Why everyone should buy the Arturia Beatstep Pro
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- If you're ever stuck for ideas or you have trouble coming up with melodies, the Beststep Pro is the simplest way to come up with random leads and sequences.
/ alfonsomuchachoofficial
damn my jaw literally dropped and I said "holy fucking shit" out loud when you turned the knobs to adjust the pitch of the steps but they stayed in key. SOLD instantly sold!
Got one this morning.. pads ..knobs are great.. connectivities a-plenty...it's built like a tank... for 300 hundred bucks...amazing piece of gear
The BSP is a killer sequencer/controller. Also the transpose function, randomness, swing, sending midi CC etc etc makes it an excellent piece of gear. I only have an issue with changing between looper/arp mode… perhaps it needs a firmware update…
Is it possible to sequence midi cc values?
No, all cc changes are manual (upper red channel of the BSP)
Thanks!@@Ar_Tin
Thanks for sharing
was not expecting to add anything else to my list bro but you got me. Imma have to cope this. thanx
Thank you Alfonso. You are one of the best prog electro gods. Following your Syntethics show on SC from the very beginning. With love from Bucharest 😊
Thanks a lot :)
I got mine for Christmas, because i wanted to go dawless. You are absolutely right. It is an easy "inspiration maker"! :-)
how has it beeeen so farrrr
it's about Christmas time again... I might get ittttt
You sold me. Just ordered one!
Fair point well made. In fact I bought one. Just about to return it, exchanging it for an Akai APC64. The BSP is a pretty old product now, all the help guides use older versions of the software you get now. I learnt a lot from the experience.
How did that affect your usage? I'm about to get one. Seems solid to me.
@@MS7.7 Hi, the BSP was my first piece of equipment, if I'd been more experienced, then perhaps I wouldn't have had issues setting it up the way I wanted to. It's certainly a very solid piece of kit, I"m certainly not saying don't buy it.
I do miss some aspects of the BSP. I would also suggest that the KeyStep Pro is considered, if you can afford the price difference. Hope that helps.
@@buxycat I did my part on research. Honestly I want both, lol. I know I only need one but I have NI S61 mk2 which is good enough keyboard but I'm missing hands on sequencer for drums, even though I have maschine mk3 with step sequencer, I don't like the software so I wanted universal sequncer like BSP to use with ableton. Its compact enough to fit on top of my keyboard so I will give it a go. Have fun.
@@MS7.7 What I miss about the BSP is how quick and easy it was to get something together, not just the drums. I think you'll like it.
I got the circuit tracks for this same reason! First time seeing the beatstep in action, I like it!
Great artist!
Thanks mate!
Thank You for this, Maestro!
It gives me hope the BSP laguishing behind my internal paywall of procrastination will eventually join-up with my Electro-Smith Daisy and that bag of ESP32s over there. ;-)
I love my beatsteppro+keystep set up.
It is true.
About time they did an "Ultra" version with 6 or 8 channels and a nice linear song mode.
People's needs have shifted now that people like Behringer are making multi box setups affordable.
hell, plug something like that into an ipad with aum and some choice plugins and you've got a very small live performance monster
Very helpful seeing this in action! Thank you! Was trying to decide between this and the Keystep Pro. I’ll be going with this! Easy to set up as well?
its very easy! Arturia also has a software to mod what midi notes are sent!
you can also save project banks!
Is there enough data on the hardware display to make adjustments (and save banks) without using a computer? I won’t be connecting to any computer…just directly to my semi modular setup.
I was about to purchase the Keystep Pro too & was sold on the Beatstep Pro. 🎛🎧🎚
Nice jam:)
Ah, the “limited edition” black one. I hate limited editions. I’d rather have the black one (of most things, really), but tough luck.
I'm the same way... 90% of the time. But, for some reason the Arturia controllers look amazing in white and it's the rare time I'd actually rather own the white version of something.
Beautiful
Well done.
Everyone has the white version but the black looks good
i just bought one... i regret it immediately seeing the Squarp HAPAX.
Iv just seen the black edition is only £99 on Amazon while the white version is about £300 why is that it can't be 3 times the price just cause the colour is the black a stripped down version or what ...I'm definitely sending away for one on Friday
I can do the same with Maschine since the MK1 over a decade ago
Fire for real!
Nice Alfonso 😍😘
damn, I need the Arturia BeatStep I have the money, but the money I have is for my MPC One, ahhhh do not know what do to first
Where are the sounds coming from and what are they called and where can I find them? Thanks
Lol it says in the video, ableton drum rack
Epic stuff!! 😎✌️
Oh yeah... i'm about to...
How do you sync it to a volca? I have tried it and nothing
Mine keeps freezing up my daw 😢
I thought it did not do polyphonic sequencing?
I also thought but if it can, I buy it immediately because it is my only issue with beatstep pro !!!
very helpful dude
uh, polyphonic? on the 1st sequencer?
make a tutor how to setup all this sounds
i live a sort of love and hate relationship with the bs pro,it's all nice and bla bla,but 2021 and still has tons of bugs,totally unusable in live performance..and STILL arturia doesnt have a real,good and stable firmware to pair with,and this is really a shame because this could be a really good piece of kit,i can't recommend it to anyone.Your music is really nice btw!
what do you recommend as a competitor?
@@JJ-vp3bd i'm actually using the Korg sq64 and it's a far better machine for me
@@redshift4707 niceeeeeeeee. Does it connect to Fl well?
When I have a pattern running why do some steps have a blue light when I am in sequencer and press shift?
Does it do time signs other than 4/4?
I’m wondering if you said zero preparations, the sound you where playing much come on the hardware and you not having to have picked them? Otherwise there was preparations
He means zero preparations in terms of the notes and sequence he is creating. The preparation is to have a synth and drum part lined up. All the musical elements are unprepared and created on the fly.
Cool alfonso like it, are u trickering a synth or m4l sequenzer on ableton with BSP? Love your work❤
HOLA , may i use beatstep pro with boss rc 505? really help needed
All I ever here on this device is short 16 step loops, is it even possible to create songs with versus and chorus?
You can create variations of patterns and then sequence them one after the other but it's not really capable of making an entire track sequenced in one go.
Noob question (forgive me) I already have a Keystep pro and am looking to get the beatstep pro after watching this!! Will the Keystep sequencer play nice with the Beastep Pro so I get an extra track? I guess that it's just a question of a sync cable or midi... am I right? Fantastic video and great sounds BTW. Have subbed!
There's no reason why they couldn't work together, would depend on your setup and which is sending clock though. You'd have to choose one of them or your DAW, but it shouldn't be an issue. I've got the original Keystep but I'd like to try the Pro.
Your track 1 is basically beastep pro 😅
so all the sound what is coming out is in THIS HARDWARE Thing... or what ELSE is connected on this thing? Please tell me what elese is connected where you get the sounds from?
This hardware thing doesn't make any sound by itself; it's a sequencer so it triggers sounds elsewhere. In this setup he has it triggering sounds in Ableton Live. You can use it separate from a computer to trigger sounds in other external synths, sound modules, or drum machines.
That's cool. My drum machine has 200 patterns. I use most of them for one song sometimes. How many does this have?
none and sync does not work with any apple
which drum machine you use?
@@JJ-vp3bd, to sequence drums I use a Boss DR-660 and DR-770. The 770 has more patterns but less polyphony. I mostly don't use the internal sounds but I feel like the 770 has more punch and cleaner sounding. I use the Boss DR-5 as a note sequencer for hardware synths that I later edit note off and CC data inside an MPC X. I plan on getting a Manikk Outbreak module to use these sequencers with my Eurorack modular. Each trigger out of the module also has a velocity to cv out for individual drums. I want to try using pad MIDI velocity to control VCA modules or some other way. The thing I don't like about modular drums is lack of velocity. The only other sequencers I still want to try is the AKAI XR-20 which lets you sequence 3 octave polyphonic keyboard part and a Yamaha RY-30 because of the mod wheels and deeper synthesis. I have tried basically every other drum sequencer except those and the the latest Electribe. I tried the Beatstep Pro and don't like it for drumming.
Good question bro I was wondering how did you make the ARTUIA work because mine doesn't make any sound
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Stand alone unit, or just midi controller
Can you sequence 2 synths at same time? I have the ju06a and the 16 step sequencer is limiting. I’ve just got an SH01a, so if I could sequence both from one of these then I’d be sold.
yeah it has two melodic sequencers and one drum seq
Can you use this on a DAW as well?
Can you play the sequences as phrases?
I have not found an answer to this question yet: Would this machine work with various vsts plugins only simultaneously.
I am aiming to have a more live feeling when working within a DAW. Hardware is not yet on my agenda though. Thanks
Anything will you just have to route the midi together
Very Nice. Must you use a PC with the Beatstep pro?
Can you string this thing together with an MPC?
Thanks for the video. If I'm not controlling hardware at the moment and only using Ableton, is there any reason to get this if I already own a Push? In other words, what can this give me that a Push can't?
It can sequence three different things at the same time, so maybe 2 instruments and a drum rack not sure if the Push does that, I've never owned one
If you own a Push then your automation, drum rack and melodic stuff are perfectly aligned with Ableton and you can do the same thing as with the BSP. But you can't select sounds on the BSP, configure FX, control a lot of tracks and lots of other things. So I guess Push easily wins. But if you own a modular, the BSP is totally excellent.
Would the beatstep pro be good with the keystep pro or pointless
Can you record the MIDI from the BeatStep Pro into the drum rack track? And then modify it using the BSP? Thanks!
You probably can if you set up the midi in ableton
This is really neat! How do you have the Beatstep setup with Ableton? Are you just connecting the Beatstep through USB and then you mapped all the transport controls to the controls in Ableton?
I have it connected to Ableton but I don't have any special mappings, it's just controlling either hardware or soft synths. The transport controls I have just starting the sequencer on the Beatstep, you can map them to anything, including transport controls in Live though.
@@AlfonsoMuchacho ohhh, I gotcha. You're just using the Beatstep to start and stop sequencing. Thanks!
I sold mine as i've got the Push 2 and felt hacing both was overkill...
do you still recommend the push 2?
@@JJ-vp3bd Definitely!!!!! Push 2 is legendary and extremely detailed!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't imagine using Ableton without it now!!
@@richardjames111 is there an equivalent for fl studio??
@@JJ-vp3bd Not too sure about that unfortunately...
my holdup is that it can only sequence mono, through midi. Am i wrong?
FLAME Mono only, unless you use the drum sequencer which lets you play multiple parts at the same time but it’s not really usable in that way
@@AlfonsoMuchacho i guess it is enough with a chord organ and bassline :) and then the delicious drum triggers with probability and stufff..
I am returning my Korg Sq64 and buying the Beatstep pro , the sq64 is a mess, to many bugs and menu diving . It’s very uninspiring
Can this be used as a standalone or does it require a laptop?
It can be used stand alone to control most hardware but it's only a controller, it doesn't make a noise itself.
Do I need a midi to usb converter to use this properly? Been looking for something like this to use as a good drum trigger, but does it work via usb, I mean tempowise? 😊
It has basically everything...
It can transmit midi in/out over usb...
It has dedicated midi in/out ports (3.5mm comes with a pair of breakout to 5 pin dongle type B adapters).
It also has 3.5mm sync, cv, etc...
It itself is NOT a usb midi host thought. (No USB A in port)
It was created to control oldschool analog gear as well as VST's.
Awesome! Just ordered one together with a couple of volcas and a Zoom cdr70.
@@hartkart I only own the Volca Sample mk1 it's a bizarre little box of noises...lol I quite like it.
I haven't tried it with the Beatstep Pro...which I got to control The Behringer Neutron and K2 as well as an ancient Simmons SDS8 analog drum module...
hi. How many synths you can run at the same time with this machine?
i want to purchase one of this but im still looking for information.
You can control up to 4 devices, essentially it has a control mode for your daw, 2 sequencers that can control external synths or vst instruments and 1 drum machine controller. It's a very deep device and there's lots of possibilities with it.
can you arrange full songs on this thing?
You could sequence a few synths and a drum machine, but it's more for patterns than entire tracks.
@@AlfonsoMuchacho can you sequence multiple patterns together with it?
@@user-gv8vv2id7t Yes you can :)
@@AlfonsoMuchacho word, sounds like just what i need
no need for a pro version, the same can be done with the original beatstep for a third of the price
Thanks for the tip
Red text overlay on a video doesn't work well.
hey, dope video. what kick is that?
One from a custom kit I've had for a while, if I make one I like I save it, could have come from anywhere!
I don’t understand how people pay such attention to specific kicks. I’ve heard a kick exactly like this from so many different sources.
@@JaceCavacini sure you're right. you have an example?
what plugin are you using? Arturia? I have Arturia V collection is possible use with beatstep pro? tanks
Fucking awesome!!!
u sold it to me a minute in
I got this trash works for like a minute if you can program the thing.
I'm curious for the track ID ?? c:
It was just something I made for the video
Nice video. Does it make beeping and bleeping sounds? Thanks.
it does not make any sound. it is a midi controller/sequencer
Idiot
sorry but beatstep pro does not work with apple product ( ipad / macbook). it is not recognize at all, and there is hundreds of thread about it sinçe years.
much time loose when you realized that nobody can sync this product. The only answer you get is shake your usb...useless....so buy an other computer ( not a macbook) or an other product but not this one.
I disagree, $400 is a lot of bread for this maybe if it had a full size semi weighted keyboard but not with synth style mini keys and only 4 track sequencing. I’d go a bit more $$$ and get a Toraiz Squid or a Squarp Pyramid Mk2. On a tight budget find a vintage Yamaha sequencer. Isn’t the new Novation Launchpad Pro X also a 4 track sequencer and $299.99 ?
Personally I’ll stick with my Toraiz Squid
$400? it's only $260
nut not sure where you getting that price it’s $399.99 at Sweetwater
The Beatstep is exactly 2x cheaper than a Toraiz Squid in Germany. I got the Squid but I'm thinking of selling it for a Beatstep because I have no use for basically the entire left half of the Squid.
Very true half the Price and only 3 tracks versus 16 tracks and lacks a lot of the functionality of the Squid but only you know what’s best for you
@@Madmohawkfilms Amazon
"I've done this with no preperation!" ah cool so those tracks in ableton just created themselves? with a drum rack, Synths just to you configuration! Ah. Nice that ableton does that now what version you running?