Arturia KEYSTEP PRO - 3. BASIC OPERATIONS; 3.1. Plug and Play

Table Of Contents
1. Welcome and introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. A fascinating adventure..................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. About reading manuals..................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Installation....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Usage Precautions................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2. Warning ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3. Register your Instrument................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.4. Connecting the KeyStep Pro to the World ........................................................................................................... 6
3. Basic Operations .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1. Plug and Play........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.1. Slimkey Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.2. Keyboard MIDI Channel Selection................................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1.3. Pitch and Mod Touch Strips................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.4. The HOLD Button .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1.5. Sustain Pedal .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1.6. Octave - / Octave + .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2. Record and Play a Sequence.................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.1. Time Division ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.3. Using the Arpeggiator ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.4. Scales & Chords .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.5. Creating Splits ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4. KeyStep Pro Overview............................................................................................................................................ 14
4.1. Making the Connections.................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1. ... with a Computer...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1.2. ... with External Devices .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.3. ...with an iPad®............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.1.4. Analog Connections (CV and Gate) ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.5. MIDI Connections ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1.6. Clock In/Out................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1.7. Master or Slave ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2. Front Panel Overview..................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2.1. Tempo Section ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.2.2. Transport Section ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.3. Built-in Metronome Speaker ............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.2.4. SHIFT Button ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.5. Control Section............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.2.6. Track Sections (4x) .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.2.7. Arrangement Section ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
4.2.8. The Step Edit Button ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.2.9. Step Buttons.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
4.2.10. The Main Encoders (5x)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
4.2.11. Keyboard Section .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.2.12. The Looper ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.13. Keyboard ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
4.2.14. SHIFT Functions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.2.15. The Sequence Extend Section........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
4.3. Back Panel Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.3.1. Pitch, Velo/Mod & Gate Outputs....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.3.2. Drum Gates................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.3.3. Clock Section............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
4.3.4. MIDI Section................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
4.3.5. Metronome Section................................................................................................................................................................................................. 49
4.3.6. Sustain Pedal Input ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
4.3.7. USB and Power Section ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
4.3.8. Kensington Lock Port............................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
5. Making Tracks .............................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.1. Sequencer / Arpeggiator (or Drum) Tracks ....................................................................................................... 51
5.2. The Three Arpeggiators.................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.2.1. What is an Arpeggiator?....................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.2.2. HOLD and the Arpeggiator ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52