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Arturia Keystep User Manual

Arturia Keystep User Manual (71 pages)

portable USB MIDI controller

Brand: Arturia | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
1 Introduction

9
2 Keystep Overview

10
- Making the Connections
  10
  - With a Computer
    10
  - With External Devices
    10
    
    CV/Mod/Gate
    11
    
    MIDI Devices
    11
    
    Clock Sources/Destinations
    11
  - With an Ipad
    11
- Front Panel Overview
  12
  - Sequencer / Arpeggiator
    12
    
    Seq / Arp Toggle Switch
    13
    
    Seq / Arp Modes
    13
    
    Time Division
    13
    
    Rate
    13
  - Tap Tempo / Rest / Tie
    13
  - Transport Section
    13
    
    All Notes off
    14
  - Hold / Chord Button
    14
  - Shift Button
    14
  - Oct -/+, Transpose, Kbd Play
    14
  - Pitch / Mod Touch Strips
    15
- Rear Panel Overview
  15
  - Usb/DC in
    15
  - DC in (with Optional Adapter)
    15
  - Pitch/Gate/Mod Outputs
    15
  - Sustain Pedal Input
    16
  - Sync Input/Output
    16
  - MIDI Input/Output
    16
  - Sync Source Selector Switches
    16
  - Kensington Lock Port
    16
3 Basic Operations

17
- Plug and Play
  17
  - Slimkey Keyboard
    17
  - Keyboard MIDI Channel
    17
  - Pitch / Mod Touch Strips
    17
    
    The Pitch Strip
    17
    
    The Mod Strip
    17
  - Hold Button
    17
  - Sustain Pedal
    18
  - Oct - / Oct
    18
  - Factory Reset
    18
- Select and Play a Sequence
  18
  - Seq / Arp Toggle Switch
    18
  - Seq / Arp Mode Encoder
    18
  - Transport Section
    19
  - Set the Tempo
    19
  - Time Division
    19
- Using the Arpeggiator
  19
  - Seq / Arp Toggle Switch
    19
  - Seq / Arp Mode Encoder
    19
  - Set the Tempo
    20
  - Time Division
    20
  - Hold Button
    20
4 Shift Functions

21
- Chord Mode
  21
  - Chords and the Sequencer
    21
    
    Seq Recording and Chord Mode
    22
    
    Seq Playback and Chord Mode
    22
  - Chords and the Arpeggiator
    22
- Keyboard MIDI Channel
  22
- Seq / Arp Playback Functions
  23
  - Gate
    23
  - Swing
    23
  - Transpose / Kbd Play
    24
    
    Transpose
    24
    
    Keyboard Play
    24
  - Skip Selections: Seq / Arp
    24
  - Skip Selections: Time Division
    24
  - Restart Seq / Arp from Beginning
    25
- Shift Function Chart
  25
5 Creating Sequences

26
- What's a Step Sequencer
  26
- Creating a Sequence
  26
  - Step-Time Recording
    27
    
    Entering Rests
    27
    
    Tie Notes
    28
    
    Legato Notes
    28
  - Real-Time Record/Replace
    29
    
    Replacing Notes
    29
    
    Restart
    30
    
    Time DIV and Recording
    30
    
    Time DIV and Rate
    30
  - What Does It Record
    30
    
    A Note about Velocity
    30
  - What It Does Not Record
    31
- Modifying a Sequence
  31
  - Append
    31
  - Clear Last
    32
- Saving Sequences
  32
6 The Arpeggiator

33
- What's an Arpeggiator
  33
- Arpeggiator Features
  33
- Arpeggiator Modes
  34
  - Start the Arpeggiator
    34
  - Arp Mode: up
    34
  - Arp Mode: down
    34
  - Arp Mode: Inclusive
    34
  - Arp Mode: Exclusive
    35
  - Arp Mode: Random
    35
  - Arp Mode: Order
    35
  - Arp Mode: up X2
    35
  - Arp Mode: down X2
    36
- Build a Multi-Octave Arpeggio
  36
  - Add up to 32 Notes
    36
- Pausing an Arpeggio
  37
7 Synchronization

38
- As Master
  38
- As Slave
  38
  - Sync In/Out Types
    39
  - Clock Connectors
    39
8 CV/Gate/Mod Functions

40
- Pitch and Gate Signals
  40
  - How Do Pitch and Gate Work
    40
  - Can My DAW Send CV/Gate Signals
    40
- Modulation (Mod) Output
  41
  - How Does the Mod Output Work
    41
  - Can My DAW Control the Mod Output
    41
- Routing the Signals
  41
- CV/Gate/Mod Specifications
  41
9 MIDI Control Center Basics

43
- System Requirements
  43
- Installation and Location
  43
- Connection
  43
- Back up Your Sequences
  44
- Where to Find the Manual
  44
10 Using MIDI Control Center

45
- The Sync Option
  45
  - Sync Operations
    45
  - Non-Sync Operations
    45
- Device Projects
  46
  - The Working Project
    46
    
    Live Editing
    46
    
    Drag and Drop
    46
- Project Browser
  47
  - Building a Library
    47
  - Revise a Template
    48
    
    While Synced
    48
    
    Not Synced
    48
  - Send One Sequence to Keystep
    49
    
    When Synced
    49
    
    When Not Synced
    49
- Store To/Recall from
  50
- Import/Export Device Settings
  51
  - Export Device Settings
    51
  - Import Device Settings
    52
- Editing Basics
  52
  - Data Entry
    52
  - Selecting the Tabs
    52
  - Seq Tab
    53
  - Device Settings Tab
    53
- Sequence Window
  53
  - Navigation
    54
    
    Scroll
    54
    
    Zoom
    54
  - Per-Sequence Parameters
    54
    
    Seq Length
    55
    
    Seq Swing
    55
    
    Seq Gate Length
    56
  - Sequence Events
    56
    
    Enter/Delete Notes
    56
    
    Move Notes
    56
    
    Copy/Paste Notes
    57
    
    Note Velocity
    57
    
    Change the Gate Time
    57
    
    Tie a Note
    58
- Sequence Management
  58
  - Copy a Seq Tab to Another Seq Tab
    58
  - Drag/Drop Onto a Tab
    59
- Working with Device Settings
  60
  - Common Features
    60
    
    MIDI Channel
    60
  - MIDI Controller Settings
    61
    
    User Channel
    62
    
    MIDI Input Channel
    62
    
    MIDI Thru
    62
    
    Sustain Pedal Mode
    62
    
    Sustain Pedal Function
    62
    
    Hold Switch Mode
    62
    
    Hold Switch Function
    62
    
    Sustain Message MIDI Ch
    62
    
    Sustain Message Range Low
    62
    
    Sustain Message Range High
    62
    
    Sustain Message CC
    63
    
    Mod Strip MIDI Ch
    63
    
    Mod Strip CC
    63
    
    Pitch Bend MIDI Ch
    63
    
    Velocity Curve
    63
    
    Aftertouch Curve
    63
  - Sequence Settings
    64
    
    Sync Clock In/Out Settings
    65
    
    Sync Clock Start
    65
    
    Next Seq
    65
    
    Transposition Input Port
    65
    
    Transpose Input Channel
    65
    
    Transposition Latch
    65
    
    Transpose Center Pitch
    66
    
    Velocity
    66
    
    Fixed Velocity Value
    66
    
    Tempo Knob Mode
    66
    
    Tap Tempo Average
    66
  - CV/Gate Settings
    67
    
    Pitch CV Output
    67
    
    Gate CV Output
    68
    
    MIDI Note Reference (0V, 1V)
    68
    
    Note Priority
    68
    
    Mod CV Source
    68
    
    Mod CV Max Voltage
    68
    
    Pitch Bend Range
    68
  - Transport Settings
    69
11 Arturia Keystep - Legal Information

70
- Fcc Information (Usa)
  70
- Canada
  70
- Europe
  70

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