KeyStep Pro Tutorials | Episode 2 - Sequencer basics
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- The second episode describes the basics of sequencing with KeyStep Pro. You will be able to learn about its four tracks of polyphony and see how to use various modes of sequencing - Step Recording, Step Programming, and Real-Time Recording modes. Here we also talk about the Drum Sequencer and some basic operational tasks like saving patterns and copying notes.
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Ep. 1: Overview - • KeyStep Pro Tutorials ...
Ep. 2: Sequencer basics - • KeyStep Pro Tutorials ...
Ep. 3: Sequencer advanced - • KeyStep Pro Tutorials ...
Ep. 4: Arpeggiator - • KeyStep Pro Tutorials ...
Ep. 5: Performing - • KeyStep Pro Tutorials ...
Ep. 6: Connectivity & settings - • Video
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This is not a tutorial. It doesn't teach you how to access and use the features. It's just a brief overview.
ikr? doesn't even say what buttons he's pressing to go into different recording modes, just that the different modes exist.
I've been waiting for 2 months I'm losing my ish!! I cannot wait for this to get here. Synth punk and new wave machine
This is amazing!!!! I need need need need one!!!! Have an OG BS, I love, my favorite drum pad controller. I was about to bite the bullet and buy a BS pro/ after seeing Look mum no computer using his on stage/jam sesh. This is everything i need in one controller. Looks like my Covid stimulus money is getting spent on this.
At 2:22, there is a nice smooth filter sweep, yet the unit does not record smooth mod strip or knob movements (knob movements jump per/step, and don't record smoothly) . I'm hoping this will be available in a future update.
Can you please add the sequencing option that makes the Keystep so goddamn inspiring and powerful where “you can extend your sequence by adding (appending) notes, tied notes and rests to the end of the sequence” (Keystep Manual)? This is by far the thing I was most excited about with the Keystep Pro. Having four sequencers that one can just add notes to the end of a sequence and thereby creating interesting polyrhythms without even consciously choosing the numbers of steps in a sequence at the beginning.
how to do that
This pice of Gear ist so unbelieveble great. Would Love to have one for my own, at the Moment i just play one from a friend of mine.
Hi. I'd be instrested in entering beats live recording with an external MIDI pad controller (in this case I'd like to use my Roland SP303 to do this). Is this possible to map those pads to the drum gates and use the Keypstep Pro sequencer to sequence a set of drum modules? If not the SP303 could I do this with any external PAD controller?
Arturia. I've just bought one of these. Any chance of getting 2.0 any time soon? Love you
Is it possible to change the default sequencer length to 64 (instead of 16)? I primarily use the keystep to loop lengthy riffs and it would be nice to not have to press shift-64 everytime
In the "Step Recording" mode, did you press a button *before* starting to press the notes? If this is the case, it wasn't shown in the video...
Does it record pitch bend and mod wheel in live record?
I'm currently on the hunt for a hardware sequencer. I've narrowed it down to either the Novation SL3 or this Arturia Keystep Pro. I need to know though, how off grid can the KSP go? What is the note resolution of unquantised sequencing? The Novation sequencer offers 6 microsteps per step so that's 96 steps per measure. Can the KSP offer a higher note resolution than that?
Straightforward and nice! I like that I don’t have to do a ton of menu diving to sequence.
Can more than one device share the 24 drum slots? Could I, for instance, run three separate Volca Drums on different MIDI channels but all on the one drum sequencer track?
Can you record a pattern into the step sequencer, then switch over to the real time sequencer to record in parameter changes? Once you have a sequence going, can you switch over to one of the other sequencers to add to your pattern?
Hi, can I transpose from extremal hardware or from the DAW?
Does it have a sound module and make sound from itself?
Is it possible to transpose the created pattern in the step sequencer in realtime?
More precisely: can I create a pattern in the key of C and then play (transpose) it to key of D as it plays, pressing the D key? (like an arpeggiator would do with a chord).
can I “play” the sequence as if it were the result of a programmable arpeggiator?
@arturia can you record midi incl. velocities and probabilities from another sequencer into the ks pro in real time?
I don't think so but I suggest you to get in touch with our support team with this link:
www.arturia.com/support/askforhelp
I’m sure they will be able to help you :)
Best regards.
How do you erase all steps to start over? Also, how do you record notes over notes?
hello, I'm new to the KSP. When I push the track button I'm only getting sound from track 1 and to get audio from the other tracks I have to set Global audio to channel 1 for all the tracks, also I don't get anything when I press the Drum button. any ideas? thanks
The synth pad that you play to demonstrate the live recording mode - is that coming from the Microfreak? Thanks.
Also wondering what this is from ... the pad was lush
If you were using a sound module can you assign and sequence different drum sounds from the module into the keysteps drum track, or do you need to use individual audio inputs in order to use more than one drum sound?
Hi! There's 8 Drum triggers on KeyStep Pro, so you can trigger these 8 drums sounds, but I'm not sure I well understood you question, KeyStep Pro let you sequencing your instruments but doesn't receive the audio signal.
Best regards.
Brilliant thank you for your help! Please could you explain how the microfreak, DrumBrute impact and keystep pro are all connected and synced? :)
Will someone please help this complete novice with drum sounds? I have my brand new KeyStep Pro connected to my computer via USB but cannot hear any sounds from the drum sequencer at all. How do I listen to the built in drum sounds through my computer sound system?
There is no built in sound, this is a controller that’s synced to a drumbrute impact, that’s where the sounds are coming from
What drum machine are you controlling with the drum track? The drum gates aren't connected to anything, so I'm guessing it's being played via MIDI?
If I have an instrument connected to each Keystpe Pro track, Keystep Pro allows me to trigger the four Tracks, and send sequences and play the four instruments simultaneously with each of the Tracks, or I have to trigger each Track and send its respective sequence one at a time.
cna anybody help me figure out how at 2:10 when he goes for the realtime recording, he's only got the record button lighted in red and none of the stop or play button is on,. my stop button stays lighted and as soon as i press the play button the sequence starts record. but it seems like on his demo, the stop button is off, he selects the play button but the sequence only starts when he actually press on the keys... any tips to get to this? thanks
this doesn't do sequences like the original key step right? Like creating an odd length sequence and then appending to it to build on your sequence whilst it loops. This is what was great about the original keystep and keystep37.
Hello, I've noticed that KeyStep Pro has two MIDI outputs. Is it possible to connect for example Volca Bass via MIDI 1 and Volca Keys via MIDI 2 and play live on them at one time or set pattern on sequencer for first one and play live on second one?
You can do all of that, but note that to play live on both of them at once, you need to split the keyboard into two halves; the bottom (bass) end plays one device and the other end plays the other device. You can adjust the split point as you wish. Check the online manual (a PDF) if you get stuck.
@@Hakucho64 thanks for that info, very helpful.
does this arpegiator have the ability to swing?
Hi folks. I have a synth query. All help appreciated. Esp any owners of the keystep pro
Disclaimer. I have used synths before BUT this is my first dive into controlling synths externally and first ever time using cv.
I just bought an arturia keystep pro to control my korg minologue XD, microfreak, model D and volca sample. (I was under the impression I could control all the above with a KSP, sequence and compose dawlessly. Maybe I was mistaken)
I plugged in all my hardware. Each piece is making sound when played on its keyboard so I know audio is not the issue. My volca keys is hooked up to midi out 1. My minologue to midi out two. The other two are three and four with a single cv
Here are my three issues:
1. On track 1 the volca is sounding when I hit a key! Hurray. The problem: it just triggers one sound no matter what key I press (yes, the keystep pro is set to drum mode). Also, when I switch to any other track, the volca is still sounding when I hit a key. But it's a different drum being played.
2. The minologue is being sounded on track 1 instead of track 2. So I'm hearing a tom drum AND whatever note I'm hitting on the minologue together on track 1, but no sound on track 2. (So track one is triggering two instruments at once)
3. Track three and four there is no sound coming through. As I've said, I have never used CV before. And I think the issue may be that I need two connections per instrument, one for pitch and one for gate. Is that correct?
The obvious answer is internal midi needs to be routed differently. Well, I can try! I don't know how this works on the keystep, there seems to be 16 midi channels but I don't understand what that means. Also, I assumed that out of the box it would be routed logically ie. Midi/cv outputs 1 2 3 and 4 correspond to those tracks.
Could it possibly be a software bug? I've heard they're buggy? Should I do a firmware update?
Am I missing something obvious? Does anyone have any insight? All help appreciated. Thanks
I noticed in the real-time recording, the playback didn't include the modulation that was applied while recording. Is modulation/pitchbend actually recorded?
no
Yet it states that it will play back exactly as you recorded it 😉
Hi, how do you:
1. Get into real time recording mode? I follow the exact steps, but it wont save the changes I made with for example the touchstrip....it wont save any change
2. Make it start playing until you play an actual note in real time recording mode? thanks.
Hi Vincent and thank you for your feedback.
1. The real time recording mode records your notes, but not the touch strip and pitch bend messages yet.
2. I suggest you to use the count-in feature, that can count up to 2 Bars of metronome before starting the sequence.
We would like to implement these features, I suggest you to send a request to our support service to push them www.arturia.com/support/askforhelp
Thank you again for your feedback, it will help us improving our product :)
Best regards.
How about making your midi control centre available on the iOS platform........
I needed that too for the beatstep pro but the keyastep pro has it built in.
Is this standalone , or do u need a daw to power the midi sequencer? Trying to use something like this to multi track midi information to send to my hardware synths and drum machines without using a computer
It can be either like the original Keystep. You can choose whether you want the master clock to be coming from the Keystep itself and midi out / thru it to everything, or connect it to your computer with the USB cable and use your daw as the master clock
You don't need a DAW.
Historical note: On March 01, 2022 at 1254 PST I became subscriber 99K plus me. Drumbrute, Microfreak, Keystep Pro, MiniBrute 2. Tried to get a MatrixBrute in the original wood but they only had Noir :( Noir looks great, but I wanted wood.
Had this for a week now and for the life of me I cant get the arpeggiator or the sequencer or anything but playing the synth to work, I arm the ARP button but nothing happens, as for sequencer I arm the record button play the notes ,I do the steps but when I press play nothing plays back,, frustrated I have no idea what I'm doing wrong ,I follow the manual, I follow your steps but nothing ever plays back ,I cant get mine to do anything you're doing here, it just plays the synths that are plugged in
It's not user friendly, is it? This video is worthless. They never explain things properly
I been looking around and can’t seem to find a simple answer… ( I’m new to Keystep) how can I create a sequence longer the 1 bar?
Shift + extend (to 32, 48, or 64 steps)
@@Hakucho64 got it! (some time ago but still) tnx!
This video is misleading @Arturia! You said the sequencer will playback exactly what you recorded but that’s not true! Aftertouch, pitch bend and modulation wheel are not recorded with the sequence so how can it play back exactly what you recorded!
Is there a way to use different time signatures besides manually counting out how many steps you need for 3/4 and then holding last step button and selecting the last step?
This obviously doesn't change the tone of the metronome which default 4/4
I will pay $100 more for a version of Keystep Pro with full size keys! This thing is sick but the shortness of the minikeys really messes up all my muscle memory from practicing on pianos. When I play normally my fingers end up at the very top of the black keys and it's hard to press them down from the very top.
I've just bought this product. It doesn't ARP and the step input seems very flakey. Their website sucks too. I'd love to update the firmware, but can't. Useless
decent vid
Did you make these videos in the 70s?
slow down and explain better - I have to keep rewinding to see what keys you are pressing - and you are jumping over some of the key press you are using - not a great tutorial at all
Right?
To be fair if you are familiar with the basic buttons of the machine it is perfectly easy to follow what he's doing.
too dam fast !
this is NOT a tutorial.- its a catastrophe! Dude speaks unclearly and too quickly - he explains nothing at all. Thank you, but with support like this, I don't need a KSP. Aftercare and good(!) tutorials are indispensable for synths today. I am not the only one who pays attention to such things BEFORE buying. I will now rather turn to the MC101, there are excellent tutorials in abundance, and you don't have to fear standing alone and abandoned in the woods with the product afterwards, if you ever need help and support.
A bit rushed and hard to understand the language...!
Hi, we are working on the subtitles and the translations, I invite you to check it soon, so you'll better understand everything :)
Cheers!
Bollocks. Not hard to understand at all.