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Arturia KEYSTEP 37 User Manual

Arturia KEYSTEP 37 User Manual (119 pages)

CONTROLLER & SEQUENCER

Brand: Arturia | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 13 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
6
1 Introduction and Overview

9
- A Fascinating Adventure
  9
- About Reading Manuals
  9
- Installation
  10
  - Warning
    10
  - Register Your Instrument
    10
- Keystep and Keystep 37
  11
  - Sequencer and Arpeggiator
    11
  - Scale and Root
    11
  - The Chord / CC Unit
    12
  - The Back Panel
    12
- Overview
  13
  - Making the Connections
    13
- Front Panel Overview
  15
  - Sequencer/Arpeggiator
    15
  - Tap Tempo/Rest/Tie
    16
  - The Transport Section
    17
  - LED Display, Chord Button and Knobs
    17
  - Hold/Chord Button
    17
  - Shift Button
    18
  - Oct -/+, Transpose, Kbd Play
    18
  - Pitch & Mod Touch Strips
    19
- Rear Panel Overview
  20
  - Usb/DC in
    20
  - DC in (with Optional Adapter)
    20
  - Pitch/Gate/Mod Outputs
    20
  - Sustain Pedal Input
    20
  - Sync Input/Output
    21
  - MIDI Input/Output
    21
  - Sync Source Selector Switches
    21
  - Kensington Lock Port
    21
2 Basic Operations

22
- Plug and Play
  22
  - Slimkey Keyboard
    22
  - Keyboard MIDI Channel Selection
    22
  - Pitch and Mod Touch Strips
    23
  - The Hold Button
    23
  - Sustain Pedal
    24
  - Oct - / Oct
    24
  - Factory Reset
    24
- Select and Play a Sequence
  25
- Using the Arpeggiator
  27
  - Seq / Arp Toggle Switch
    27
  - Seq / Arp Mode Encoder
    27
  - Transport Section
    28
  - Set the Tempo
    28
  - Time Division
    28
  - Hold Button
    29
- Scales & Chords
  29
3 Shift Functions

30
- Chord Mode
  30
  - Activating Chord Mode
    30
  - Playing Single Notes
    31
  - Setting Chord Span with Notes
    32
  - Setting the Velocity to Notes Ratio
    33
  - Selecting Strum Type
    34
  - Sequences & Arpeggios
    35
- Transpose / Kbd Play in Seq Mode
  36
- Skip Selections: Seq / Arp
  37
- Skip Selections: Time Division
  37
- Restart Seq / Arp from Beginning
  38
- Keyboard Shift Functions
  38
  - Keyboard MIDI Channel
    38
  - Gate
    39
  - Swing
    39
  - Sequence
    40
  - Scales
    41
  - Shift Function Chart
    45
4 Creating Sequences

46
- What Is a Step Sequencer
  46
- Creating a Sequence
  47
  - Step Recording
    47
  - Real-Time Record/Replace
    52
  - Adjusting the Sequence Length
    54
  - What Does It Record
    54
  - What Is Not Recorded
    55
- Modifying a Sequence
  55
  - Append
    55
  - Clear Last
    56
- Saving Sequences
  56
5 The Arpeggiator

57
- What's an Arpeggiator
  57
- Arpeggiator Features
  58
- Arpeggiator Modes
  59
  - Start the Arpeggiator
    59
  - Arp Mode: up
    59
  - Arp Mode: down
    59
  - Arp Mode: Inclusive
    60
  - Arp Mode: Exclusive
    60
  - Arp Mode: Random
    60
  - Arp Mode: Walk
    60
  - Arp Mode: Pattern
    61
  - Arp Mode: Order
    61
- Adding Notes in Other Octave Ranges
  62
- Building a Multi-Octave Arpeggio
  63
- Pausing an Arpeggio
  64
- Arpeggio Tricks
  65
  - Ratcheting
    65
  - Spicing up Your Arpeggios
    65
6 Synchronization

66
- As Master
  66
- As Slave
  67
  - Sync In/Out Types
    67
  - Clock Connectors
    68
7 MOD/GATE/PITCH Functions

69
- Pitch and Gate Signals
  69
- Routing the Signals
  70
- MOD/GATE/PITCH Specifications
  70
8 Controlling External Synths

71
- Control Mode
  71
- The Four CC Banks
  73
  - Editing CC Numbers
    73
- Examples
  75
  - Connecting Knobs
    75
  - Controlling Parameters on the Microfreak
    77
9 The MIDI Control Center

79
- The Basics
  79
  - System Requirements
    79
  - Installation and Location
    79
  - Connection
    80
  - Back up Your Sequences
    81
  - Where to Find the Manual
    82
- The Sync Option
  83
  - Sync Operations
    83
  - Non-Sync Operations
    84
- Device Projects
  85
  - The Working Project
    85
- Project Browser
  86
  - Building a Library
    88
  - Revise a Template
    88
  - Send One Sequence to Keystep 37
    90
- Store To/Recall from
  91
- Import/Export Device Settings
  92
  - Export Device Settings
    92
  - Import Device Settings
    93
- Editing Basics
  94
  - Data Entry
    94
  - Selecting the Tabs
    95
  - Seq Tab
    95
  - Device Settings Tab
    95
- Sequence Window
  96
  - Navigation
    96
  - Per-Sequence Parameters
    97
  - Sequence Events
    98
- Sequence Management
  103
  - Copy a Seq Tab to Another Seq Tab
    103
  - Drag/Drop Onto a Tab
    104
- Working with Device Settings
  105
  - Common Features
    105
  - MIDI Controller Settings
    107
  - Sequence Settings
    109
  - CV/Gate Settings
    113
  - Transport Settings
    115
  - CC Bank Settings
    116
10 Software License Agreement

117
11 Declaration of Conformity

119

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