you created in the
currently active scale.
The lowest note you entered will be the centre key for transposition. Pressing any key
above that will transpose the chord up; pressing any key below it will transpose the chord
downward.
Here are a few more things to know about this feature:
• You can use a sustain pedal instead of the Tie/Rest/Chord button for all Chord
mode functions. (The pedal will not flash, of course, but that would be cool!)
• Chord mode is a keyboard and Arpeggiator feature; it doesn't work when playing
a sequence. If Chord mode is active and you record a sequence hoping that the
sequence will play the chords, you'll be cruelly disappointed. However, you can
have a sequence playing and play the keyboard in Chord mode on top of it.
• Chord mode can be initiated on all tracks when playing the keys, except on Track
1 when Drum mode is selected.
• You can memorize one chord per track.
Another extraordinary thing about Chord mode is that you can hold down several keys and
each key will be the starting point of a chord! This will work until you have exhausted the
maximum number of voices.
For example, initiate Chord mode and memorise a major chord (C, E, G) with the Scale
setting Chromatic.
When you press C3, the notes C3, E3, G3 will play. Now if you stay in Chord mode and also
hold down F3, it will add F3, A3, C4 to the chord.
To exit Chord mode, hold down the SHIFT button and press Tie/Rest/Chord. The last chord
you memorized will still be there. Pressing SHIFT + Tie/Rest/Chord again will reenable Chord
mode with your memorized chord intact.
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♪: Chord memory is not saved when the KeyStep Pro is switched OFF.
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