Arturia beatstep pro - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table Of Contents
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