Arturia BEATSTEP PRO User Manual
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- Page 1 Questo manuale d’istruzione è fornito da trovaprezzi.it. Scopri tutte le offerte per Arturia Beatstep PRO Limited Black Edition o cerca il tuo prodotto tra le migliori offerte di Strumenti Musicali USER MANUAL...
- Page 2 Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia. The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non-disclosure agreement. The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use.
- Page 3 The two Quick Start Guides for BeatStep Pro. Be sure to register your BeatStep Pro as soon as possible! There is a sticker on the bottom panel that contains the serial number of your unit and an unlock code. These are required during the online registration process.
- Page 4 The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update the hardware that has been purchased.
- Page 5 MIDI Control Center and check out the tutorials and FAQs. We are very proud of the BeatStep Pro, and are confident that as you use it you will find yourself immersed in many extended periods of creativity.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents BeatStep Pro Overview ............................5 1.1. Making the connections ..............................5 1.1.1..with a Computer .......................................... 5 1.1.2..with external devices ....................................... 6 1.1.3. Something to consider: Ground loops ................................7 1.2. Front panel overview ................................8 1.2.1. - Page 7 4.2.3. Muting a Drum .......................................... 40 4.2.4. Selecting the Encoder Editing Options ................................ 41 4.2.5. Step-editing a pattern......................................42 4.2.6. Pattern Length..........................................43 4.2.7. Pad Functions ..........................................45 4.2.8. The Swing feature ........................................46 4.2.9. Randomness and Probability ................................... 47 4.3.
- Page 8 Revise a Template ........................................ 90 10.3.3. Revise a pattern........................................91 10.4. Store To/Recall From ..............................92 10.4.1. Store a Project to the BeatStep Pro ................................92 10.4.2. Recall a Project from the BeatStep Pro ..............................93 10.4.3. Template Utilities........................................93 10.5.
- Page 9 Parameter Charts..............................125 11.1. Default settings.................................. 125 11.1.1. Encoders settings........................................125 11.1.2. Step buttons settings ......................................127 11.1.3. Pads settings ..........................................128 11.2. MCU/HUI encoder assignments ........................... 129 Software License Agreement ........................130 Declaration of Conformity..........................132...
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Page 10: Beatstep Pro Overview
MIDI commands to be transmitted by specific encoders, buttons and pads of the BeatStep Pro. However, BeatStep Pro is so powerful on its own that there may be times when you want to use it without a computer attached! In this case, simply use a standard USB mobile phone charger to power the unit and connect everything else as shown in the following diagrams. -
Page 11: With External Devices
There are lots of great devices that only have MIDI ports (no CV/Gate connectors, no USB). BeatStep Pro can control them from its front panel as well. And of course it can send and receive MIDI data using the USB port of your computer. -
Page 12: Something To Consider: Ground Loops
In most cases you will not need the anti ground loop adapter. If you don't have a ground loop problem in your setup, simply connect the BeatStep Pro with the supplied USB cable to a computer or a USB power supply. -
Page 13: Front Panel Overview
Play again to resume the sequence. The SHIFT button allows you to access the secondary functions of the current mode, such as the playback direction for one of the sequencers. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - BeatStep Pro Overview... -
Page 14: Preset/Project Utility
1.2.2.3. Preset Length section BeatStep Pro sequences can be up to 64 steps long, consisting of up to four 16-step subdivisions that play one after the other. Those are called the Step Groups. The four LEDs above the double arrow buttons (<< and >>) are used to indicate the pattern length and which Step Group is currently playing. -
Page 15: Roller/Looper
As with the Swing setting, these controls can affect the entire Project (all three sequencers at once) or only the current sequencer, leaving the others untouched. For more details on all three features, see Swing [p.51] Randomness/Probability [p.52] Projects [p.49] chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - BeatStep Pro Overview... -
Page 16: Tempo And Synchronization
♪: The BeatStep Pro will behave as a MDI-to-CV converter while the unit is in Play mode if Sequencer 1 or Sequencer 2 are muted. If Seq1 or Seq2 are not muted while playing, it does not act as a MIDI to CV converter, but as a sequencer. -
Page 17: Project/Control Modes
1.2.7. Project/Control modes There are 16 Projects available in the BeatStep Pro, and each Project contains 16 patterns per sequencer. This allows for tens of thousands of possible combinations, all available instantly. The Project button is used to select the desired Project. -
Page 18: Step Buttons
So when Sequencer 1 is active the Step buttons are green; for Sequencer 2 they are yellow; and for the Drum sequencer they are purple. (Hint: This color scheme is followed on the rear panel, too.) Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - BeatStep Pro Overview... -
Page 19: Velocity/Pressure Pads
[p.24], and Drum Sequencer [p.38] chapters for specific information and procedures. ♪: Pads 1-8 are the bottom row of pads, and Pads 9-16 are the upper row of pads. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - BeatStep Pro Overview... -
Page 20: Rear Panel Overview, Part 1
♪: Only the Gate on/off signals are transmitted for pads 1-8 from these connectors. In contrast, the MIDI connector sends Velocity and Gate Time information for all 16 pads. Read more about the Drum Gates here [p.78]. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - BeatStep Pro Overview... -
Page 21: Rear Panel Overview, Part 2
1.4.5. Kensington lock port BeatStep Pro is highly portable, and it should be carried only where you want it to go. So we’ve included a Kensington lock slot on the far right edge of the rear panel so you can secure it to the surface of your choice. -
Page 22: Basic Operations
Scene [p.82] contains a pattern or a pattern chain [p.66] for SEQ1, SEQ2 and DRUM. BeatStep Pro can store 16 Scenes per project. The Scene feature is enabled and disabled using the MIDI Control Center [p.84] and accessed from within Control Mode [p.79]. -
Page 23: The Blank Project
MIDI Control Center [p.84] chapter to learn how to use this software to configure BeatStep Pro so its controls are perfectly matched to your system. It also shows you how to access parameters that are not available from the front panel. -
Page 24: Making A Project
2.3. Making a Project BeatStep Pro is such a spontaneous compositional tool that as soon as you change almost anything, you have started a new Project. At the heart of each Project are the patterns it contains, so let’s take a quick look at how to record a pattern. -
Page 25: Clear A Pattern
MIDI Control Center [p.84] chapter for details. !: When Sync is set to External the BeatStep Pro may respond less reliably if the external source is set outside the range of 30-300 bpm. 2.3.5. Enable the metronome The metronome sends note data on MIDI channel 10 to an external device or your DAW. The... -
Page 26: Record A Pattern (Or Three)
MUTE button simultaneously, and pressing the pads you want to mute. The Drum sequencer’s MUTE button will blink to show that some of the drum tracks are muted. The status of the MUTE buttons is not stored with the Project. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Basic Operations... -
Page 27: Project Save
♪: Individual sequences and Drum patterns should be saved often during creative sessions. See Saving a sequence [p.36] Saving a Drum pattern [p.48] for these procedures. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Basic Operations... -
Page 28: Project Load
It’s possible for a MIDI message to be interrupted for some reason. This can result in a stuck or ‘hanging’ note on the target device. If this happens, just press the BeatStep Pro STOP button quickly three times in a row. It will then send an All Notes Off command over MIDI. -
Page 29: The Step Sequencers
Today’s music often uses loops, so it makes perfect sense that step sequencers would experience a revival. With the purchase of BeatStep Pro you now have access to not one, but two of these unique creative tools (plus a drum sequencer!). And as you have come to expect, Arturia has taken them many steps beyond what the original devices could do. -
Page 30: Sequence Creation
3.3. Sequence Creation The BeatStep Pro provides an astounding array of options for music creation. Each of the following features plays a major role in shaping a sequence: 3.3.1. Quantize Recording The process of recording a sequence has been described in the Basic Operations chapter. -
Page 31: Encoders
If a note in a sequence is too loud or soft you can edit its velocity using the encoders. Just select the encoder that corresponds to that step in the sequence and then choose a new value from 1-127. The default velocity for each step is 100. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers... - Page 32 By default the Gate Time is set to 50% for each event. There is a technique called Fast Ties [p.69] that allows you to tie multiple notes together very quickly. We'll cover that in the Advanced [p.59] chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers...
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Page 33: Scales
3.3.3. Scales 3.3.3.1. What the Scales do The BeatStep Pro front panel gives you the ability to assign one of eight input scales to a step sequencer: seven preset scales and one you can customize yourself (the User scale). A scale is a sort of ‘filter’ that will help you to hear only the notes you want to hear in your sequence. - Page 34 Only you know what the User Scale will be: choose any note in the chromatic scale and any number of notes between 1 and 12. To learn how to create one, see the User Scale [p.124] section of the MIDI Control Center [p.84] chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers...
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Page 35: Step Buttons: Note On/Off/Edit
3.3.3.3. How the root note of a sequence is determined The actual note sent by a BeatStep Pro sequence at any given moment is the sum of two parts: The note being played by the current sequence step, as determined by the current scale The transposition amount set by a pad or by a note received over MIDI. -
Page 36: Default Sequence Length
When the double arrow buttons (<< >>) are pressed at the same time, their LEDs will toggle off and on. This takes BeatStep Pro into and out of Sequence Follow mode. When this mode is active during playback, the Step Group LEDs and the Step buttons will show steps 1-16, then steps 17-32, then return to steps 1-16, and so on. - Page 37 17-32. Simply edit the steps as desired with the Step buttons and encoders. When you’re finished you can re-enter Sequence Follow mode with the << >> buttons if you like. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers...
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Page 38: Pads
To reset the Octave range, press “OCT-” and “OCT+” at the same time. If the octave is reset while in Keyboard mode it will not transpose the sequence, but if it is done while in Transpose mode it will transpose both the sequence and the pads. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers... - Page 39 Sixteenth notes (1/16) • Thirty-second notes (1/32) To switch any of those time divisions into their triplet values, hold SHIFT and then press the Triplet pad. The default setting is 1/16. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers...
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Page 40: Swing: Project Vs. Current Track
Current Track parameter will be only able to select values between 60 and 75 until the project-level value is changed. ♪: The overall swing value can never exceed 75. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers... -
Page 41: Randomness/Probability Features
To do this, simply follow the steps described above in Saving a sequencer pattern [p.36] and select a new location number instead of the original number. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Step Sequencers... -
Page 42: Copying A Pattern Between Seq1 And Seq2
3.6. Copying a pattern between SEQ1 and SEQ2 The BeatStep Pro allows you to copy patterns from one melodic sequencer to the other. For example, if you'd like to copy pattern 01 from SEQ1 into pattern 04 of SEQ2: •... -
Page 43: The Drum Sequencer
Advanced Features [p.59] chapter. See the Drum Window [p.103] section of the MIDI Control Center [p.84] chapter for information about Drum mode features that can only be accessed using that software. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 44: Pattern Creation
4.2. Pattern Creation For this section we’ll assume you have your BeatStep Pro in Drum mode. If you aren’t sure, press the DRUM button. 4.2.1. Recording a Pattern To record a pattern, press the Record button and then press the Play button to start the pattern. -
Page 45: Muting A Drum
The same process is used to unmute the drums: hold DRUM + MUTE and press the desired pads to unmute them one by one. If you'd like to unmute them all at once, just press the MUTE button. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 46: Selecting The Encoder Editing Options
By default the Gate Time is set to 50% for each event. There is a technique called Fast Ties [p.69] that allows you to tie multiple drum events together very quickly. We'll cover that in the Advanced [p.59] chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 47: Step-Editing A Pattern
Step group that contains the last step of the pattern. When the LED is pink, both things are true: you are viewing the Step group that contains the last step of the pattern. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 48: Pattern Length
When the double arrow buttons (« ») are pressed at the same time, their LEDs will toggle off and on. This takes BeatStep Pro into and out of Pattern Follow mode. When this mode is active during playback, the Step Group LEDs and the Step buttons will show steps 1-16, then steps 17-32, then return to steps 1-16, and so on. - Page 49 32 steps, but the Step buttons will stay focused on steps 17-32. Simply edit the steps as desired with the Step buttons and encoders. When you’re finished you can re-enter Pattern Follow mode with the << >> buttons if you like. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer...
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Page 50: Pad Functions
Sixteenth notes (1/16) • Thirty-second notes (1/32) To switch any of those time divisions into their triplet values, hold SHIFT and then press the Triplet pad. The default setting is 1/16. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 51: The Swing Feature
Current Track parameter will be only able to select values between 60 and 75 until the project-level value is changed. ♪: The overall swing value can never exceed 75. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 52: Randomness And Probability
♪: The Randomness and Probability parameters will act only upon drum tracks that already contain active steps. They will not generate new steps within an empty drum track. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 53: Saving A Drum Pattern
Drum pattern [p.48] and select a new location number instead of the original number. 4.5. Clearing a Drum pattern The process of clearing a pattern [p.20] is described in the Basics chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - The Drum Sequencer... -
Page 54: Projects
The internal memory of the BeatStep Pro holds a total of 16 Projects. You could think of a Project as a single song (although it could be an entire performance). Each one contains: •... -
Page 55: Project Management
♪: Tap tempo will not function when the BeatStep Pro is set to one of the external sync sources. You can set the number of taps [p.50]... -
Page 56: Swing
To return all three sequencers to the Project's Swing %, toggle the CURRENT TRACK button off within each sequencer. ♪: The CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode [p.79]. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 57: Randomness/Probability
Seq1 Randomize Octave [p.116] section of the MCC [p.84] chapter for more information. The Randomness encoder is touch-sensitive, so you can check its setting without editing the value by touching the encoder. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 58: Probability
To return all three sequencers to the Project's Randomness and Probability settings, toggle the CURRENT TRACK button off within each sequencer. ♪: The CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 59: Roller/Looper Modes
♪: The recording resolution is determined by the Time Division of the pattern. In other words, if the Time Division is 1/16 the BeatStep Pro will not record 1/32 notes played with the Roller. To capture 1/32nd notes, change the Time Division to 1/32. -
Page 60: Looper Mode
See the that section of the [p.84] chapter for a full description. To toggle the Transposition Link feature on and off, press the TRNS LNK button. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 61: Preset Link
♪: When the PRST LNK button is active the pattern will wait to change until the Drum pattern reaches its end. If Polyrhythm Mode [p.63] is also active, the longest Drum track will determine when the change will occur. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 62: Selecting Midi Channels
♪: The MIDI Channel settings are Global; i.e., the Input/Output channel settings are not stored with the Project. 5.9.1. Output Channels Each sequencer in the BeatStep Pro can send information to its own MIDI channel by following these steps: •... -
Page 63: Input Channels
This is because Control Mode does not have an input channel. The color scheme follows the front panel design: Input channel color Sequencer 1 Green Sequencer 2 Yellow Drum Purple Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects... -
Page 64: Advanced Features
Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 33 Example 2 Original size Action New size Reason 32 steps SHIFT+>> 48 steps Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 33 Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... - Page 65 Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 29 To make the pattern a particular length, use the LST STEP button and the Step buttons as described in the Default Sequence Length [p.31] section. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
- Page 66 Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 29 To make the pattern a particular length, use the LST STEP button and the Step buttons as described in the Pattern Length [p.43] section. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
- Page 67 Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 29 To make the Drum track a particular length, use the LST STEP button and the Step buttons as described in the Pattern Length [p.43] section. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
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Page 68: Polyrhythm Mode
This could mean you’d have 16 loops of different lengths all happening at the same time. ♪: To toggle Polyrhythm on and off: enter DRUM mode, hold the Shift button and press Step button 16. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... - Page 69 3 will play a cycle of 5, and Pad 4 will play a cycle of 6. They will play at different times in relationship to each other for quite a while. In this example it will be 360 bars of 4/4 time before the first bar is heard again! Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
- Page 70 3 beats will not repeat until the 61st beat (3 x 4 x 5 = 60). Try your own experiments! Just be sure to save the pattern if you like what you’re hearing. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
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Page 71: Pattern Chains
!: If you change SEQ1 to a new pattern at this point its current chain will be lost. If you would like to save the pattern chain you have made, it must be saved as part of a Scene [p.82]. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... - Page 72 [p.82]. ♪: You can press any combination of the SEQUENCER , SEQUENCER 2 and DRUM buttons while holding SHIFT to create identical chains on the selected sequencers. ♪: The Preset Link [p.56] function has no effect on pattern chains. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
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Page 73: Enter/Edit Notes With Step Button + Pad
6.1.4. Enter/edit notes with Step button + Pad When BeatStep Pro is in Record mode the pads are used to enter notes into Sequencer1 or Sequencer2 and drum events in the Drum sequencer. But there are other ways to enter notes and events that are very quick and easy: 6.1.4.1. -
Page 74: Fast Ties
SEQ1 or SEQ2 only: The pitch of all intermediate steps will be set to the pitch of the first step. Note: Tied step will be displayed in Cyan while holding Shift. It is a great way to see which steps are tied. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... -
Page 75: Editing All Steps In A Pattern At Once
Note that the time shift will be applied after the SHIFT button is released. ♪: For the DRUM sequencer the changes will be applied to the currently selected drum track only, not the entire drum pattern. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... - Page 76 Hold [SHIFT] and turn encoder 2 until you see a value of 10 in the display. The Velocity values for the four steps should now all be set to 10. This can be confirmed by touching encoders 1-4 briefly. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features...
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Page 77: Shift Button Chart
Input MIDI Channel for current sequencer Note: A cheat sheet that summarize all the button combinations is available on Arturia website. You'll find it in the resources of the BeatstepPro page. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Advanced Features... -
Page 78: Midi To Cv Conversion
6.3. MIDI to CV conversion It is possible to use BeatStep Pro as a MIDI to CV converter. Potential applications include: • Using an external MIDI keyboard to play a vintage synth • Using a drum sequence from your DAW to send triggers to an analog modular system. -
Page 79: Synchronization
7. SYNCHRONIZATION BeatStep Pro can be the master clock for an entire MIDI rig, or it can just as happily serve as a slave to any one of several sources. See Making The Connections [p.5] for connection diagrams. You can cycle through the various Sync options using the SYNC button. A white LED will let you know which mode you’ve selected. -
Page 80: As Slave
7.2. As Slave BeatStep Pro functions as a slave to an external clock when one of the other three SYNC LEDS are lit (USB, MIDI or CLK). When BeatStep Pro is in Slave mode: • The Tempo controls will not control the internal sequencer while the external source is running. -
Page 81: Cv/Gate Functions
It's possible to use the BSP as a MIDI to CV converter, it means you can send note data from a couple of MIDI tracks on your DAW to the BeatStep Pro CV/Gate jacks. When the MIDI channels match, that’s what will happen. The procedure for selecting the MIDI Channels for... -
Page 82: Cv/Gate Specifications
Center [p.84] allows you to configure the response of the CV/Gate jacks in a number of ways. These are the electrical signals that can be sent by the BeatStep Pro CV and Gate jacks: • Control Voltage (Pitch) has two options: 1 Volt/octave (0-10V) ◦... -
Page 83: Drum Gates
Drum modules and other devices with Gate input connections have different requirements for the type of signal they will recognize. Fortunately, we’ve designed the BeatStep Pro Drum Gate jacks to operate as either a V- trigger (positive, or “voltage”) or an S-trigger (negative, or “short”). These settings will work with the vast majority of the devices you will encounter. -
Page 84: Control Mode
9. CONTROL MODE 9.1. What is Control Mode? When BeatStep Pro is in Control Mode every encoder, button, and pad on the right half of the unit can transmit specific MIDI data to external devices that are connected to the MIDI output jack. -
Page 85: Top Panel Functions
For more information about Roller mode, click here [p.54]. For more information about Looper mode, click here [p.55]. See also Using the Touch Strip with a DAW [p.117] in the MCC [p.84] chapter. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Control Mode... -
Page 86: Transport Section
User channel. The color-coding means this: Output channel color Control Mode (i.e., the User channel) Sequencer 1 Green Sequencer 2 Yellow Drum Purple Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Control Mode... -
Page 87: Working With Scenes
• Which pattern was active on each sequencer • The pattern chains you have constructed for each sequencer The BeatStep Pro can store 16 Scenes per Project. 9.4.2. How to make a Scene Enable Scene mode [p.82] in the MIDI Control Center. It's in the Global parameters [p.114]... -
Page 88: Encoders: Cc Vs. Mcu/Hui Mode
Wait to Load Pattern = On (lit) or Off (unlit) SHIFT + 15 Global tempo (lit) or per-Project tempo (unlit) These can also be set using the MIDI Control Center [p.84] software. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Control Mode... -
Page 89: Midi Control Center
The MIDI Control Center is an application that allows you to configure the MIDI settings of your BeatStep Pro. It works with most of Arturia’s devices, so if you have an earlier version of the software you’ll want to download the latest version. It will work with those products as well. -
Page 90: Connection
If a DAW application is already active on your computer, the MIDI Control Center will launch but BSP won't be detected properly. In order to use the MIDI Control Center to alter the parameters of your BeatStep Pro you will need to exit the DAW application. - Page 91 10.1.3.2. Potential issues: Mac OS X If the cable between your Mac and the BeatStep Pro is connected properly and the Mac is having trouble detecting the unit, your Mac is experiencing what is known as a "USB port enumeration issue." Here is one potential solution.
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Page 92: Where To Find The Manual
6. Restart the BeatStep Pro. It should reappear in the MIDI Studio window. 10.1.4. Where to find the manual There is a built-in help file for the MIDI Control Center in its Help menu, as shown below: It’s a good introduction to the MIDI Control Center, describing each section of the software window and defining important terms you will need to know while using the MIDI Control Center, such as ‘Project Browser’... -
Page 93: Device Projects
Projects is selected from the list the MIDI Control Center can recall that Project from the internal memory of the BeatStep Pro and place it into the User Project area in the Project Browser window. See the Store To/Recall From [p.92]... -
Page 94: Project Browser
The Project Browser shows a list of all the Projects that have been archived using the MIDI Control Center. These are divided into two main groups of Templates: Factory and User. The User Templates are the ones you have recalled from the BeatStep Pro using the MIDI Control Center. See Store To/Recall From [p.92]... -
Page 95: Revise A Template
BeatStep Pro internal memory at that Project location. !: This process will overwrite the selected Project in the BeatStep Pro internal memory. Be sure to save what you were doing before you transfer the file! Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 96: Revise A Pattern
BeatStep Pro. !: When the MIDI Control Center sends a pattern to BeatStep Pro it will overwrite the pattern in that memory location. Be sure this is what you want to do before you transfer one of these files! -
Page 97: Store To/Recall From
!: When you follow the steps below you will overwrite the current Project #2 that resides inside the BeatStep Pro. Be sure this is what you want to do! If not, please store it to another location inside the BeatStep Pro. -
Page 98: Recall A Project From The Beatstep Pro
Important features such as Save, Save As…, Delete, Import, and Export have been documented in the MIDI Control Center manual, which you will find in the software Help menu. Look in that document for the section titled Template Utilities. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 99: Tabs
In this case the individual settings per sequencer will take effect. See the Current Track button (Swing) [p.51] Current Track button (Randomness/Probability) [p.53] sections of Projects [p.49] chapter for more information about those features. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 100: Seq1 & Seq2 Tab
Click the DRUM tab and look below it for the second set of tabs immediately below the 5 mode tabs. These allow you to select the individual patterns within the Drum sequencer. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 101: Controller Map Tab
Step buttons in the MIDI Control Center will not be available from the front panel of the BeatStep Pro. They will be remembered, however, so if Scene Mode is disabled the Step buttons will again be able to transmit the specified MIDI commands. -
Page 102: Sequence Window
To zoom in and out of the vertical view, place the cursor over the keyboard graphic first. Then press Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) and use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 103: Front-Panel Parameters
This parameter allows you to transpose the entire pattern up or down chromatically over a range of +4/-3 octaves without having to select the notes and drag them to new places in the piano roll window. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 104: Sequence Length
The patterns can be up to 64 steps long, and the unused steps are darkened because they are outside the pattern length area. The steps are numbered along the bottom of the window: Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 105: Sequence Events
♪: If one of the selected notes moves outside the MIDI note range, the entire piano roll will glow red. The same thing happens if the notes are moved beyond the 1^st^ or 64^th^ steps in the sequence. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... - Page 106 The color of the selected note will change to indicate the velocity value: white is the lowest velocity value and red is the highest velocity value. When the velocities of multiple notes are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
- Page 107 TIE, and so on. When the lengths of multiple notes are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
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Page 108: Drum Window
To zoom in and out of the horizontal view, place the cursor in the pattern field. Then press Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) and use the scroll wheel to adjust the view. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 109: Front-Panel Features
Editing a knob value To edit a parameter such as Playback Direction, click its pull-down menu and make a selection: Selecting a pull-down menu option Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 110: Pattern Length (Polyrhythm Off)
The patterns can be up to 64 steps long, and the unused steps are darkened because they are outside the pattern length area. The steps are numbered along the bottom of the window: Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 111: Track Length (Polyrhythm On)
To return all tracks to the same pattern length value, select the Off value in the Polyrhythm pull-down menu. The length of all tracks will jump to match the length of the longest Drum track, and the entire pattern will now be 4 counts long. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 112: Pattern Events
♪: If one of the selected events moves beyond pad 1 or pad 16 the entire pattern field will glow red. The same thing happens when a note is moved beyond the 1^st^ or 64^th^ steps. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... - Page 113 If you click on the right edge of an event you will see the cursor become a horizontal arrow icon. Drag the cursor left and right to change the gate time of that event to a value between 0 and 99%. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
- Page 114 TIE, and so on. When the lengths of multiple events are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
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Page 115: Controller Window
Step buttons in the MIDI Control Center will not be available from the front panel of the BeatStep Pro. They will be remembered, however, so if Scene Mode is disabled the Step buttons will again be able to transmit the specified MIDI commands. - Page 116 So for each control you can choose whether they will be locked to a particular MIDI channel or will ‘float’ with the Control Mode MIDI channel. Now let’s go through a couple of real-world examples of MIDI control assignments. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
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Page 117: Toggle Midi Cc Values With A Pad
One popular musical effect is to take an audio loop, filter it heavily for one section of a song, and switch it back to the full-open sound later. You can configure one of the BeatStep Pro pads to send those commands to a filter module inside your DAW. -
Page 118: Set Encoder Range For A Midi Cc
Naturally you can choose settings that are appropriate for the MIDI device you are using. ♪: Some devices may not use standard MIDI controller assignments. Refer to the documentation for your device to determine what settings to use for each purpose. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 119: Device Settings
10.9. Device Settings The right side of the MIDI Control Center window contains essential parameters you can use to optimize BeatStep Pro for your setup and your working style. You will need to scroll down to see them all. 10.9.1. Global parameters 10.9.1.1. - Page 120 VELO CV output. All MIDI velocity values of 0-127 will be represented, but the voltage for each velocity value will be different depending on the value you select here. Range: 1-10, with 10 providing the maximum voltage range (up to 11 Volts). Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center...
- Page 121 Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable this feature. 10.9.1.10. Mode: Roller/Looper This parameter determines the functionality of the Touch Strip: either Roller or Looper. It is also possible to toggle between the two settings from the front panel of the BeatStep Pro within Control Mode [p.79] using SHIFT and Step button 9.
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Page 122: Touch Strip
MIDI CC value 1/16 1/32 release value However, if you draw a controller curve for the touch strip in your DAW the BeatStep Pro will respond to the values in the following way: MIDI CC value received Touch strip region selected... -
Page 123: Midi Channel Parameters
10.9.3. MIDI Channel parameters 10.9.3.1. User Channel Use the pull-down menus to select the User MIDI Channel for BeatStep Pro. This is the same parameter as the Control Mode MIDI Channel that you can set from the front panel. Changing the User Channel is a quick way to reassign many controls at once. -
Page 124: Transposition
Instructs the BeatStep Pro which MIDI channel will set the transposition amount. 10.9.5.3. Seq Trans. Input port Use this to tell the BeatStep Pro which MIDI port will receive the transposition request. The options are USB, MIDI, or USB & MIDI (both). -
Page 125: Cv/Gate Mode
With Hz/Volt selected: Seq2 1V MIDI Note (range: C-2 to G8; default: ◦ • Seq1 Gate (Range: V-trig, S-trig) • Seq2 Gate (Range: V-trig, S-trig) • Drum Gate Mode (Range: Positive, Negative) Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 126: Sync
If SEQ1, SEQ2 and the Drum pattern are different lengths and this preference set to On, the BeatStep Pro will wait until the end of the Drum pattern before loading the next Project. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 127: Metronome
From Control Mode, hold SHIFT and press Step button 14. When the Step button is lit, Wait to Load Pattern is On. When it is not lit, Wait to Load Pattern is disabled. If PRST LNK is On and this function is active, BeatStep Pro will wait until the end of the DRUM pattern. -
Page 128: Transport
The Stop, Record, and Play channels can be set to the User channel. It is selected with the User Channel [p.118] parameter. ♪: The BeatStep Pro will transmit its transport commands over MIDI but does not respond to incoming transport control messages. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 129: Drum Map
As with the other Scales, if the User Scale is selected it will dictate which notes will played back by a sequence. See the Scales [p.28] section of the Step Sequencer [p.24] chapter for more information. Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - MIDI Control Center... -
Page 130: Parameter Charts
Max range 0-127 Loop ON/OFF Bank LSB Range Default settings / notes MIDI channel USER, 1-16 User MIDI ports USB, MIDI, USB&MIDI USB&MIDI Min range 0-127 Max range 0-127 Loop ON/OFF Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Parameter Charts... - Page 131 0-127 Max range 0-127 NRPN mode Range Default settings / notes Bank MSB 0-127 Bank LSB 0-127 Data 0-127 Varies MIDI channel USER, 1-16 User MIDI ports USB, MIDI, USB&MIDI USB&MIDI Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Parameter Charts...
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Page 132: Step Buttons Settings
Bank LSB 0-127 Bank MSB 0-127 NRPN mode Range Default settings Bank MSB 0-127 Bank LSB 0-127 Data 0-127 Varies MIDI channel USER, 1-16 User MIDI ports USB, MIDI, USB&MIDI USB&MIDI Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Parameter Charts... -
Page 133: Pads Settings
Bank LSB 0-127 Bank MSB 0-127 NRPN mode Range Default settings Bank MSB 0-127 Bank LSB 0-127 Data 0-127 Varies MIDI channel USER, 1-16 User MIDI ports USB, MIDI, USB&MIDI USB&MIDI Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Parameter Charts... -
Page 134: Mcu/Hui Encoder Assignments
-8192 fader four Pitch Wheel 8176 -8192 fader five Pitch Wheel 8176 -8192 fader six Pitch Wheel 8176 -8192 fader seven Pitch Wheel 8176 -8192 fader eight Pitch Wheel 8176 -8192 Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Parameter Charts... -
Page 135: Software License Agreement
The License is not a sale of the original SOFTWARE. 2. Grant of License Arturia grants you a non-exclusive license for the use of the software according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You may not lease, loan or sub- license the software. - Page 136 (a) return of the purchase price or (b) replacement of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty is void if failure of the software has resulted from accident, abuse, modification, or misapplication.
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Page 137: Declaration Of Conformity
Important notice: DO NOT MODIFY THE UNIT! This product, when installed as indicate in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirement. Modifications not expressly approved by Arturia may avoid your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
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