Still worth its weight in gold two years later. Clear and concise and very useful for a midi novice like myself. It's been driving me nuts trying to get everything talking together. This is a great help. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
I'm an old guitarist who's taken to synthesis like a drummer to drink. Got to sub to that. excellent simple explanation, thank you & muchly appreciated.
Want more tutorials? Share some topics and questions you may have. 😉👍 I always try to make tutorials on questions that I tend to come across more frequently. Feedback is always highly appreciated. Thanks! 😊
Hey Bro, my name is Juan Maizares. I would like to start with, Im a big fan of your music. How could I get a hold of you? And ask questions. Please get back to me when you have the time of course. Thank you
Thank you, lBs! This video has greatly aided in my understanding of how triggering hardware synths works-and not to mention how MIDI channels work, as well. Cheers!
Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for! I've got the SE-02, JP-08, TB-03, Behringer Model D and a Drumbrute Impakt. The Keystep was the last piece of the puzzle.
Finally exactly what I'm looking for. I wish more people posted videos like this. Details and a description how and what they are doing. I have a hard time finding these kinds of videos. My search skills must suck really bad.
Excellent video! Straight to the point and explained articulately. I can't take gear for a test spin anywhere locally, so I like to understand what I'm getting into before ordering online. Bravo sir
Great channel! Any information about using the Keystep is quality information and time well spent as far as I'm concerned. Thanks, I learned quite a bit. 💥🎹💡🐒🌟
Great stuff really. There’s a lot of videos on UA-cam about this same subject but it almost appears that the channel is trying to almost show off or impress. The issue with that is that most people that are looking for this type of material are beginners like me so this guy has got it right. Keeping it simple. Thank you so much
Thank you for watching! 😁 Niceee! Congrats. The Keystep Pro is gonna be a sequencing beast for sure. I already preordered mine as well. 😉 lol I have both the Beatstep Pro and the original Keystep; love them both, but with the Keystep Pro... I may no longer have a need to keep the Beatstep pro around anymore. Lol 😏
That was fun! I have thought about getting a Keystep for a while now. I own a Beatstep Pro and enjoy using it (even though it can be a bit frustrating at times) But I think this little device is a bit of a "no-brainer" (sorry for the cliché) because it's so flexible. Thanks for the tutorial...good job!
Hi,many thanks for your tutorial arturia keystep and setting hardware. I have a buy it yesterday and konnect my volcas synths on ketron midi thru. It's a very easy and beautiful creative simple melody and sequences. Best regards from Naples ( Italy) :)
Excellent tutorial! The Keystep is without a doubt the most useful piece of synth gear I’ve acquired so far. Its affordability, versatility, and ruggedness make it a no-brainer for anyone’s setup imho.
It's great, but you can't control the gate of the individual notes, and you have only one sequencer track. Amazingly, the keystep pro has 3 or 4 tracks, and you can change the gate on each note. But, it's also $500! Worth the money for sure, considering how expensive sequencers can get. I don't need something as complex as the octarack- which costs over a thousand. The original keystep provides plenty to work with for more minimal synth music. I have a beatstep pro too, and I'm just figuring out how to combine the two in a jam session. Still, someday I'm getting the Keystep pro. Maybe the price will drop a hundred in a few more years on the used market, but maybe it won't considering how great a piece of gear it is...
Great info for new users who have no clue what they are doing...like me...easy to understand the basics video...I am thinking of getting the Key step 37
very cool music, kinda sounds like BSMR, great explanation too. i have a keystep with behringer model d and drumbrute, missing a polysynth to make nice use of kbd play as you have
Love it Bro 👊💪👏🔥 This is Exactly what I was thinking of doing. Was into my Synth's back when I was a youngster. I was 21 when I had to sale my gear. JP8000,DX7, DX27S,CS1X MC303 and a few other bits. I was Gutted. Long story. Anyway, 24 years later. I am a single parent, with 2 Awesome Boy's. I've started wanting to try and get them into the Synth world 🔥. Or it might be a midlife crisis 😵💫. So I've got myself a keystep 37, volca sample 2, Volca Fm, Novation circuit and slowly trying to Build it up. On the circuit, can I use synth 1 on a different midi channel to Synth 2, and drum 1, 2 etc etc. Love the video. Wicked stuff. Love from the UK 👊💪👏👍🙏🔥🔥🔥
thanks bud.. this is what I've been looking for. The Kbd Play + channel key combo was what I was screwing up. Would be sick if you could simultaneously output different sequences to different channels but I suppose we'd be looking at a more advanced piece of hardware.
Yes!! Its an awesome feature for sure. 🙂 I have had lots of fun jams using this feature. As far as seperate sequences go, that's where the Keystep Pro will come in. 😎 👍 Can't wait.
Great tutorial! You are a good teacher. I wonder if the JU-06A works like the JU-06, where you can play BOTH a lead and a sequence at the same time??? 🤔
This man's videos are so crystal clear, great stuff. Maybe someone can answer this tech question I have the Keystep and Minibrute 2 which has the same sequencer. I can get it to do typical straight electronica lines, which are fun and have that sequenced sound. However trying to use rest, ties, and swing to create more funky lines is just impossible. Is there a cure for this condition? I come from loopers so just used to playing whatever line into the looper. I wonder if it's because I need to be able to write out the line I hear in my head in musical notation (which would be a nice thing to learn anyway) and even then I don't know if I could ever make lines so easily, and so funky, as picking up a bass or other instrument. I was wondering is are there sequencers that allow you to live record into the ratchet spaces in between the beats, so the experience ends up feeling like a looper?
Man i don't have good heart enought to tank u, because tanks to u and your SHIFT 1 OR SHIFT 2 IN KEY STEP i could recieve signals accordingly, YOU SAVE SO MUCH TIME AND released me from AGONY, TANKS MAN tanks tanks :)
Hey, love your channel, it's been really helping me learn the volcas and now the keystep. Question: could i connect the volca keys/fm/bass to this via the same midi quad and then a volca drum in the same way you synched for a 4 channel set up? Guessing the answer is yes but should i expect anything different from this tutorial. that being the option to have sequences on the volcas solo off any of the volcas and create one sequence on the keystep?
Nice demo thanks.I have the Keystep Pro which presumably will work the same but i'm new to multiple synth ( side chaining ? ) so what do you think - shall i give it a whirl ?
realized something, I have a yamaha tx81z and a yahama tg33-- both have midi thru! so fortunately I can daisy chain those with the keystep. No need for a midi splitter in such a setup. I need to try that, now! I highly recommend these older rack synths, btw, they usually have a midi thru port and you can typically get them at a good price.
Awesome tutorial. Does this also apply to the CV out? I have a synth that doesn't have MIDI and I'd like to sequence that one while playing a lead on the one that does have MIDI.
Great video, thanks for the good info. Question: how are you routing the Audio out? Do you line out each individual device or do they chain together and have a single audio output? If I have a 3 or 4 modular synths and a key step will I need a mixer to get that audio into my Pioneer Nexus 900 to mix into my DJ sets? \
Very good job on this tutorial! Tried it, works great, but I have a problem with Volca beats: it plays on double tempo when it's synced in. Any help on that?
Thank you so much! 😊 Glad to hear that. The K25 alone can not. You can however, sequence other gear with certain Boutiques though. I know the SE-02 is capable of sending its sequence data to other synths. 👍 I hope that's what you were asking. Lol Anyways, thanks for watching. 🙂
Nice tuto. My keystep & and my boutiques in French « te remercie ». I would like to know if it’s possible to record in the ks37 a sequence of the sh01a and a second séquence in the ks37 of another synth (se02) to play both?
Really helpful. Late to the party, but does this work for additional synths (on midi channels 3, 4 etc)? As in, can I hook up more than 2 synths and switch between them and play parts live? And does that also work with a sequence running on one of them?
Hi! Thank you so much. I'm trying to sync the keystep and the sp 404 using the keystep as the main clock. Do you think this is possible? Thanks again!!!
great video.... Thanks alot. Does this work with midi and midi over usb as well? My setup is Keystep, Neutron (Behringer) and -PC (with N.I. Reaktor or Kontakt). So I connect Keystep with midi cable with The Neutron and the Neutron with midi over USB with my P.C. The Keystep with Neutron and SQ1 is a great trio as well.
that was crystal clear. thx for that. i would be interested on how the 3 synths audio are recorded . Are they connected thru a mixer with an audio interface and back to the computer with a DAW ?
Excellent, very easy to follow! One bit at the end though, I didn't get how you had the JU-06 playing a sequence and then still being able to play it. Are you just hitting play on the sequence and then, as the Keystep is still set to the MIDI channel for the JU-06, it can still play the notes of the JU-6? Appreciate the clarification! Your videos are very well done and appreciated!
Thank you! 😁 Since the JU-06 has 4 voices(set to poly mode), it can play a sequence using 1 voice, while playing live at the same time using any remaining voices. Hope this answers your question. 😉👍
Great info! thank you. Does anyone know how to stop the SH-O1A from starting to play a recorded sequence anytime you push start on keystep or another midi device? This drives me nuts.
Great video! - Could I connect the Keystep to my larger Arturia midi controller (61 keys), and just use the arp and sequencer from the keystep, but play it using the larger keyboard? How would I do that? Many thanks.
Finally! A channel that knows what it's talking about and yet doesn't assume that its viewers also have that level of knowledge. Thank you.
Exactly! I'm a big fan of this channel now
Still worth its weight in gold two years later. Clear and concise and very useful for a midi novice like myself. It's been driving me nuts trying to get everything talking together. This is a great help. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
I'm an old guitarist who's taken to synthesis like a drummer to drink. Got to sub to that. excellent simple explanation, thank you & muchly appreciated.
Want more tutorials? Share some topics and questions you may have. 😉👍 I always try to make tutorials on questions that I tend to come across more frequently. Feedback is always highly appreciated. Thanks! 😊
Hey Bro, my name is Juan Maizares. I would like to start with, Im a big fan of your music. How could I get a hold of you? And ask questions. Please get back to me when you have the time of course. Thank you
I would like to become a patron of yours. How do I go about it? Please hit me up.
Can you do the arturia controlling volcas please
@@darkeye79 I have keystep connected to volca keys and arturia microbrute. With this tutorial rock and roll
SUCH a great tutorial. Unlocking the deep features of the Keystep! 👍🏽🔥💜
Youre thru vs out midi description finally made it make sense to me, thank u!
Thank you, lBs! This video has greatly aided in my understanding of how triggering hardware synths works-and not to mention how MIDI channels work, as well. Cheers!
Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for! I've got the SE-02, JP-08, TB-03, Behringer Model D and a Drumbrute Impakt. The Keystep was the last piece of the puzzle.
Finally exactly what I'm looking for. I wish more people posted videos like this. Details and a description how and what they are doing. I have a hard time finding these kinds of videos. My search skills must suck really bad.
Bravo man, best video on midi routing I’ve seen on UA-cam
Very nice! I've been trying to learn how to maximize my Keystep's potential and this is a great start. Thanks for sharing.
One of the clearest tutorials for the Keystep I've found
Thank you, so much! Very useful. Excellent, keep going with you tutorials. 👍👍
Excellent video! Straight to the point and explained articulately. I can't take gear for a test spin anywhere locally, so I like to understand what I'm getting into before ordering online. Bravo sir
Great channel! Any information about using the Keystep is quality information and time well spent as far as I'm concerned. Thanks, I learned quite a bit. 💥🎹💡🐒🌟
I just got my Keystep a week ago and I didn't know it was such a beast until I watched your tutorial. Great job! Thank you.
Glad your works. Mine doesn’t record over midi or USB. Came preprogrammed with 8 sequences in the 8 slots. Can’t get rid of them.
Really helpful video. Thank you
Thankyou - a great simple informative breakdown of the keystep
Thank you so much for this! I've been wondering how to do this with my Keystep for awhile
Just found your channel and an explanation to what I was looking for! Many thanks sir
Great vid, thanks bro!
Great review man, this little Keystep is powerful. Keep up the great work looking for to more reviews 👍
Very helpful. 🤘
Another awesome video!! Thank you!!
Great video! Nice tracks
Good stuff; quick and informative!
Great stuff really. There’s a lot of videos on UA-cam about this same subject but it almost appears that the channel is trying to almost show off or impress. The issue with that is that most people that are looking for this type of material are beginners like me so this guy has got it right. Keeping it simple. Thank you so much
Great video thank you!!
Excelent video!
This was one of the videos that led to me receiving my own Keystep today 👍🏻
The ending was fire🔥
Really useful, thanks for sharing!
Nice, synthwave groove
Super helpful, thank you for this
Very clear tutorial, thank you my friend !
Thanks for this! I've placed an order for the keystep pro but I'm super impressed at how much you can cram into this little guy.
Thank you for watching! 😁
Niceee! Congrats. The Keystep Pro is gonna be a sequencing beast for sure. I already preordered mine as well. 😉 lol
I have both the Beatstep Pro and the original Keystep; love them both, but with the Keystep Pro... I may no longer have a need to keep the Beatstep pro around anymore. Lol 😏
Interesting watch!! Nice
A great win for every key step user 👌 maybe I have to buy one now
Never,ind. cuz of this video I finally figured it out. Thank you. Liked and subscribed
Clear and simple! I like! I suscribed immediately ! 😎
Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking to do
Very useful tutorial. Thanks
Great tutorial!
Great tutorial!
Thanks :)
great job master, very cool video!
I loved this tutorial. It spawned a few ideas, thanks!
Thank you! 🙂
Thanks for sharing this. And your jam sounds awesome.
Thank you for watching! 🙂👍
This video made me buy a keystep literally just now. Hahaha! Thanks man!
Great informative video, midi can be so confusing. Love the overlay graphics showing what’s going on
Very helpful video, thank you very much !
Awesome! Thanks for watching. 🙂
Thanks for explaining, I was wondering how to do this but now I know
Thank-you! I just recently bought that keyboard and that video helped me a lot :D
Thanks. Glad it helped! Congrats on the Keystep. Hope you are enjoying it. 👍
Thank you - simple, clear! subscribed
Awesome! Thank YOU! 😊
Very helpfull thanks
Nice stuff good sir..Big love xx
Cool.. Many thanks
That was fun! I have thought about getting a Keystep for a while now. I own a Beatstep Pro and enjoy using it (even though it can be a bit frustrating at times) But I think this little device is a bit of a "no-brainer" (sorry for the cliché) because it's so flexible. Thanks for the tutorial...good job!
Great stuff!!!
Thank you! 🙂
Hi,many thanks for your tutorial arturia keystep and setting hardware. I have a buy it yesterday and konnect my volcas synths on ketron midi thru. It's a very easy and beautiful creative simple melody and sequences. Best regards from Naples ( Italy) :)
Hey! Thank you! 😊 Glad you enjoyed the video. Congrats on the Keystep. Have fun jamming 😉👍
I don't even have a keystep or any of the roland boutiques but i still found this useful :)
Very useful, thanks!
Thank you! 🙂
👍🏼 thank you!
Thank YOU for watching! 🙂
Excellent tutorial! The Keystep is without a doubt the most useful piece of synth gear I’ve acquired so far. Its affordability, versatility, and ruggedness make it a no-brainer for anyone’s setup imho.
It's great, but you can't control the gate of the individual notes, and you have only one sequencer track. Amazingly, the keystep pro has 3 or 4 tracks, and you can change the gate on each note.
But, it's also $500! Worth the money for sure, considering how expensive sequencers can get. I don't need something as complex as the octarack- which costs over a thousand. The original keystep provides plenty to work with for more minimal synth music. I have a beatstep pro too, and I'm just figuring out how to combine the two in a jam session. Still, someday I'm getting the Keystep pro. Maybe the price will drop a hundred in a few more years on the used market, but maybe it won't considering how great a piece of gear it is...
Well I find not my way with it .
Thanks a lot!
Great info for new users who have no clue what they are doing...like me...easy to understand the basics video...I am thinking of getting the Key step 37
very cool music, kinda sounds like BSMR, great explanation too. i have a keystep with behringer model d and drumbrute, missing a polysynth to make nice use of kbd play as you have
Great! I can do it too with the Behringer Swing !
I came here to learn about the keystep. This video made me a lot poorer in the end since I fell in love with the sounds of the JU-06 right away.
Those boutiques are great, I got the jx-03. It was a tough decision between the 06 and 03. I still think the 03 is a slightly better deal.
thank *YOU*
it is great, thanks you
Thanks for watching! 🙂
Love it Bro 👊💪👏🔥
This is Exactly what I was thinking of doing. Was into my Synth's back when I was a youngster. I was 21 when I had to sale my gear. JP8000,DX7, DX27S,CS1X MC303 and a few other bits. I was Gutted. Long story. Anyway, 24 years later. I am a single parent, with 2 Awesome Boy's. I've started wanting to try and get them into the Synth world 🔥. Or it might be a midlife crisis 😵💫. So I've got myself a keystep 37, volca sample 2, Volca Fm, Novation circuit and slowly trying to Build it up. On the circuit, can I use synth 1 on a different midi channel to Synth 2, and drum 1, 2 etc etc. Love the video. Wicked stuff. Love from the UK 👊💪👏👍🙏🔥🔥🔥
thanks bud.. this is what I've been looking for. The Kbd Play + channel key combo was what I was screwing up. Would be sick if you could simultaneously output different sequences to different channels but I suppose we'd be looking at a more advanced piece of hardware.
Yes!! Its an awesome feature for sure. 🙂 I have had lots of fun jams using this feature.
As far as seperate sequences go, that's where the Keystep Pro will come in. 😎 👍 Can't wait.
Awesome
Thanks! 🙂
Great Tutorial really helped me a lot in connecting & playing my 2 synths with my keystep. Which audio interface are you using here ? Thanks a lot
Great tutorial! You are a good teacher.
I wonder if the JU-06A works like the JU-06, where you can play BOTH a lead and a sequence at the same time??? 🤔
This man's videos are so crystal clear, great stuff. Maybe someone can answer this tech question I have the Keystep and Minibrute 2 which has the same sequencer. I can get it to do typical straight electronica lines, which are fun and have that sequenced sound. However trying to use rest, ties, and swing to create more funky lines is just impossible. Is there a cure for this condition? I come from loopers so just used to playing whatever line into the looper. I wonder if it's because I need to be able to write out the line I hear in my head in musical notation (which would be a nice thing to learn anyway) and even then I don't know if I could ever make lines so easily, and so funky, as picking up a bass or other instrument. I was wondering is are there sequencers that allow you to live record into the ratchet spaces in between the beats, so the experience ends up feeling like a looper?
Man i don't have good heart enought to tank u, because tanks to u and your SHIFT 1 OR SHIFT 2 IN KEY STEP i could recieve signals accordingly, YOU SAVE SO MUCH TIME AND released me from AGONY, TANKS MAN tanks tanks :)
Hey, love your channel, it's been really helping me learn the volcas and now the keystep. Question: could i connect the volca keys/fm/bass to this via the same midi quad and then a volca drum in the same way you synched for a 4 channel set up? Guessing the answer is yes but should i expect anything different from this tutorial. that being the option to have sequences on the volcas solo off any of the volcas and create one sequence on the keystep?
Great demo...how did you sync the sample up?
Nice demo thanks.I have the Keystep Pro which presumably will work the same but i'm new to multiple synth ( side chaining ? ) so what do you think - shall i give it a whirl ?
realized something, I have a yamaha tx81z and a yahama tg33-- both have midi thru!
so fortunately I can daisy chain those with the keystep. No need for a midi splitter in such a setup. I need to try that, now! I highly recommend these older rack synths, btw, they usually have a midi thru port and you can typically get them at a good price.
THANX BRO!!!
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Because your video I bought it 💪✌️
Awesome tutorial. Does this also apply to the CV out? I have a synth that doesn't have MIDI and I'd like to sequence that one while playing a lead on the one that does have MIDI.
Great video, thanks for the good info. Question: how are you routing the Audio out? Do you line out each individual device or do they chain together and have a single audio output? If I have a 3 or 4 modular synths and a key step will I need a mixer to get that audio into my Pioneer Nexus 900 to mix into my DJ sets? \
Brilliant video
Very good job on this tutorial! Tried it, works great, but I have a problem with Volca beats: it plays on double tempo when it's synced in. Any help on that?
Wow, he explained it and I understood him. Buy that man a beer
No I was mistaken
Love your videos! Thanks always learning from you. I was wondering if the same can be done with the km-25 (Roland 25 key for the boutique)
Thank you so much! 😊 Glad to hear that.
The K25 alone can not. You can however, sequence other gear with certain Boutiques though. I know the SE-02 is capable of sending its sequence data to other synths. 👍 I hope that's what you were asking. Lol
Anyways, thanks for watching. 🙂
littleBIGsynths thank you so much for replying! Do you have a tutorial on that? Or guide me where to find one?
Excellent video
Nice tuto. My keystep & and my boutiques in French « te remercie ». I would like to know if it’s possible to record in the ks37 a sequence of the sh01a and a second séquence in the ks37 of another synth (se02) to play both?
Cool what did you hook everything up to for sound. Mixer into powered speakers?
Which Volca sample drum patches are you using - they sound hot!
Great! How to sync the drum machine? Do I have to use the software and set it up in key step?
Really helpful. Late to the party, but does this work for additional synths (on midi channels 3, 4 etc)? As in, can I hook up more than 2 synths and switch between them and play parts live? And does that also work with a sequence running on one of them?
Hi! Thank you so much. I'm trying to sync the keystep and the sp 404 using the keystep as the main clock. Do you think this is possible? Thanks again!!!
great video.... Thanks alot.
Does this work with midi and midi over usb as well?
My setup is Keystep, Neutron (Behringer) and -PC (with N.I. Reaktor or Kontakt). So I connect Keystep with midi cable with The Neutron and the Neutron with midi over USB with my P.C.
The Keystep with Neutron and SQ1 is a great trio as well.
that was crystal clear. thx for that.
i would be interested on how the 3 synths audio are recorded . Are they connected thru a mixer with an audio interface and back to the computer with a DAW ?
looks like someone commented on that below
Excellent, very easy to follow! One bit at the end though, I didn't get how you had the JU-06 playing a sequence and then still being able to play it. Are you just hitting play on the sequence and then, as the Keystep is still set to the MIDI channel for the JU-06, it can still play the notes of the JU-6? Appreciate the clarification! Your videos are very well done and appreciated!
Thank you! 😁
Since the JU-06 has 4 voices(set to poly mode), it can play a sequence using 1 voice, while playing live at the same time using any remaining voices. Hope this answers your question. 😉👍
Great info! thank you. Does anyone know how to stop the SH-O1A from starting to play a recorded sequence anytime you push start on keystep or another midi device? This drives me nuts.
Great video! - Could I connect the Keystep to my larger Arturia midi controller (61 keys), and just use the arp and sequencer from the keystep, but play it using the larger keyboard? How would I do that? Many thanks.