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1.
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.
Transport/Shift buttons.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.2.2.
Preset/Project utility ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.3.
Roller/Looper................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.2.4.
Swing/Randomness/Probability ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.2.5.
Tempo and synchronization ................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
1.2.6.
Sequencer control........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
1.2.7.
Project/Control modes ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
1.2.8.
Control Encoders......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.9.
Step buttons ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2.10.
Velocity/Pressure Pads........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
1.3.
Rear panel overview, part 1........................................................................................................................................... 15
1.3.1.
Pitch/Velo/Gate outputs .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.3.2.
Drum Gate outputs .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.4.
Rear panel overview, part 2.......................................................................................................................................... 16
1.4.1.
Clock input/output....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.4.2.
MIDI input/output ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.4.3.
USB/DC IN....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.4.4.
Power switch................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
1.4.5.
Kensington lock port................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.
Basic Operations ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
2.1.
What is a Project? ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.
The Blank Project................................................................................................................................................................ 18
2.3.
Making a Project ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.3.1.
Select a Sequencer ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.2.
Select a pattern .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.3.
Clear a pattern .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.3.4.
Set the tempo............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
2.3.5.
Enable the metronome........................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
2.3.6.
Record a pattern (or three) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
2.3.7.
Sequencer Mute.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
2.4.
Project Save .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.5.
Project Load.......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
2.6.
All Notes Off .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.
The Step Sequencers.............................................................................................................................................. 24
3.1.
What's a step sequencer? ........................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2.
SEQ1 and SEQ2 characteristics................................................................................................................................ 24
3.3.
Sequence Creation ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.3.1.
Quantize Recording ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
3.3.2.
Encoders ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
3.3.3.
Scales............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.3.4.
Step buttons: note on/off/edit......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.3.5.
Default Sequence Length..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
3.3.6.
Pads .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
3.3.7.
Swing: Project vs. Current Track..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
3.3.8.
Randomness/Probability Features............................................................................................................................................................... 36
3.4.
Saving a sequencer pattern ....................................................................................................................................... 36
3.5.
Copying a pattern ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
3.6.
Copying a pattern between SEQ1 and SEQ2................................................................................................... 37
3.7.
Clearing a pattern ............................................................................................................................................................. 37
4.
The Drum Sequencer.............................................................................................................................................. 38
4.1.
DRUM vs. SEQ: a comparison..................................................................................................................................... 38
4.2.
Pattern Creation ................................................................................................................................................................. 39
4.2.1.
Recording a Pattern................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39
4.2.2.
Selecting a Drum...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
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