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1. 6 1 Loading a Project To load a Project hold the PROJECT button and press the Step button that corresponds to the number of the Project you want to load Be sure you have saved your current Project somewhere before you do this Projects can also be loading during performance while the sequences are running Note There s a preference in the MIDI Control Center where you can specify whether the new Project should be loaded instantly or wait until after the Drum sequencer reaches the end of its current pattern See section 12 8 5 6 to learn about this feature 6 2 Project management 6 2 1 Saving a Project Caution When you follow these instructions you will overwrite the selected Project and all of its patterns Be sure this is what you want to do If not be sure to find out which memory location is available and store the Project there instead Once you have chosen a Project location e Hold the SAVE button e Press the PROJECT button and hold it e Press the desired Step button number To recall this Project later follow the steps described in section 6 1 40 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 6 2 2 Copying a Project You can also copy a Project from one location to another even if no edits have been made To do this simply follow the same steps described above in section 6 1 and select a new location number instead of the original number 6 3 Tempo The RATE FINE encoder controls the Tempo value
2. In most cases you will not need the anti ground loop adapter 12 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL If you don t have a ground loop problem in your setup simply connect the BeatStep Pro with the supplied USB cable to a computer or a USB power supply You should use the included anti ground loop adapter if you experience background noise in your speakers that disappears when you disconnect the audio interface from your computer or the CV Gate connections to your analog gear A ground loop can also cause problems with pitch tracking when using the BeatStep Pro CV connections with analog synthesizers Connect the anti ground loop adapter as follows 5 CE To USB Power Supply To Computer ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 13 2 2 Front panel overview ARTURIA a a WT USB MD SLOWER ROLLER LOOPER i AL FE b 32 48 amp CD C Es 1 Transport Shift buttons see 2 2 1 2 Preset project utility see 2 2 2 3 Roller looper see 2 2 3 4 Swing Randomness Probability see 2 2 4 5 Tempo and synchronization see 2 2 5 6 Sequence control see 2 2 6 7 Project Control modes see 2 2 7 8 Encoders see 2 2 8 9 Step buttons see 2 2 9 10 Pads see 2 2 10 2 2 1 Transport Shift buttons E EE 89 The Transport buttons control the internal sequencers and external MIDI devices using MIDI Machine Control But they also can send other MIDI messages to your DAW which is h
3. Next click on the middle of one of the events and drag the selected events up down left or right Note if one of the selected events moves beyond pad 1 or pad 16 the entire sequence field will glow red The same thing happens when a note is moved beyond the 1 or 64 steps 12 6 4 3Copy paste events After selecting a group of events you can make another copy of those events in another section of the sequence Just hold the Alt key Option on a Mac select one of the events and drag them all into the new area The new events will have the same velocity and gate time values as the original events 12 6 4 4Event velocity If you click on the top of an event you will see the cursor become a vertical arrow icon Drag the cursor up and down to change the velocity of that event to a value between 1 and 127 a Velocity 62 The color of the selected event will change to indicate the velocity value white is the lowest velocity value and red is the highest velocity value When the velocities of multiple events are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value 12 6 4 5Event length Gate time If you click on the right edge of an event you will see the cursor become a horizontal arrow icon Drag the cursor left and right to change the gate time of that event to a value between 0 and 99 74 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL b i Length 44 12 6 4 6TIE an event If you continue dragging t
4. So for example if 1 4 is the time division setting then the recorded notes will quantize forward or back to the nearest quarter note And as the sequence loops you can replace certain notes by playing a new one within the timing range of those notes 4 3 2 Encoders The 16 encoders input the values of three different parameters for each sequence step e The note each step will play e The velocity of the note e The duration gate time of the note The parameter being affected by the encoders is determined by the KNOBS button Press this button repeatedly to cycle between the three options Pitch Velo and Gate then edit that value with the encoder that corresponds to the sequence step Note The encoders are touch sensitive so you can touch an encoder to view the existing value for a parameter before selecting a new value Now let s focus on each editing option briefly 4 3 2 1 Pitch The encoders can edit the pitch of a step 36 semitones from the default pitch of middle C MIDI note 60 You can edit the notes whether the sequencer is playing or not When it is stopped you will hear the edit as it is made when it is playing you won t hear the altered note until that sequence step comes around again The Scale Type parameter determines which notes are available when the encoders are turned To learn more about Scales see section 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 Velocity If a note in a sequence is too loud or soft you can edit its
5. and Template The next chapter explains how to use the MIDI Control Center software to configure the BeatStep Pro presets so they match your system and enhance your workflow ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 59 12 USING MIDI CONTROL CENTER The built in MIDI Control Center manual has general descriptions of the features that are common to all Arturia products To learn how to access the manual see section 11 5 This chapter will cover only the MIDI Control Center features that are unique to the BeatStep Pro Note remember to click the Sync button in the MIDI Control Center window when you start the application For information about this process see section 11 4 12 1 Device Projects DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project Store To J Recall From PROJECT BROWSER Default 12 1 1The Working Memory After pressing the Sync button the contents of the entire active Project will be available for editing in the MIDI Control Center This editing area is known as the Working Memory It includes all of the patterns from the sequencers the Control Mode settings and the Project level settings for Swing etc Each of these features is given its own Tab in the middle of the MIDI Control Center application We ll cover the Tabs in section 12 4 12 1 2Project list The left side of the MIDI Control Center window shows a list containing the Working Memory and Projects 1 16 When one of the Projects is selec
6. ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is affected by the interference Use power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interferences relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to coaxial cable If these corrective measures do not bring any satisfied results please the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you cannot locate the appropriate retailer please contact Arturia The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed in the USA 92 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 14 3 CANADA NOTICE This class B digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulation AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada 14 4 EUROPE C This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89 336 EEC This product may not work correctly by the influence of electro static discharge if it happens simply restart the product ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 93
7. with a serial number and unlock code on the bottom You will need this information in order to register your BeatStep Pro One USB cable Two MIDI adapter cables 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN gray One DIN adapter cable 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN black The two Quick Start Guides for BeatStep Pro Be sure to register your BeatStep Pro as soon as possible There is a sticker on the bottom panel that contains the serial number of your unit and an unlock code These are required during the online registration process You may want to record these elsewhere or take a photo of the sticker in case it becomes damaged Registering your BeatStep Pro provides the following benefits e It enables you to download the BeatStep Pro user manual and the latest version of the MIDI Control Center software e It allows you to receive special offers restricted to BeatStep Pro owners ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 3 Special Message Section SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update the hardware that has been purchased IMPORTANT The product and its software when used in combination with an amplifier headphones or speakers may be able to produce sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long p
8. A A AI RR O ate cp A ata Bas cette 87 Fida SVCD DUI ONS A A AA A E bo 8 YESA io O 2 070 EMO AI RR A II OI AA O II IR OY ACR IA SS 132 IMCU AUT ENCODER ASSIGNMENTS ogc sci bctai otis aed Sasi hdd nocd ead a id 89 14 ARTURIA BEATSTEP PRO LEGAL INFORMATION 2 ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccscees 90 til SOFTWARELICENSEAGREEMBE END iaa ct di 90 42 FECTNEOR MATTON USA TV dat 92 S CANADA A E a A IA 93 La e TR OP A E O E A AN IA 93 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 9 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Arturia BeatStep Pro This unique device is a combination of many musical technologies an assignable MIDI controller two analog style step sequencers a drum programmer and a live performance tool all in a single compact package It has an unlimited number of potential uses and setup options thanks to its simultaneous USB MIDI CV Gate and synchronization capabilities We ll give some useful examples in this manual and then you should be able to start experimenting with BeatStep Pro The unit has a relatively simple appearance but you will find there are many ways to integrate it with your system This in turn will open up many new avenues for musical inspiration and creativity Be sure to visit the www arturia com website and check for the latest firmware download the MIDI Control Center and check out the tutorials and FAQs We are very proud of the BeatStep Pro and are
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10. BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Dorian Mixolydian lt e oe Harmonic Minor Blues Notice that the Blues Scale only contains seven notes And last but certainly not least the User Scale Only you know what the User Scale will be choose any note in the chromatic scale and any number of notes between 1 and 12 To learn how to create one see section 12 8 9 4 3 3 3 How the root note of a sequence is determined The actual note sent by a BeatStep Pro sequence at any given moment is the sum of two parts 1 The note being played by the current sequence step 2 The transposition amount caused by which pad was last played or the last note that was received from an external controller 4 3 4 Step Buttons The Step buttons are used to enable or disable each step in the sequence When one is lit a note will play at the Pitch and Velocity you choose and will keep playing for as long as you want it to Gate time To silence that note event simply press that Step button When its LED is dark that event will not play the next time Note a sequence can be longer than 16 steps see the next section When this is true you may see the enabled Step buttons change as the sequence crosses over from steps 1 16 to steps 17 32 etc You can view a particular set of 16 steps by selecting that range of the sequence with one of the buttons and then lock the view by pressing those buttons at the same time You can disable this feature t
11. CC 20 Undefined Y Play Mode MIDI Ports USB amp MIDI Y MIDI Channel Step button control options MIDI Note Y MIDI Ports USB amp MIDI Y Min Vel Range Max Vel Range Play Mode Note Ci O MIDI Channel Pad control options Each has pull down menus with additional options For example the Mode of a pad can also be assigned to CC Mode MIDI Note off Play Mode v MIDI Note MIDI Channel Program Change NRPN The options of each field are different for each control type 76 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL However there are two fields that are always available for each control MIDI Port and MIDI Channel 12 7 1 1MIDI Port There is an option that allows you to choose whether the MIDI data for each control will be sent out of the physical MIDI port the USB connection to your computer or both Play Mode MIDI Ports USB MIDI Channel MIDI Y USB amp MIDI 12 7 1 2MIDI Channel Another option is available for setting the MIDI channel for the control Be sure to check the MIDI Channel assignment to make sure it matches that of the receiving device Play Mode MIDI Channel The User setting allows you to change the MIDI channel of this control from within Control Mode by holding the CHAN button pressing a Step button So for each control you can choose whether they will be locked to a particular MIDI channel or will float with the Control Mode MIDI channel Now le
12. DRUM If you want to figure out a beat before you begin recording you can press PLAY and practice on the pads while SEQ1 and SEQ2 play their parts When you re ready enter Record mode as before RECORD PLAY and record a drum beat ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 23 e Add or remove some drum trigs using the step buttons use the knobs to change the velocity gate length or timing shift of the trigs Important If you want to keep what you ve created be sure to save the Project somewhere or you ll lose everything Refer to section 3 4 to learn how 3 3 7 Sequencer Mute Each sequencer has a dedicated MUTE button which is great for live performances and creative sessions They can help you focus on the interactions of any two sequencers at a time or you can use them to work on one of the patterns without hearing the others For the drum sequencer you can choose to mute only specific pads by holding the DRUM button and MUTE button simultaneously and pressing the pads you want to mute The Drum sequencer s MUTE button will blink to show that some of the drum tracks are muted The status of the MUTE buttons is not stored with the Project 3 4 Saving a Project This is very tmportant to know Your patterns can be lost unless you save the Project that contains them Saving a Project is simple It only takes three steps Caution When you follow these instructions you will overwrite the selected Project and all of it
13. MANUAL 49 Knob 1 will apply an offset to the values contained in the sequence This offset will be Shown in the Value Display The range is 99 99 Knob 2 will set the same value for all the active steps of your sequence as soon as you turn the knob The value will be shown in the Value Display For the DRUM sequencer the changes will be applied to the currently selected drum only Example 1 Select SEQUENCER 1 set the length to 4 steps Select the Velocity knob mode and change the velocities of the four steps to 127 100 4 50 Now hold SHIFT and turn Knob 1 The display will show you how much offset you applied Turn Knob 1 until you get to a value of 10 The Velocity for the four steps should now be 127 110 14 60 Note Velocity cannot go beyond 127 so when this value is reached turning the knob to the right or adding more offset will have no effect Example 2 Select SEQUENCER 1 set the length to 4 steps Select the Velocity knob mode and change the velocities of the four steps to 127 100 4 50 Now hold SHIFT and turn Knob 2 The display will show you the new value for the velocity of all steps Turn Knob 2 until you get to a value of 10 The velocity for the four steps should now be 10 10 10 10 50 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 8 SYNCHRONIZATION BeatStep Pro can be the master clock for an entire MIDI rig or it can just as happily serve as a Slave to any one of several so
14. Tempo 12 8 5 3Tempo This parameter allows you to override the independent Tempo settings of each Project When set to Global each Project will play at the current Tempo value on the front panel 12 8 5 4Wait to Load Project With this parameter you can specify whether a new Project will be loaded as soon as you select it or not This is useful in live performance settings where you may not want to interrupt the flow of the music between Projects If SEQ1 SEQ2 and the Drum pattern are different lengths and this preference set to On the BeatStep Pro will wait until the end of the Drum pattern before loading the next Project 12 8 5 5Wait to Load Pattern Similarly to the wait to Load Project you can choose if you want the patterns to switch instantaneously or wait until the end of the current pattern before switching If PRST LNK is On and this function is active BeatStep Pro will wait until the end of the DRUM pattern ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 83 12 8 6Metronome Metronome a A et ome On OT Metronome Note Metronome Port Bar Velocity Beat Velocity These parameters work together to define the metronome On Off when set to On the Metronome will be enabled by default when the unit first powers up Note select the MIDI note of the metronome sound Port the metronome note can be sent to external MIDI your computer via USB or both Channel choose the MIDI channel of the metronome sound
15. The front panel of the BeatStep Pro allows you to take command of all sorts of external devices through its Pitch Velo and Gate connectors It also can send data to those devices from the USB port of your computer 2 1 2 2 MIDI devices There are lots of great devices that only have MIDI ports no CV Gate connectors no USB BeatStep Pro can control them from its front panel as well And of course it can send and receive MIDI data using the USB port of your computer Use the included adapters 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN gray to connect your external MIDI devices to the BeatStep Pro 2 1 2 3 Clock sources destinations The Clock input and output can synchronize with older clock types such as 24 pulses per quarter note ppqn 48 ppgn or even a single pulse per step The included adapter 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN black can be used to connect DIN sync capable devices to the BeatStep Pro See section 8 2 2 for specific information about what cables to use with other sync connections and formats 2 1 3 Something to consider Ground loops A ground loop is an unwanted current in a conductor connecting two points The result is noise in your audio signal usually in the form of a low frequency hum In setups including computers interfaces and audio devices it s possible to end up with an annoying ground loop We have provided you with a solution however the anti ground loop adapter When should I use the anti ground loop adapter
16. Then place a finger on the Roller strip and it will repeat the MIDI note or CC Value that was assigned to that pad using the MIDI Control Center That event will be repeated at the time division you selected with your finger For more information about the Roller strip see section 6 6 1 10 2 6Transport The Transport section works the same way in Control Mode as it does in the other modes unless instructed otherwise by the MIDI Control Center The functions of the Transport section are described in section 2 2 1 10 2 7Disabled features There are several features that are disabled in Control Mode e Current Track both buttons e Looper strip it s the Roller in Control Mode e LST STEP button e Transposing sequences from the pads e Octave buttons e Encoder scale selection SHIFT pads 1 8 e Time divisions SHIFT pads 9 16 10 3 Encoders CC vs MCU HUI mode There s a KNOBS button in the Project Control Mode section also It toggles the encoders between their MIDI CC assignments in Control Mode and their MCU HUI protocol assignments For a detailed list of these assignments see the list in section 13 2 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 57 11 MIDI CONTROL CENTER BASICS The MIDI Control Center is an application that allows you to configure the MIDI settings of your BeatStep Pro It works with most of Arturia s devices so if you have an earlier version of the software you ll want to download t
17. a Step button There s a preference in the MIDI Control Center that controls the response of the sequencers to the PRST LNK button Absolute or Relative Examples of each response are given in section 12 8 2 5 6 9 Selecting MIDI Channels 6 9 1 Output Channels Each sequencer in the BeatStep Pro can sent to its own output MIDI channel by following these steps e Select the sequencer you want to change e Press and hold the CHAN button e Press one of the Step buttons Note that when the CHAN button is pressed the Step buttons show four different colors This is because there s an independent MIDI channel for each of the sequencers and for Control Mode The color scheme follows the front panel design Control Mode channel Sequencer 1 channel Green Sequencer 2 channel Yellow Drum channel Purple The send and receive channels for each sequencer can be set independently using the MIDI Control Center For details about this see section 12 8 1 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 45 6 9 2 Input Channels Sequencer 1 2 and Drum can receive MIDI on its own channel by following these steps e Select the sequencer you want to change by pressing the SEQUENCER X or DRUM button e Press and hold the SHIFT button e Press and hold the CHAN button e Press one of the Step buttons Note that when the SHIFT CHAN buttons are pressed the Step buttons show three different colors The color scheme follows the fr
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19. chart The SHIFT button allows you to access important features in each mode Some are shared between the two step sequencers some are shared between all three sequencers and some are also shared with Control Mode Here s a chart indicating which SHIFT functions are available in which mode MODE SHIFT _ Function 2 SEQ1 or 2 Pad 1 8 Sets the input scale for the encoders DRUM DRUM pattern DRUM Sets everything to default values see section 3 3 3 DRUM SEQ1 2 or PAD 12 Changes the time division of the selected sequence DRUM to Triplet SEQ1 2 or PAD 13 16 Changes the time division of the selected sequence DRUM TAP METRO Toggles the sending of metronome data ON or OFF decimal place sequences quantized to the next DRUM step 48 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 7 5 MIDI to CV It is possible to use BeatStep Pro as a MIDI to CV converter For instance if you want to use an external MIDI keyboard to play a vintage synth or send a drum sequence from your DAW to send triggers to an analog modular system you can use BeatStep Pro as the converter between the digital MIDI data and the analog CV Gate signals 7 5 1 Sequencer mode MIDI to CV When the sequencer is stopped or when SEQUENCER 1 or SEQUENCER 2 is muted then The MIDI input defined for the SEQUENCER 1 or 2 is sent to the MIDI output defined for the same SEQUENCER The Gate output is triggered The Pitch CV output sends the incomin
20. confident that as you use it you will find yourself immersed in many extended periods of creativity 10 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 2 BEATSTEP PRO OVERVIEW 2 1 Making the connections BeatStep Pro offers an unprecedented number of ways to connect with other types of equipment from vintage to modern Below are examples of potential setups 2 1 1 with a Computer MicroUSB 7 Y 4 i 1 a y T Y inn r A S E N e C p BeatStep Pro is a USB class compliant controller so at its most basic level it can be connected to any computer with a USB port and used as an input device for various applications The included MIDI Control Center software allows you to define a wide variety of MIDI commands to be transmitted by the encoders buttons and pads of the BeatStep Pro However BeatStep Pro is so powerful on its own that there may be times when you want to use it without a computer attached In this case simply use a standard USB mobile phone charger to power the unit and connect everything else as shown in the following diagrams ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 11 2 1 2 with external devices ERKEK E MicroUSB TEKEE H A NOIA EERE SE gt i CV Gate x3 MIDI x2 Y iio s Clock x2 s Drum Gates x8 Dg AALA As you can see the BeatStep Pro can be at the center of some amazing systems 2 1 2 1 CV Velo Gate Drum Gate
21. control your DAW and play your MIDI devices from Control Mode 9 2 2 Which pads do I use The bottom row of pads are numbered 1 8 which corresponds to the Drum Gate numbers on the rear panel So these are the pads to play when you want to send trigger Signals to an external device 54 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 9 2 3 Can my DAW send CV Gate signals It s possible to send triggers from up to 8 MIDI tracks on your DAW to the Drum Gate jacks There s a MIDI note number assignment for each Drum Gate and you can set those values using the MIDI Control Center When the MIDI channel and the note numbers match the Drum Gates will be triggered There are two things to keep in mind though e The Drum Gate jacks are monophonic so if the selected MIDI track on the DAW contains polyphonic data playback could be extremely unpredictable It s best to send only one note at a time to the Drum Gate jacks e The Drum Gate jacks can send only one type of signal note on and note off So even though the Drum pattern holds velocity data for all 16 pads the Drum Gates are only intended to trigger sounds and shut them off 9 2 4 How should I route the signals Typically the Drum Gate output is connected to a Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA But you can send those signals to any parameters that will accept them For example they can be used to trigger a synthesizer such as one from our MiniBrute or MicroBrute series 9 2 5 Dru
22. display a blinking 07 which indicate that you are currently saving a pattern ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 33 5 THE DRUM SEQUENCER 5 1 DRUM vs SEQ a comparison SEQ1 SEQ2 and DRUM look similar but the Drum sequencer is different in many ways e Drum mode will record parts for up to 16 different instruments not one e Each of the 16 drums has its own track and when one is selected the Step buttons display the pattern events for that drum This is similar to the classic workflow of early drum machines e Pads 1 8 will send Gate on off signals to Drum Gates 1 8 as will any drum sequencer events entered by those pads Output from all 16 pads is also sent over MIDI e The first option selected by the KNOBS button is Shift not Pitch The encoders can be used to shift the timing of Drum events forward or backward in relation to the beat See section 12 6 for information about Drum mode features that are only available in the MIDI Control Center software 5 2 Pattern Creation For this section we ll assume you have your BeatStep Pro in Drum mode If you aren t sure press the DRUM button 5 2 1 Recording a Pattern To record a pattern hold the Record button and press the Play button If the pattern is already playing just press the Record button When both are lit and the unit is running it is in Record mode If it isn t running check the Sync settings see chapter 8 Now play o
23. drag them to new places in the piano roll window Transpose The SEQ1 SEQ2 Transpose window 12 5 3SEQ Length Changing the sequence length here affects the SEQ window For example here s how it looks when the length is set to 12 SEQ Length Time Division Playback direction Transpose The patterns can be up to 64 steps long and the unused steps are darkened because they are outside the pattern length area The steps are numbered along the bottom of the window ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 69 12 5 4Sequence events 12 5 4 1Enter delete notes Double click on a Square inside the piano roll to enter a note To delete notes select a note with a single click or drag a box around several notes Then press the Delete key on your computer keyboard 12 5 4 2Move notes TO move an existing note click and hold the middle of note The cursor will become a hand icon Then drag the note up or down to place it anywhere within the MIDI note range You can also drag it to the left or right to place it anywhere within the sequence If a note already exists at the new location it will be replaced by the note you are moving It s also possible to move several notes at the same time To do this first drag a box around the notes with the cursor Next click on the middle of one of the notes and drag the selected notes up down left or right Note if one of the selected notes moves outside the
24. it to the end of the existing pattern Patterns can be extended up to the maximum pattern length of 64 steps To extend a pattern e Start in SEQ1 SEQ2 or DRUM modes Only the pattern in the selected mode will be affected e Hold SHIFT and then press the gt gt button This will copy the first 16 steps of the pattern into the next Step Group making the pattern 32 steps long Here are some rules to keep in mind e If the pattern has 16 or more steps only the first 16 steps are copied and appended to the end e If the pattern is shorter than 16 steps then that number of steps is copied and the sequence is doubled in length Here are some examples of this process in action Example 1 Original size Action New size Reason 16 steps SHIFT gt gt 32 steps Steps 1 16 were copied appended to step 17 SHIFT gt gt 48 steps Steps 1 16 were copied appended to step 33 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 47 Example 2 32 steps SHIFT gt gt 48 steps Steps 1 16 were copied appended to step 33 Example 3 SHIFT gt gt 14 steps Steps 1 7 were copied appended to step 8 SHIFT gt gt 28steps Steps 1 14 were copied appended to step 15 poo SHIFT gt gt 44 steps Steps 1 16 were copied appended to step 29 To make the pattern an intermediate length use the LST STEP button and the Step buttons as described in section 4 3 5 SEQ1 SEQ2 and section 5 2 6 Drum mode 7 4 SHIFT button
25. ll notice the sequence starts to shuffle a bit and perhaps sounds less mechanical to your ear e The maximum Swing setting is 75 at which point the 1 8 notes sound more like a 1 16 note figure than shuffled 1 8 notes Here s a graphic showing the minimum and maximum Swing values in musical notation ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 41 50 swing 75 swing dd de 6 4 1 Current Track button The CURRENT TRACK button enables each sequencer to have its own Swing setting After you press that button changes to the swing percentage will affect only the current sequencer Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their Swing settings also CURRENT TRACK SWING To return all three sequencers to the same Swing simply toggle the CURRENT TRACK button off Note the CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode but you can still set a global Swing value 6 5 Randomness Probability The Randomness and Probability encoders enable you to add an element of unpredictability to your sequences and drum patterns To summarize how the Randomness and Probability parameters interact e The Randomness value determines how much Randomness will occur e The Probability value determines how often the Randomness will occur You can specify how much these features will affect the sequencers As their levels are increased the following aspects of the sequenced notes will be affected e The play
26. of the Help file for information about Save Save As New Delete Import and Export 12 4 Tabs The middle window of the MIDI Control Center has five tabs each of which contains the parameters for the various modes of the BeatStep Pro Project Seqi Seq2 Drum ControllerMap Simply click on a tab to select its window 12 4 1Project The Project tab contains four parameters Project Seqi Seq2 Drum ControllerMap Swing Tempo Randomness ProDability The Project tab Swing Randomness Probability section 2 2 4 Tempo section 2 2 5 Of these four parameters three can be overridden by the CURRENT TRACK button In this case the individual settings per sequencer will take effect See sections 6 4 1 and 6 5 3 for more information about that ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 65 12 4 2SEQ1 SEQ2 The tabs for SEQ1 and SEQ2 are identical We ll cover them in but there is one feature we d like to point out here pattern selection Look for the second set of tabs right below the 5 mode tabs These allow you to select the patterns within each Sequencer Note If you re using a laptop with a smaller screen you might see a plus sign on the right as we ve shown next to tab 15 This allows you to select the patterns you can t see directly Project Seqi Seq2 Drum ControllerMap 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 L 23 Swing Randomness Probability SEQ Length Time Division 1 16
27. on the position of your finger on the strip It affects all three sequencers at the same time 6 6 1 Roller mode The Roller functions exclusively in Control Mode Since the pads are set to transmit MIDI notes by default you should be able to try it immediately But the MIDI Control Center can configure the pads to send other types of MIDI messages so it s important to know that the Roller will only work with pads that are set to NOTE or MIDI CC For example it won t use a pad to transmit the same Program change command repeatedly Here are some other things to know about the Roller 6 6 1 1 General operation The Roller will repeat a pad based on a combination of the clock source the time division and the position of your finger on the Roller strip The output will be based on 4 4 time too So if your song has a bar of 7 8 and you have your finger on the strip at 1 4 the Roller output will be off by an eighth note after that bar 6 6 1 2 Sync settings The Roller will work even when an external sync source is used The results may vary depending on the source though If playback is stopped and no external clock is being received the Roller will output notes at a rate based on the internal clock setting If the Time Division is set to TRIPLET then the roller will playback in triplet beats 6 6 2 Looper mode Select SEQ1 SEQ2 or DRUM and the strip enters Looper mode It controls all three sequencers at the same time so
28. sequence number in the display when a change has occurred since the last save You can save individual sequences from within SEQ1 SEQ2 modes without having to switch to Project mode and save the whole Project Here s how e Start in SEQ1 or SEQ2 mode 32 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL e Hold the SAVE button The step button corresponding to the number of the current sequence will light up with the SEQUENCER mode s color SEQ1 green SEQ2 Yellow If you have saved other sequences their corresponding step buttons will light up in white to show you that they are not empty e Select the Step button that corresponds to the location where you want your new sequence to be saved e Release the buttons Your sequence has been saved to the location you selected 4 5 Copying a sequence You can also copy a sequence from one location within the sequencer to another even if no edits have been made To do this simply follow the same steps described above in section 4 4 and select a new location number instead of the original number 4 6 Copying a sequence from one sequencer to the other The two Sequencer 1 and 2 allow you to copy sequences from one to the other Use Save Sequencer X Step To copy the sequence 4 from SEQUENCER 1 to the sequence 7 of the SEQUENCER 2 Load sequence 4 on Sequencer 1 and activate Sequencer 1 by pressing the Sequencer 1 button Press and hold Save then Sequencer 2 then Step 7 Sequencer 2 will
29. settings The following tables list the default settings for Control Mode 13 1 1Encoders Default settings notes j Bank MSB Aftertouch NRPN AAA KATE SS Minrange 1 0 027 O Program change MIDI channels MIDI port Min range Max range USER 1 16 USB MIDI USB amp MIDI 0 127 0 127 ON OFF ser USB amp MIDI Loop determines if the encoder will stop when it reaches 0 or 127 or loop around En O pe E N N BankLSB Joo Minrange AA o O when it reaches 0 or 127 or loop around Bank MSB MIDI channels MIDI port Min range Max range USER 1 16 USB MIDI USB amp MIDI 0 127 0 127 ON OFF ser USB amp MIDI Loop determines if the encoder will stop when it reaches 0 or 127 or loop around ES O yo E N N Aftertouch MIDI channels MIDI port Min range Max range ser USB amp MIDI USER 1 16 USB MIDI USB amp MIDI 0 127 0 127 E N N NRPN mode NRPN High NRPN Low Data 0 127 0 127 0 127 m N N lt aries ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 87 MIDI channels USER 1 16 MIDI port USB MIDI USB amp MIDI USB amp MIDI 13 1 2Step buttons Parameter Range Default settings MODE options MIDI CC NOTE Program Change NRPN See the data for each mode below MIDICCmode S O Minrange A S O NOTEmode O S O Min velocity range 0 027 A AAA AAA Program Change mode ANNAN ASA BANKLSB RBA Ss 0 127 A AAA AAA AAA NRPNmod
30. the other The result 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 etc The default setting is Forward 5 2 7 2 Time division Depending on the current setting this parameter can be a quick way to double the playback rate of your drum pattern or cut it in half Triplet options are available too To set the time division press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the pad that corresponds to the timing you want e Quarter notes 1 4 e Eighth notes 1 8 e Sixteenth notes 1 16 e Thirty second notes 1 32 To switch any of those time divisions into their triplet values hold SHIFT and then press the Triplet pad The default setting is 1 16 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 37 5 2 8 Swing The Swing feature is described in greater detail in section 6 4 but it is important to know that the drum sequencer can have a different Swing setting than the other sequencers To experiment with this press the CURRENT TRACK button any changes to the swing percentage after this will affect only the drum pattern Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their Swing settings also To disable the independent settings and force all three sequencers to use the same Swing simply toggle the button off The default Swing setting is 50 in each case Note the CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode but the global Swing can still be used 5 2 9 Randomness Probability The Randomness and Probability features are des
31. using the BeatStep Pro front panel you need to pull those changes into the MIDI Control Center to back them up To do that simply click the Sync button A new file will appear in the Project Browser with the time date stamp of the file You can rename it if you like 12 3 3Recall a Project into the Working Memory it is possible to make whole Projects without a computer attached So when it s time to back them up remember that you can grab any one of the internal Projects or patterns directly from the internal memory and store it to a Template in the MIDI Control Center DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project f Store To i Recall From Recall the selected memory to a new templat This will also overwrite the working memory PNW I DAW YY OL 64 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL For example if you want to back up Project 3 from the internal memory simply select it in the Device Projects window and click Recall From Project 3 will show up in the Project Browser with a time date stamp as a name You can rename it if you like Important When you recall the selected Project it will replace the current Project in the Working Memory and the BeatStep Pro Be sure to drag what you ve been working on into the Project Browser User Template area first 12 3 4Save Delete Import Export etc These important features have been documented in the MIDI Control Center manual which you will find in the software Help menu Look in section 7 1
32. 32 steps but the Step buttons will stay focused on steps 17 32 Simply edit the steps as desired with the Step buttons and encoders When you re finished you can re enter Sequence Follow mode with the lt lt gt gt buttons if you like 4 3 6 Pads For SEQ1 and SEQ2 the pads act like a piano keyboard starting with pad 9 on the left side of the lower row You ll notice this pad is labeled with the note name C From there the note names proceed upward chromatically through an entire octave The pads with note names will transpose a sequence when used in combination with the SEQUENCER 1 or SEQUENCER 2 button Note Neither SEQ1 nor SEQ2 will respond to transpose commands from the pads or external MIDI when they are in Record mode The pads also have secondary functions which are accessed by holding SHIFT and pressing one of the pads See section 7 4 for a chart of these functions 4 3 6 1 Input Scale There are words like Chromatic and Minor printed beneath the pads on the top row These are the names of the Input Scales which are described in section 4 3 3 To select one hold the SHIFT button and press one of those pads Remember the Input Scale doesn t change notes that already exist in the sequence It chooses a certain set of notes that an encoder can select if you edit the Pitch of a step The default selection for this parameter is the Chromatic Scale The User Scale can be defined using the MIDI Con
33. Bar Velocity set the velocity at which the metronome note will play on the downbeat of each bar Beat Velocity set the velocity at which the metronome note will play in the middle of each bar 84 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 12 8 7 Transport Transports Transports Stop Channel Rec Channel Play Channel Stop CC You can define the MIDI channel and CC number for each of the three main Transport commands independently All three must transmit the same type of MIDI information though MMC MIDI CC or both 12 8 8Drum Map Drum Map Drum Map The Chromatic and Custom drum map templates There are four options for the MIDI note assignments of the pads in Drum mode e Chromatic MIDI notes 36 51 are spread evenly across pads 1 16 e General MIDI pads 1 16 conform to the General MIDI specification e Spark Conforms to the layout of our Spark drum controllers e Custom user definable drum mapping Enter a MIDI note value for each pad with its knob or by double clicking in the field and entering a number ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 85 12 8 9User Scale User Scale To create your own User Scale for the encoders turn each note on or off For example if you wanted to set up a whole tone scale turn off C DF F G A and B That way the encoders will only select C D E F G and A when they are turned 86 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 13 PARAMETER CHARTS 13 1 Default
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36. JECT BROWSER 2015 Club Important When the MIDI Control Center sends a pattern to BeatStep Pro it will overwrite the pattern in that memory location Be sure this is what you want to do before you transfer one of these files ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 63 12 3 Store To Recall From 12 3 1Store the Working Memory to the BeatStep Pro The upper left hand section of the MIDI Control Center has a button called Store To Right above that is a list that allows you to specify which of the 16 BeatStep Pro memory locations will contain the settings and sequences you ve created in the Working Memory Important When you follow the steps below you will overwrite the current Project 2 that resides inside the BeatStep Pro Be sure this is what you want to do If not please store it to another location inside the BeatStep Pro We ll assume that Project 2 is available for this example DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project Store To 4 Recall From First select Project 2 in the list as pictured above Next click the Store To button at the bottom of that section That s all there is to it The settings and sequences you created in the Working Memory of MIDI Control Center have been stored as Project 2 in the BeatStep Pro Now you can load that Project whenever you want by using the PROJECT button and Step button 2 12 3 2Recall front panel edits into the MIDI Control Center If you changed a parameter or two
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38. MIDI note range the entire piano roll will glow red The same thing happens if the notes are moved beyond the 1 or 64 steps in the sequence 12 5 4 3Copy paste notes After selecting a group of notes you can make another copy of those notes in another section of the sequence Just hold the Alt key Option on a Mac select one of the notes and drag them all into the new area The new notes will have the same velocity and gate time values as the original notes 12 5 4 4Note velocity If you click on the top of a note box you will see the cursor become a vertical arrow icon Drag the cursor up and down to change the velocity of that note to a value between 1 and 127 70 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Velocity 106 The color of the selected note will change to indicate the velocity value white is the lowest velocity value and red is the highest velocity value When the velocities of multiple notes are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value 12 5 4 5Note length Gate time If you click on the right edge of a note box you will see the cursor become a horizontal arrow icon Drag the cursor left and right to change the gate time of that note to a value between 0 and 99 Length 60 12 5 4 6TIE a note If you continue dragging the horizontal cursor to the right past 99 a value of TIE will appear The right edge of the note box will become an arrow Length TIE A new note will ap
39. Sequencer First decide which of the three sequencers you want to use as the basis for your Project If you have a melody in your head or want to improvise a bass line select either SEQ1 or SEQ2 by pressing its button If you prefer to start building a drum pattern first press the DRUM button instead You can record to any one of the 16 patterns There are two ways to select a pattern 3 3 2 Select a pattern e Use the lt gt buttons until you reach the desired pattern number Ee e Hold the sequencer select button and press one of the 16 Step buttons 29000 Selecting pattern 02 Note It isn t necessary to have the pattern numbers be the same for all three sequencers you can have SEQ1 set to pattern 01 SEQ2 set to pattern 02 and DRUM set to pattern 03 22 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 3 3 3 Clear a pattern If you want to start recording on the selected sequencer with a pattern that s completely empty hold the SHIFT button and press Step button 1 This will clear all of the data in the current pattern so be careful If you want to copy the current data to a different location first see section 4 4 You can also use the MIDI Control Center to back it up to your computer 3 3 4 Set the tempo When Sync is set to Internal the tempo range of BeatStep Pro is 30 300 beats per minute bpm There are two ways to set the tempo for your project e Turn the RATE FINE encoder e Use the TAP METRO bu
40. Step Pro you now have access to not one but two of these unique creative tools plus a drum sequencer And as you have come to expect Arturia has taken them many steps beyond what the original devices could do 4 2 SEQ1 and SEQ2 characteristics Sequencer 1 and Sequencer 2 have identical features They use the pads Step buttons and encoders as input and control devices to help shape the sequences in the following ways e The pads will transpose the sequence while it is running and are used with the SHIFT button to define various sequence parameters such as playback mode e The Step buttons show which sequence steps are active allow you to enable and disable them and indicate the current position of the sequence e The encoders can alter the pitch velocity and gate time of each step in the sequence See section 12 5 for information about sequencer features that are only available in the MIDI Control Center software 4 3 Sequence Creation The BeatStep Pro provides an astounding array of options for music creation Each of the following features plays a major role in shaping a sequence 26 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 4 3 1 Quantize Recording The process of recording a sequence has been described in the Basic Operations chapter But there s an important concept to know about recording in real time using the pads or incoming MIDI the notes will be quantized according to the time division you have selected
41. Step button When its LED is dark that event will not play the next time ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 35 Note a pattern can be longer than 16 steps see the next section When this is true you may see the enabled Step buttons change as the sequence crosses over from steps 1 16 to steps 17 32 etc You can view a particular set of 16 steps by selecting that range of the pattern with one of the buttons and then lock the view by pressing those buttons at the same time You can disable this feature the same way 5 2 6 Pattern Length The default length is 16 steps but a pattern can be up to 64 steps long If you d like your pattern to be less than 16 steps long simply hold the LST STEP button and then press the Step button that corresponds to the desired setting 5 2 6 1 Pattern Follow mode When working with patterns longer than 16 steps there is an important feature to know When the double arrow buttons are pressed at the same time their LEDs will toggle off and on This takes BeatStep Pro into and out of Pattern Follow mode When this mode is active during playback the Step Group LEDs and the Step buttons will show steps 1 16 then steps 17 32 then return to steps 1 16 and so on When LEDs are Pattern Follow mode is Remember the playback of the pattern itself is not affected when Pattern Follow mode is enabled This only affects what you are seeing which should make it easier to edit par
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43. Triplet Off Playback direction Forward v Transpose O The SEQ1 tab 12 4 3DRUM The Drum tab contains almost all of the same parameters as the SEQ1 SEQ2 tabs We ll cover them in but we d like to point out the pattern selection feature here Look for the second set of tabs right below the 5 mode tabs These allow you to select the individual patterns within the Drum sequencer Project Seqi Seq2 Drum ControllerMap 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 A OS amp Se LS LS SL Swing l Randomness Probability K s 4 SEQ Length i Time Division 1 16 Triplet On Playback direction Forward v 66 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL The DRUM tab 12 4 4Controller Map The Controller Map tab shows the entire set of BeatStep Pro controls From here you can select one of the 16 encoders Step buttons or Pads and map them to the MIDI parameters you need to control your system Project Seqi Seq2 Drum ControllerMap ARTURIA Set 1 Set 2 O O O O O O O O 9000009090 JUbdd0dddydoddouddNYyd AA YA Min Range Max Range Option MIDI Ports MIDI Channel Acceleration The Controller Map window We ll go through some examples of MIDI mapping in section 12 7 12 5 Sequence window 12 5 1Navigation 12 5 1 1Scroll If you have a scroll wheel you can move the piano roll view up and down Place the cursor in the piano roll field first not over the keyboard graphic If you hold the Shift key on your computer keyboa
44. USER S MANUAL BEATSTEP PRO Controller amp Sequencer ARTURIA YOUR EXPERIENCE YOUR SOUND PROGRAMMING Yannick Bellance Robert Bocquier Olivier Delhomme Mark Xiaomai INDUSTRIALIZATION Nicolas Dubois MANUAL Randy Lee Sebastien Rochard DESIGN Glen Darcey Morgan Perrier Daniel Vester ARTURIA SA 2015 All rights reserved 30 Chemin du Vieux Ch ne 38240 Meylan FRANCE http www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any purpose other than purchaser s personal use without the express written permission of ARTURIA S A All other products logos or company names quoted in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners July 31 2015 edition 2 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Thank you for purchasing the Arturia BeatStep Pro This manual covers the features and operation of Arturia s BeatStep Pro a full featured pad knob controller dual analog style step sequencer drum programmer and live performance device In this package you will find One BeatStep Pro controller
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46. andy if your DAW does not respond to MMC commands Use our MIDI Control Center software to make any necessary changes 14 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL The function of the Record and Stop buttons is obvious But the Play button also serves as a Pause Continue button So you can pause a sequence in mid stream make an adjustment and then press Play again to resume the sequence The SHIFT button allows you to access the secondary functions of the current mode such as the playback direction for one of the sequencers 2 2 2 Preset project utility Transpose Link 1 2 Preset Link 3 Preset Length section 4 MIDI Channel 2 2 2 1 TRNS LNK TRNS LNK enables the two step sequencers to be transposed simultaneously when one is changed the other will follow 2 2 2 2 PRST LNK PRST LNK allows the three sequencers to have their preset patterns linked so that they can be changed with a single action The operation of these features is described in section 12 8 2 5 2 2 2 3 Preset length section BeatStep Pro sequences can be up to 64 steps long consisting of up to four 16 step subdivisions that play one after the other Those are called the Step Groups The four LEDs above the double arrow buttons lt lt gt gt are used to indicate the pattern length and which Step Group is currently playing The LST STEP button is used with the Step buttons and the lt lt gt gt buttons to change the length of the curre
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48. back order e The rhythmic pattern Steps on off e The velocity e The gate time The pitches of the sequenced notes will not change so the sequence will stay within the chord structure you have defined But the rhythms playback order dynamics and length of the notes will become increasingly disturbed as you increase these parameter values In a Drum pattern only the rhythm dynamics and length of the events will be affected 6 5 1 Randomness The Randomness encoder has a range of 0 100 with 0 having no effect on the music 42 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL But at 100 the rhythm velocity and gate times of all three sequencers will be entirely random within the constraints of the Probability setting The pitches of SEQ1 and SEQ2 will be selected at random also within the pitches of their current sequences The Randomness encoder is touch sensitive so you can check its setting without editing the value by touching the encoder 6 5 2 Probability The Probability value will determine how often the Randomness will occur Its encoder has a range of 0 100 with 0 having no effect on the music At 100 probability the pattern will be constantly random with the amount based on the value set by the Randomness encoder At low probability settings the randomness might only change the rhythm or velocity infrequently maybe once every few bars Lower probabilities will mean that much of the pattern is not affected and will pla
49. cribed in greater detail in section 6 5 but it is important to know that the drum sequencer can have its own settings for these parameters To experiment with this press the CURRENT TRACK button any changes to the Randomness and Probability settings after this will affect only the current drum pattern Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their settings for these parameters as well To disable the independent settings and force all three sequencers to use the same Randomness and Probability settings simply toggle the button off The default setting is O for each parameter Note the CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode but the global Randomness and Probability settings can still be used 5 3 Saving a pattern It s important to know that if you switch to another pattern and then go back you will lose any edits you have made to the first sequence This will also happen if you switch to a different sequencer So it s a good idea to save your patterns often while you are working on them If a pattern has been modified a dot will appear next to the pattern number in the display when a change has occurred since the last save You can save individual patterns from within DRUM mode without having to switch to Project mode and save the whole Project Here s how e Start in DRUM mode e Hold the SAVE button The step button corresponding to the number of the current sequence will light up with the DRUM mo
50. ctrical shock Do not spill any kind of liquid onto the instrument Always take the instrument to a qualified service center You will invalidate your warranty if you open and remove the cover and improper assembly may cause electrical shock or other malfunctions 10 Do not use the instrument with thunder and lightning present otherwise it may cause long distance electrical shock 11 Do not expose the instrument to hot sunlight 12 Do not use the instrument when there is a gas leak nearby 13 Arturia is not responsible for any damage or data loss caused by improper operation of the instrument 4 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Table of Contents L INTRODUC TION uuu ia ai sss stecudeas N 10 2 BEALSTEP PRO OVERVIEW sasicscsasccssecstesceistentanechessdanecticerdchstisivalcasaalets cusses con ee Eain raadio oia iaee iasaid 11 ZA MAKING THE CONNECTION Susa ohucx aa a a anata a A E acm waleeeh E 11 OS PO RS SS AAA O ee hes ll Dedede ga AAA a ee ect O a a E E el I2 Za GVINEO Gate Diarra E a 12 Dele MIDO E A T A E T 12 Did ClOCK SOULCES ESA ONS tai ica lll Elli ia 12 2 1 3 Something to consider Ground loops A ia 12 Dae PRONT PANE LAO VER VIE Wa a A 14 Dd LPS DORE SITY DUON S aa 14 LD ES CUP do 15 RS A A A 15 ZA PRS TENE a dodo ca 15 Deer EN A A A A A 15 222E o laras E E s T 15 DDD SOT CH LOO PET seta ti te sete Bae E TEE R 15 224 Swing Rand mness Pr bability cie 16 Dia PEMPOMIG SYNCNrONIZOL OT sasse aia a
51. de s colour DRUMS purple If you have saved other sequences their corresponding step buttons will light up in white to show you that they are not empty e Select the Step button that corresponds to the location where you want your new pattern to be saved e Release the buttons Your pattern has been saved to the location you selected 38 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 5 4 Copying a pattern You can also copy a pattern from one location within the Drum sequencer to another even if no edits have been made To do this simply follow the same steps described in section 5 3 and select a new location number instead of the original number ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 39 6 PROJECTS There are many independent features for each sequencer But a Project is where you will find parameters that affect all three sequencers at the same time The internal memory of the BeatStep Pro holds a total of 16 Projects You could think of a Project as a single song although it could be an entire performance Each one contains e 16 patterns for each of the three sequencers SEQ1 SEQ2 and DRUM including all of the Swing Random and Probability settings for each pattern e A Control Mode preset with independent settings for each BeatStep Pro control e The status of the TRANS LNK and PRST LNK buttons See section 12 8 5 for information about Project parameters that are only available through the MIDI Control Center software
52. e O O NRPNLow 0 027 S Lu 222 A A AAA A 13 1 3Pads Default settings MODE options MIDI CC NOTE Program Change NRPN MIDI Note ME A CLCLC CNCOC CH MDICC mode G O Minrange AA O beee a OE OO NOTEmode O O Min velocity range AB O O 88 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL a lt AAA PROGRAM CHANGE mode gt S G O USER 1 16 BANKLSB AB O EE NN AE G NRPNLow AA O 13 2 MCU HUI encoder assignments Mackie Control Universal MCU Human User Interface HUI settings Vpot6 6 Controller21 Vpot8 8 Controller23 Continuous Position level left right Controller Value Max Value Min Channel fadersix 6 Pitch Wheel 8176 8192 7 fader eight 8 Pitch Wheel 8176 8192 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 89 14 ARTURIA BEATSTEP PRO LEGAL INFORMATION 14 1 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT In consideration of payment of the Licensee fee which is a portion of the price you paid Arturia as Licensor grants to you hereinafter termed Licensee a nonexclusive right to use this copy of the Analog Lab Software hereinafter the SOFTWARE All intellectual property rights in the software belong to Arturia SA hereinafter Arturia Arturia permits you only to copy download install and use the software in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement The product contains product activation for protection against unlawful copying The OEM softw
53. e right number Then press the appropriate Step button and you re ready to create 5 2 6 3 Editing steps 17 32 If you want to focus on steps 17 32 while editing here s what to do e Disable Pattern Follow mode turn off the lt lt gt gt buttons e Press gt gt once to move the Red LED over 32 The Step buttons now show the status of steps 17 32 You can play the pattern while editing if you want it will play all 32 steps but the Step buttons will stay focused on steps 17 32 Simply edit the steps as desired with the Step buttons and encoders When you re finished you can re enter Pattern Follow mode with the lt lt gt gt buttons if you like 5 2 7 Pads When the Drum sequencer is selected the 16 pads send note data over MIDI including velocity Pads 1 8 send gate on off signals only to the Drum Gates on the rear panel The pads also have secondary functions which are accessed by holding SHIFT and pressing one of the pads These combinations allow you to specify the following pattern parameters 5 2 7 1 Playback mode The first three buttons on the bottom row of pads are used with the SHIFT button to select the Playback mode i e the playback direction Here s what each option does using a one bar 4 4 pattern as an example e Forward plays pattern beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 etc e Reverse plays pattern beats 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 etc e Alternate plays through the pattern beats first in one direction then
54. easy e Start in DRUM mode e Hold the DRUM button e Hold the MUTE button e Press the pad that corresponds to the drum or drums you would like to mute The muted pads will light solid so you can see which ones are muted The same process is used to unmute the drums hold DRUM MUTE and press the desired pads 5 2 4 Encoders Use the KNOBS button to cycle through the following editing options for the encoders 5 2 4 1 Shift The encoders can be used to shift the timing of Drum events forward or backward in relation to the beat This can help add a human feel to your drum patterns 5 2 4 2 Velocity If a drum event in the pattern is too loud or soft you can edit its velocity using the encoders Just select the drum in question with the pads and then use the encoder that corresponds to that step in the sequence Turning the encoder will choose a new value from 1 127 The default velocity is 100 5 2 4 3 Gate Time The Gate Time parameter is used to adjust the length of a note Potential values are from 1 short to 99 long These values can be set independently for each step ina pattern By default the Gate Time is set to 50 for each event 5 2 5 Step buttons The Step buttons are used to enable or disable each step in the pattern When one is lit a note will play at the Velocity you played on the pad and will keep playing for as long as you want it to Gate time To silence that note event simply press that
55. ect button is used to select the desired Project The Control Mode button transforms the BeatStep Pro front panel into a monster MIDI controller with each encoder button and pad able to send data to external MIDI devices and or your computer The MIDI messages can be precisely defined by the included MIDI Control Center software For a full explanation of these features see chapter 6 Projects and chapter 10 Control Mode 2 2 8 Encoders Set 1 2 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O set 3 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 17 Set O O Set The 16 endless encoders are highly versatile e In Control Mode they become fully assignable encoders for editing parameters e They will edit the Pitch Velocity or Gate time for each step in a sequence e They can shift the timing of individual drums forward or backward Drum sequencer only e They are touch sensitive so when you want to know the current value of a parameter before you edit it simply touch the corresponding encoder And we ve only scratched the surface of what the encoders can do To learn more about them see sections 4 3 2 5 2 4 and chapter 10 2 2 9 Step buttons SJWUUGWUUUUUEUEOUE A familiar use for the Step buttons is to enable disable events in a pattern But they do many other things also often in combination with another button For example they are used with the LST STEP button to set the pattern length In each sect
56. el is 1 Use the MIDI Control Center to change this see section 12 8 1 For the three sequencers this means e SEQ1 SEQ2 and DRUM send and receive on channels 1 2 and 10 respectively e Playback mode is set to Forward e Time division is set to 1 16 e Gate time for each step is 50 e Swing is set to 50 e Randomness and Probability are set to 0 For SEQ1 and SEQ2 this means e All steps in each sequence are enabled with a pattern length of 16 steps e The sequence steps are set to the same MIDI note C3 or MIDI Note 60 e The Chromatic scale will be used for encoder pitch edits For DRUM this means e No pattern data exists yet that part is up to you Chapter 4 has details about editing a sequence and describes each of the SEQ mode parameters Chapter 5 describes all of the Drum mode features ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 21 Chapter 12 explains how to use the MIDI Control Center to configure BeatStep Pro so its controls are perfectly matched to your system It also shows you how to access parameters that are not available from the front panel See Chapter 13 for a complete list of the default settings for each control 3 3 Making a Project BeatStep Pro is such a spontaneous compositional tool that as soon as you change almost anything you have started a new Project At the heart of each Project are the patterns it contains so let s take a quick look at how to record a pattern 3 3 1 Select a
57. ent of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt This limited Warranty is void if failure of the software has resulted from accident abuse modification or misapplication Any replacement software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty 30 days whichever is longer ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 91 10 No other Warranties The above warranties are in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose No oral or written information or advice given by Arturia its dealers distributors agents or employees shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this limited warranty 11 No Liability for Consequential Damages Neither Arturia nor anyone else involved in the creation production or delivery of this product shall be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like even if Arturia was previously advised of the possibility of such damages Some states do not allow limitations on the length of an implied warranty or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above li
58. eriods of time at a high level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you encounter any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or feature works when the product is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owner s responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING 1 Read and understand all the instructions 2 Always follow the instructions on the instrument 3 Before cleaning the instrument always remove the USB cable When cleaning use a soft and dry cloth Do not use gasoline alcohol acetone turpentine or any other organic solutions do not use a liquid cleaner spray or cloth that s too wet 4 Do not use the instrument near water or moisture such as a bathtub sink Swimming pool or similar place 5 Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over 6 Do not place heavy objects on the instrument Do not block openings or vents of the instrument these locations are used for air circulation to prevent the instrument from overheating Do not place the instrument near a heat vent at any location with poor air circulation 7 Do not open or insert anything into the instrument that may cause a fire or ele
59. es You must have a valid license for the previous or more inferior version of the software in order to be allowed to use an upgrade or update for the software Upon transferring this previous or more inferior version of the software to third parties the right to use the upgrade or update of the software shall expire The acquisition of an upgrade or update does not in itself confer any right to use the software The right of support for the previous or inferior version of the software expires upon the installation of an upgrade or update 8 Limited Warranty Arturia warrants that the disks on which the software is furnished is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty 30 days from the date of purchase Your receipt shall be evidence of the date of purchase Any implied warranties on the software are limited to thirty 30 days from the date of purchase Some states do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to you All programs and accompanying materials are provided as is without warranty of any kind The complete risk as to the quality and performance of the programs is with you Should the program prove defective you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair or correction 9 Remedies Arturia s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at Arturia s option either a return of the purchase price or b replacem
60. etting is 1 16 4 3 7 Swing The Swing feature is described in greater detail in section 6 4 but it is important to know that each sequencer can have its own Swing setting To try this press the CURRENT TRACK button After this any changes to the swing percentage will affect only the current sequence Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their Swing settings also To make all three sequencers use the same Swing again simply toggle the button off The default Swing setting is 50 4 3 8 Randomness Probability The Randomness and Probability features are described in greater detail in section 6 5 but it is important to know that each sequencer can have its own settings for these parameters To try this press the CURRENT TRACK button After this any changes to the Randomness and Probability settings will affect only the current sequence Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their settings for these parameters as well To make all three sequencers use the same Randomness and Probability settings again simply toggle the button off The default setting is O for each parameter 4 4 Saving a sequence It s important to know that if you switch to another sequence and then go back you will lose any edits you have made to the first sequence So it s a good idea to save your sequences often while you are working on them In order to know that a sequence has been modified a dot will appear next to the
61. f It s possible for a MIDI message to be interrupted for some reason This can result in a stuck or hanging note on the target device If this happens just press the BeatStep Pro STOP button quickly three times in a row It will then send an All Notes Off command over MIDI ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 25 4 THE STEP SEQUENCERS The main focus of this chapter will be the sequencing features that are accessible from the front panel of the BeatStep Pro There are more parameters available through the MIDI Control Center though see section 12 5 for information 4 1 What s a step sequencer A step sequencer is a very basic type of music sequencer Originally popular in the 1960 s and 70 s they have been rediscovered as interest in modular synthesizers has grown We ve included virtual step sequencers in some of our analog synthesizer emulations A step sequencer is usually monophonic i e it will output only one note at a time It s different from an arpeggiator in that a step sequencer does not determine what to do based on keys you hold on a keyboard the pitch of each note is set with a knob or a Slider Once a sequence is running the performer s hands are free to adjust other parameters such as filters envelope settings or pitch while the sequencer keeps looping Today s music often uses loops so it makes perfect sense that step sequencers would experience a revival With the purchase of Beat
62. g MIDI note plus pitch bend The Velocity CV output sends the incoming MIDI velocity When the sequencer is playing and record mode is on the same thing happens with two differences The notes are recorded in the BeatStep Pro sequencer The Pitch CV output does not send pitch bend data 7 6 Chaining Patterns Hold SHIFT SEQUENCER 1 2 or DRUM This activates pattern chain mode SHIFT can be released but SEQUENCER 1 2 or DRUM button must remain pressed Press the steps in the order that you want them to play in your chain Release the SEQUENCER 1 2 or DRUM button The chain will be created in the order that you built it You can for instance create the chain 1 1 1 4 The pattern chain cannot be saved If you manually change to a new pattern the current chain will be lost You can press any combination of the SEQUENCER 1 SEQUENCER 2 and DRUM buttons while holding SHIFT to create the same chain on the selected Sequencers The PRST LINK function has no effect on pattern chains which means that other sequencers will not change patterns because a change occurred in a chain 7 7 SHIFT Knob 1 or Knob 2 Set the Velocity SEQ1 SEQ2 DRUM Gate length SEQ1 SEQ2 DRUM and Shift DRUM only of all the active steps of a sequence at once by holding SHIFT and turning Knob 1 or Knob 2 Active steps are the ones between the Step 1 and the Last Step of your sequence ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S
63. gure the BeatStep Pro to send and receive one of the following clock signals at the Clock input and output connectors e 1 pulse per step ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 51 e 24 pulse per quarter note ppqn standard DIN sync e 48 ppgn 8 2 2 Clock connectors There are several types of connectors that have been used for musical synchronization purposes over the years Here s a chart that indicates the best kinds to use when connecting older devices to BeatStep Pro Connector type Signal s sent 1 8 mono TS Clock pulse only 1 8 stereo TRS Clock pulse and start stop 1 8 stereo TRS Clock pulse and start stop plus DIN sync adapter You can use the supplied DIN sync adapters to connect to devices which utilize DIN sync messages Check the owner s manual for your device if you are not sure which sort of sync capabilities it has If you use a TS jack connector the sequencer needs to be armed before it can start when it receives a clock signal You must press Play to arm the sequencer EXA PLAY with No clock received gt It will wait for a clock signal and start when it receives one Clocks are received but PLAY is not active gt It will start when you press Play If you use a TRS connector BeatStep Pro will follow the master and play when it receives a high state signal and clock pause with a high state signal and no clock and stop on a low state signal and no clock 52 ARTURIA BeatStep P
64. he BeatStep Pro version It will work with those products as well 11 1 System requirements PC 2 GB RAM CPU 2 GHz Windows 7 or higher Mac 2 GB RAM CPU 2 GHz OS X 10 7 or higher 11 2 Installation and location After downloading the appropriate MIDI Control Center installer for your computer from the Arturia website double click on the file Then all you have to do is start the installer and follow the instructions The process should be trouble free The installer puts MIDI Control Center with the other Arturia applications you have In Windows check the Start menu In Mac OS X you ll find it inside the Applications Arturia folder 11 3 Connection Connect BeatStep Pro to your computer using the included USB cable It ll be ready to go after its LEDs go through the startup cycle Now launch the MIDI Control Center BeatStep Pro will be in the list of connected devices DEVICE Connected Disconnected BeatStep KeyLab 25 KeyLab 49 61 KeyLab 88 MiniLab Spark 58 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 11 4 Where to find the manual There is a built in help file for the MIDI Control Center in its Help menu as shown below Help Open Manual DEVICE About MIDI Control Center It s a good introduction to the MIDI Control Center describing each section of the software window and defining important terms you will need to know while using the MIDI Control Center such as Working Memory
65. he MIDI Control Center There are some slight variations though which we ll point out as we go through them 10 2 1Tempo The RATE FINE encoder works exactly the same in all modes Its functions are described in section 6 3 10 2 2Metronome Tap Tempo The Metronome Tap Tempo button works exactly the same in all modes e SHIFT TAP METRO toggles the metronome on and off e Tap the TAP METRO button several times to set the tempo The MIDI Control Center allows you to specify how many taps it will take to set the tempo 10 2 3Swing The Swing encoder still controls the Swing percentage in Control Mode The difference is that the Swing percentage is applied to all three sequencers equally the CURRENT TRACK button does not have any effect over the Swing assignment For a description of the Swing feature see section 6 4 56 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 10 2 4Randomness Probability The Randomness and Probability encoders still control their respective parameters in Control Mode The difference is that the amounts are applied equally to all three sequencers the shared CURRENT TRACK button does not have any effect over these parameters For a description of the Randomness and Probability features see section 6 5 10 2 5Roller The Roller Looper strip is a special case as it functions as a Roller in Control Mode and as a Looper in the other three modes To use the Roller strip press and hold one of the pads
66. he horizontal cursor to the right past 99 a value of TIE will appear The right edge of the event will become an arrow Length TIE A new event will appear in the next Step The overlapped arrow shows that the two events are tied i Length 76 You can continue dragging the cursor to set the Gate time of the second event If you want an even longer event you can keep dragging the cursor until the second event s length value also becomes TIE and so on When the lengths of multiple events are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value 12 7 Controller window Here are some examples of what you can assign a BeatStep Pro control to do using the MIDI Control Center e Configure pads to transmit MIDI notes e Seta pad to switch between two values of any MIDI CC each time it is played e Assign an encoder to control any MIDI CC and define its operational range We ll take you through two examples of those scenarios in this chapter For more detailed information please refer to the MIDI Control Center manual which is located inside the Help menu as shown in section 11 5 12 7 1Common features When each control is selected a tab appears at the bottom of the Controller window They have many similar features ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 75 MIDI CC 10 Pan y Min Range Max Range Option Absolute Yv MIDI Ports USB amp MIDI Y O MIDI Channel Knob control options MIDI
67. he same way 4 3 5 Sequence Length The default length is 16 steps but a sequence can be up to 64 steps long If you d like your sequence to be less than 16 steps long simply hold the LST STEP button and then press the Step button that corresponds to the desired setting ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 29 4 3 5 1 Sequence Follow mode When working with sequences longer than 16 steps there is an important feature to know When the double arrow buttons lt lt gt gt are pressed at the same time their LEDs will toggle off and on This takes BeatStep Pro into and out of Sequence Follow mode When this mode is active during playback the Step Group LEDs and the Step buttons will show steps 1 16 then steps 17 32 then return to steps 1 16 and so on When LEDs are Sequence Follow mode is Remember the playback of the sequence itself is not affected when Sequence Follow mode is enabled This only affects what you are seeing which should make it easier to edit particular portions of the sequence 4 3 5 2 Lengths gt 16 steps To make your sequence longer than 16 steps will involve the LST STEP button the buttons and the Step Group LEDs For example let s lengthen a 16 step sequence to 32 steps We ll use SEQ1 this time First press the Sequencer 1 button to select SEQ1 Next exit Sequence Follow mode by pressing the lt lt and gt gt buttons at the same time The buttons should be dark Here
68. hrough The second press of Pad 6 will send a value of 127 opening the filter completely 12 7 3Set encoder range for a MIDI CC The encoders are assignable using the same techniques described for the pads Let s give a quick example of an interesting use setting the rate of an LFO so it operates only within a certain range MIDI CC Min Range Option MIDI Ports MIDI Channel Acceleration Looking at the pictures above we see familiar information e Knob 9 has been selected so it is shown in red e It is assigned to the User MIDI channel you can specify any MIDI channel from 1 16 or leave it on the User channel e Its Mode is set to CC which means it will transmit a value for a particular MIDI Continuous Controller number CC when it is turned e The second Mode field is set to Absolute which means it will transmit in a linear fashion from fully counter clockwise to fully clockwise e The CC number field shows CC 76 the MIDI CC that has been assigned to control Vibrato Rate e The MIDI Port setting means the data will be sent to both the physical MIDI port and to your computer via the USB port e The Acceleration field allows you to set the controller response to one of four locked options or the floating value of User See section 12 8 4 1 for details e The Min Value and Max Value fields are set to values that will cause Knob 5 to transmit data only within a certain range To summarize the set
69. ible to send note data from a couple of MIDI tracks on your DAW to the BeatStep Pro CV Gate jacks When the MIDI channels match that s what will happen There are two things to keep in mind though e All CV Gate jacks are monophonic so if the selected MIDI track on the DAW contains polyphonic data playback could be extremely unpredictable It s best to send only one note at a time to the CV Gate jacks e CV Gate jacks can send only basic signals pitch velocity and note on off In other words the BeatStep Pro encoders aren t able to control synthesizer parameters through the CV Gate jacks for example All edits to your modular synth settings need to be made on the synth itself 9 1 3 How should I route the signals Typically the Pitch CV output is connected to a Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCO the Gate output is connected to a trigger input or a Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA and the Velo output is connected to a VCA or a Voltage Controlled Filter VCF or both ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 53 through a splitter or a patch bay Those routings will produce the most predictable results But you can send those signals to any parameters that will accept them 9 1 4 CV Gate specifications Some analog synthesizers have unusual implementations that are not fully compatible with the BeatStep Pro CV Gate signals Please refer to their specifications before making a purchase so you can be sure the two devices will
70. ion of this manual you will learn how they are used to load a Project select a sequencer pattern choose a destination make a pattern chain etc And with the MIDI Control Center you can configure them to do anything a pad can do in Control Mode But their most distinctive feature is that they are color coded to match the sequencer that is currently selected So when Sequencer 1 is active the Step buttons are green for Sequencer 2 they are a light yellow color and for the Drum sequencer they are purple Hint This color scheme is followed on the rear panel too 2 2 10 Pads El a Sage eee The mode also determines the function of the 16 velocity and pressure sensitive pads e In Control Mode they are assignable to almost any MIDI related function e In Sequencer mode the pads trigger notes When used with the SEQUENCER 1 or SEQUENCER 2 button the pads are used to transpose the sequence e If Drum mode is selected the pads trigger notes Used with the DRUM button the pads let you select the corresponding drum without hearing it play e Used with the SHIFT button the pads set the playback mode timing value and the input scale 18 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 2 3 Rear panel overview part 1 PITCH VELO GATE PITCH VELO GATE SEQUENCER 1 CV SEQUENCER 2 CV DRUM GATES 2 3 1 Pitch Velo Gate outputs These are normally used together to send electrical signals to an external device such as Arturia s powerhouse m
71. it doesn t matter which one is selected The Looper function allows you to alter the playback of the Project in real time It will generate smaller loops based on where you touch the Looper strip and when you do it 6 6 2 1 Loop length The length of the loop is determined by the placement of your finger on the Looper strip with 1 4 being the largest loop and 1 32 being the smallest Changing the location of your finger changes the size of the loop 6 7 TRNS LNK The TRNS LNK button allows both SEQ1 and SEQ2 to transpose together by the same amount The Drum sequencer will not be affected There are three potential sources for transposition commands e Note data from the MIDI In connector am ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL e Note data from the USB connection e The pads SEQ1 or SEQ2 must be selected The MIDI Control Center has Transposition preferences such as the Latch mode the input port the input channel and the center pitch See section 12 8 2 for a full description To toggle Transposition Link feature on and off press the TRNS LNK button 6 8 PRST LNK When the PRST LNK button is lit it links the sequencer presets so you can change all three at the same time with a single action You can use any one of the sequencers to make the change like you would if you were changing only that sequencer s pattern e Press one of the singe arrow buttons lt or gt e Hold the SEQ1 SEQ2 or DRUM button and press
72. itless library of Projects in the User Templates area Simply drag one of the Projects to the Project Browser window and it will be transferred from the BeatStep Pro automatically Then you can give it a new name if you like DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project gt Drag Store To 4 Recall Fr PROJECT BROWSER Default 12 2 2Revise a Template If you d like to modify a Template you can drag it from the Project Browser and drop it on the Working Memory area This will also send the selected Project directly into the BeatStep Pro edit buffers Important This process will overwrite the Working Memory and the edit buffers of the BeatStep Pro Be sure to save what you were doing before you transfer the file 62 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project Store To 4 Rec PROJECT BROWSER 2015_Club This same procedure can also be used to drop a Template onto a Project location in the Device Projects window Doing this will store that Template to the BeatStep Pro internal memory at the location you select 12 2 3Revise a pattern If you d like to modify a pattern inside an archived Template you can drag that pattern from the Project Browser and drop it into the Working Memory You can also drop it on one of the Project locations in the Device Projects window This will send the selected pattern directly into the BeatStep Pro DEVICE PROJECTS Working Project Store To l Recall PRO
73. m Gate specifications Drum modules and other devices with Gate input connections have different requirements for the type of signal they will recognize Fortunately we ve designed the BeatStep Pro Drum Gate jacks to operate as either a V trigger positive or voltage or an S trigger negative or short These settings will work with the vast majority of the devices you will encounter Please refer to the specifications of other devices before connecting them to the BeatStep Pro so you can know how to make them work properly together ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 55 10CONTROL MODE 10 1 What is Control Mode When BeatStep Pro is in Control Mode every encoder button and pad can transmit specific MIDI data to external devices that are connected to the MIDI output jack This same data will be sent to your computer via USB The controller assignments can be set using the MIDI Control Center software See chapter 12 for more information There is one thing the pads won t do while the unit is in Control Mode they will not transmit directly to the CV Gate or Drum Gate connectors The sequencers will still send their data to those outputs though The Transport section works the same way in Control Mode as it does in the other modes 10 2 Top panel functions Most of the performance controls on the left side of the front panel will control the same features in Control Mode unless configured otherwise with t
74. m acceleration when turned quickly the encoders will skip even more values Parameter values can change from minimum to maximum in the least number of encoder turns usually only one but there will be less precision when the encoder is turned at a moderate speed Each encoder can be set to its own Acceleration value see section 12 7 3 One of the values is User and all encoders set to that value can be changed at the same time by changing this parameter inside the MIDI Control Center 12 8 4 2Pad Poly Aftertouch This setting will allow each pad to send an independent Aftertouch value even on the same MIDI channel as the other pads Check the specifications the target device to 82 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL confirm whether it is capable of responding to Polyphonic Aftertouch If it is this is an utterly expressive way to control that device But it also will generate a lot of extra MIDI data so route your devices accordingly 12 8 5Sync Sync Clock In Out settings Tap Tempo Wait to Load Project Wait to Load Pattern These allow you to specify the response to various synchronization and tempo options 12 8 5 1Clock In Out Settings This is where you determine which clocking signal will be transmitted and recognized by the Clock input and output connectors Settings 1step 24 ppq pulses per quarter note and 48 ppa 12 8 5 2Tap Tempo Choose whether it will take 2 3 or 4 taps to set the
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76. ne or more pads Whatever you play will be captured as a part of the pattern You can toggle individual events on and off with the Step buttons You can also record using an external MIDI USB source but the only steps that will be recorded are ones that correspond to the current drum note mapping For more about drum maps see section 12 8 8 5 2 1 1 About quantize recording There s an important concept to know about recording in real time using the pads or incoming MIDI the notes will be quantized according to the time division you have selected So for example if 1 16 is the time division setting then the recorded notes will quantize forward or back to the nearest sixteenth note And as the pattern loops you can replace certain notes by playing new ones within the timing range of those notes 34 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 5 2 2 Selecting a Drum To select a Drum instrument for individual editing simply tap a pad When the pad is lit solid that means the Drum has been selected To select a Drum instrument without hearing it hold the DRUM button and press a pad At this point the Step buttons will display the events that exist in the pattern for this Drum You can use the KNOBS button and the encoders to edit particular events if you like Use the Step buttons to toggle events on and off as needed 5 2 3 Muting a Drum If you d like to mute one or more drums while creating your pattern or during performance this is very
77. nob value To edit a parameter such as Playback Direction click its pull down menu and make a selection 72 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Playback direction Reverse Back amp Forth Selecting a pull down menu option 12 6 3SEQ length Changing the sequence length here affects the SEQ window For example here s how it looks when the length is set to 12 SEQ Length Time Division Playback direction The patterns can be up to 64 steps long and the unused steps are darkened because they are outside the pattern length area The steps are numbered along the bottom of the window 12 6 4Sequence events 12 6 4 1Enter delete events Double click on a square inside the sequence view to enter an event To delete events select one event with a single click or drag a box around several events Then press the Delete key on your computer keyboard 12 6 4 2Move events To move an existing event to a different drum click and hold the middle of that event The cursor will become a hand icon Then drag the event up or down to place it in the drum track you want You can also drag the event to the left or right to place it anywhere within the sequence If an event already exists at the new location it will be replaced by the event you are moving It s also possible to move several events at the same time To do this first drag a box around the events with the cursor ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 73
78. nt sequence For a complete description of these features see section 4 3 5 2 2 2 4 MIDI channel Each of the sequencers can be set to its own MIDI channel using this button For information on how to do this see section 6 9 2 2 3 Roller looper SLOWER ROLLER LOOPER FASTER When BeatStep Pro is in Control Mode this strip is referred to as the Roller It will repeat the note of a pressed pad according to the time division selected within the Roller Strip area ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 15 When one of the sequencers has been selected this strip is referred to as the Looper It will repeat a section of the current project the size of which is determined by the time division selected within the Looper strip area Looper works on all three sequencers at the same time 2 2 4 Swing Randomness Probability CURRENT CURRENT TRACK 0 0 0 SWING RANDOMNESS PROBABILITY Swing introduces a shuffle feel to the sequences It can affect the entire project all three sequencers at once or only the selected sequencer leaving the others untouched Randomness and Probability introduce increasing amounts of unpredictability to the sequences As with the Swing setting these controls can affect the entire project all three sequencers at once or only the current sequencer leaving the others untouched For more details on all three features see sections 6 4 and 6 5 2 2 5 Tempo and synchroniza
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80. ommands 80 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 12 8 2 1Latch This preference allows you to choose whether a sequence will be transposed momentarily or latched when receiving incoming MIDI notes on the Transposition Input Channel With either setting the transposition will happen immediately the difference is what will happen once the pad is released When Latch is Off the sequences will transpose back to the original key immediately after the pad is released When Latch is On the sequences will stay transposed after the key is released and continue in that key until another key is pressed This parameter does not affect the transposition from the pads on the unit only what comes from an external source 12 8 2 2Input channel Instructs the BeatStep Pro which MIDI channel will set the transposition amount 12 8 2 3 Input port Use this to tell the BeatStep Pro which MIDI port will receive the transposition request 12 8 2 4Center pitch The Center pitch decides which incoming note means don t transpose The default value is MIDI note 60 or middle C C3 So for example an incoming C3 won t transpose the sequence but an incoming D3 will transpose the sequence 2 etc 12 8 2 5Seq Link The fifth parameter determines how the sequencers will respond when a new pattern is selected from the front panel There are two settings Absolute and Relative Absolute all of the sequencers will change to the same pattern numbe
81. onophonic analog synthesizers MiniBrute SE and MicroBrute SE or to a modular analog synthesizer The Pitch output is often referred to as Control Voltage or CV 2 3 2 Drum gates These outputs correspond to pads 1 8 when the Drum sequencer is selected When these pads are played manually or as part of a pattern they will send trigger pulses to the Drum gate outputs which in turn can be used to trigger a sound on an external device Note Only the Gate on off signals are transmitted for pads 1 8 from these connectors In contrast the MIDI connector sends Velocity and Gate Time information to all 16 pads Read more about the Drum Gates in section 9 2 2 4 Rear panel overview part 2 CON CLOCK MIDI OFF ON 2 4 1 Clock input output The included DIN adapter 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN black allows BeatStep Pro to interface with pre MIDI technology that used these connectors for synchronization such as early drum machines by Korg and Roland You can use the standard clock implementation on TRS jack with clock and state signal or a TS jack with only clock signals 2 4 2 MIDI input output Use the included MIDI adapters 1 8 TRS jack to 5 pin DIN gray to send control Signals of all sorts to external MIDI compatible devices Each of BeatStep Pro s encoders buttons and pads can be configured independently to send specific MIDI data ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 19 2 4 3 USB DC IN This connector
82. ont panel design Sequencer 1 channel Green Drum channel Sequencer 2 channel Yellow Purple The send and receive channels for each sequencer can be set independently using the MIDI Control Center For details about this see section 12 8 1 46 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 7 ADVANCED FEATURES 7 1 Enter notes with Step Pad In Sequencer mode you can use the pads to enter notes when Recording is on When the sequencer is turned off or when Recording is off you can set the Pitch and Velocity of a step by holding the Step button and hitting the Pad of the note you want to play The velocity at which you hit the pad will be memorized for this step as well This will also work by using an external MIDI keyboard instead of the pad 7 2 Fast Ties In Sequencer mode you may want to create long notes quickly For that you can use the Fast Tie function Press two step buttons simultaneously to tie all steps in between The two steps you pressed as well as all the steps in between will be active The Pitch of all those steps will be set to the Pitch of the first step The Gate of all those steps will be set to TIE except for the last step for which the Gate will remain unchanged 7 3 Extend a pattern or sequence It s possible to extend a pattern using the SHIFT button and gt gt button This is done through a copy and append process that takes up to 16 steps of pattern data and attaches
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84. pear in the next Step The overlapped arrow shows that the two notes are tied Length 51 You can continue dragging the cursor to set the Gate time of the second note If you want an even longer note you can keep dragging the cursor until the second note s length value also becomes TIE and so on When the lengths of multiple notes are edited at the same time they will all change to the same value ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 71 12 6 Drum window 12 6 1Navigation 12 6 1 1Scroll If you have a scroll wheel you can move the sequence view horizontally Place the cursor in the sequence field not over the pad names then hold the Shift key on your computer keyboard and use the scroll wheel The sequence view will move sideways You can also click drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to reposition the sequence view Scroll bar location 12 6 1 2Z00M To zoom in and out of the horizontal view place the cursor in the sequence field Then press Command Mac or Control Windows and use the scroll wheel to adjust the view 12 6 2Front panel parameters Most of these parameters have been covered in chapter 5 Swing Randomness Probability SEQ Length Time Division Triplet Playback direction Front panel parameters for the Drum tab To edit Swing for example click and drag the knob graphic or double click in the value field and enter a new value Swing Editing a k
85. provides the power and data connections to a computer It can also be used with a standard USB mobile phone charger 5V and minimum 500mA allowing you to use your controller presets and sequences even without a computer present 2 4 4 Power switch If you want to turn the unit off without disconnecting the USB cable use this recessed switch 2 4 5 Kensington lock port BeatStep Pro is highly portable and it should be carried only where you want it to go So we ve included a Kensington lock slot on the far right edge of the rear panel so you can secure it to the surface of your choice 20 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 3 BASIC OPERATIONS 3 1 What s a Project BeatStep Pro contains 16 Projects Each Project holds 16 patterns for each of the three sequencers SEQ1 SEQ2 and DRUM including all of the settings for each pattern The Project also includes a Control Mode preset with independent settings defined by the MIDI Control Center for each BeatStep Pro control 3 2 The Blank Project Each of the Projects and patterns starts out with default blank slate settings For Control Mode this means e The encoders are assigned to a useful variety of MIDI CC numbers e The pads are assigned to play notes based on a chromatic scale e The transport buttons send both MIDI and MMC commands e Every control is set to transmit data on the User MIDI Channel to both USB and the MIDI output Note the default User MIDI Chann
86. r whether you use the lt gt buttons or select a pattern directly using the Step buttons Relative the sequencers will add or subtract a number from the pattern selections when the lt gt buttons are used In other words if SEQ1 01 SEQ2 02 and DRUM 03 pressing the gt button will increment all pattern numbers by one Result SEQ1 02 SEQ2 03 and DRUM 04 Direct selection using the Step buttons will still change all sequences to the same number ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 81 12 8 3CV Gate mode CV Gate Mode Segl Pitch Seg2 Pitch Seal Gate Seg2 Gate Drum Gate Mode Segl OV MIDI Note Seq2 OV MIDI Note This is where you select the electrical behavior for each sequencer The various settings are described in section 9 1 4 SEQ1 SEQ2 and section 9 2 5 DRUM 12 8 4Velo AT Velo AT User Knob Acceleration Pad Poly Aftertouch 12 8 4 1User Knob Acceleration There are four response curves for the encoders e Slow Off the encoders transmit every value It takes more turns of an encoder to move from minimum to maximum Use this when greater precision is desired e Medium when turned quickly the encoders will skip a few values It takes fewer turns of an encoder to move from minimum to maximum e Fast 1 when turned quickly the encoders will skip a few more values It may take as few as 1 1 2 turns of an encoder to move from minimum to maximum e Fast 2 maximu
87. rd the piano roll will move sideways You can also click drag the scroll bars at the edge and bottom of the window to reposition the sequence view ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 67 Scroll bar locations 12 5 1 2Z00M To zoom in and out of the horizontal view place the cursor in the piano roll field Then press Command Mac or Control Windows and use the scroll wheel to adjust the view To zoom in and out of the vertical view place the cursor over the keyboard graphic first Then press Command Mac or Control Windows and use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out 12 5 2Front panel parameters Most of these parameters have been covered in chapter 4 Swing Randomness Probability Y SEQ Length Time Division Triplet Playback direction Transpose Front panel parameters for SEQ1 and SEQ2 The exception is the Transpose parameter See section 12 5 2 1 for information on that To edit Swing for example click and drag the knob graphic or double click in the value field and enter a new value Swing Editing a knob value To edit a parameter such as Playback Direction click its pull down menu and make a selection 68 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL Playback direction Reverse Back amp Forth Selecting a pull down menu option 12 5 2 1Transpose This parameter allows you to transpose the entire pattern up or down by 12 semitones without having to select the notes and
88. ro USER S MANUAL 9 CV GATE FUNCTIONS BeatStep Pro provides direct access to some of the best music technology the world has produced in the last six decades USB MIDI Clock and CV Gate connectors are all present on its rear panel in a space not much larger than a pencil Connection diagrams for each of these interfaces are available in section 2 1 In this chapter we ll focus on the features of the BeatStep Pro CV Gate circuitry See chapter 12 for in depth coverage of the MIDI features available to you with the MIDI Control Center 9 1 SEQ1 SEQ2 Pitch Velo and Gate 9 1 1 How do they work When SEQ1 or SEQ2 is selected the notes you play on the pads are translated immediately into Control Voltage CV and Gate signals and sent to the connectors on the back panel Three independent voltages are sent for each note Pitch Velocity and Gate open close The sequencers can record what you play on the pads and then you can use the encoders to change the pitch velocity and gate time duration of each note When sequences play back they send those signals to the attached devices through the CV Gate connectors just like the pads would However the pads can t play the CV Gate connectors while the unit is in Control Mode You can start the sequencers though and they will play the attached devices while you control your DAW and play your MIDI devices from Control Mode 9 1 2 Can my DAW send CV Gate signals It s poss
89. s patterns Be sure this is what you want to do If not be sure to find out which memory location is available and store the Project there instead Once you re sure where you want to store the Project e Hold the SAVE button e Press the PROJECT button and hold it e Press the Step button number you chose earlier The next time you want this Project that s where it will be It s a good idea to back up the Project using the MIDI Control Center too Section 12 3 will tell you what you need to know about that 3 5 Loading a Project Caution If you need to be sure you have saved the current Project before you load ina new one because doing so will replace all of the patterns of all three sequencers and will also load a new set of Control Mode assignments Be sure this is what you want to do When you press the PROJECT button one of the Step buttons will be lit red This helps you know which Project is currently loaded into memory To select a new one simply hold the PROJECT button and then press the Step button that corresponds to the Project number you want to load 24 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL wo 4 JE Note There s a preference in the MIDI Control Center where you can specify whether the new Project should be loaded instantly or wait until after the Drum sequencer reaches the end of its current pattern See section 12 8 5 6 to learn about this feature Selecting Project 03 3 6 All Notes Of
90. s what to do next e Hold the LST STEP button e Press the gt gt button once A white LED will appear above the number 32 e Press Step button 16 technically it s button 32 now It will turn green e Release the LST STEP button Step 32 has now been defined as the last step in the sequence Now press lt lt and gt gt at the same time to enter Sequence Follow mode the buttons should be lit Next press Play You should see the Step buttons cycling through two sets of 16 steps one with data and one without You should also see the Step Group LEDs changing every 16 steps e Steps 1 16 Red LED over 16 White LED over 32 e Steps 17 32 unlit LED over 16 Pink LED over 32 White Red The Red LED indicates the current position of the sequence The White LED means that the last step in the sequence is during steps 17 32 If you decide you want more than 32 steps for this sequence hold the LST STEP button and press gt gt until the White LED is over the right number Then press the appropriate Step button and you re ready to create 4 3 5 3 Editing steps 17 32 If you want to focus on steps 17 32 while editing here s what to do e Disable Sequence Follow mode turn off the lt lt gt gt buttons e Press gt gt once to move the Red LED over 32 30 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL The Step buttons now show the status of steps 17 32 You can play the sequence while editing if you want it will play all
91. t s go through a couple of real world examples of MIDI control assignments 12 7 2Toggle MIDI CC values with a pad One popular musical effect is to take an audio loop filter it heavily for one section of a song and switch it back to the full open sound later You can configure one of the BeatStep Pro pads to send those commands to a filter module inside your DAW We ll use Pad 9 for this example Select it and then use the pull down Mode menus to select CC and Toggle ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 77 Sowie PALER LOOPLE FASTER nn A MIDI CC Off Value Play Mode MIDI Ports MIDI Channel These settings will allow you to send two different values of a particular MIDI CC number each time you press the pad There are a couple of MIDI CC numbers that have been assigned the task of controlling filter brightness CC 74 or harmonic content CC 71 We ll use CC 74 for this example Click on the MIDI CC number field and select the Brightness controller number as shown CC Number 70 Sound Variation Timbre Harmonic Intens 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 4 Brightness J Next we ll set some minimum and maximum values that might work adjust them to suit the audio source Off Value 78 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL The first press of Pad 9 will send a CC 74 command with a value of 78 which will close the filter down part way but still let a lot of the audio pass t
92. t will help you use the encoders to select the notes you want more quickly What a Scale doesn t do is change the MIDI notes that have already been assigned to the sequence steps the encoders do that What a Scale does is give the encoders a specific outline of notes to follow as they are turned So rather than always altering the pitch chromatically you have the option to specify a different musical scale This is handy when you want to change the pitch of one or more sequence steps during a live performance select the Scale that matches the song and no matter what you ll never select a wrong note Of course this would be handy in the studio as well And you can always switch to a different Scale if you want to input a note that is outside the Scale you ve selected Doing so will not affect the notes you have already chosen 4 3 3 2 Scale Types Here s what each of the Scales looks like Keep in mind that the last note pictured in each scale type is actually the first note of the next octave A MO A a es es SS ST e CA a SS PO OS E a A AA wf ___ __ gm AT A Chromatic There are twelve notes in t chromatic scale that s the largest number a Scale can have It s like a musical bypass setting all notes are available when the encoder is turned Now the filters will start to kick in There are only eight notes in most of these Scales Major Minor 28 ARTURIA
93. ted from the list the MIDI Control Center can recall that Project from the internal memory of the BeatStep Pro and place it into the Working Memory See section 12 3 for instructions about this 60 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 12 1 3Resizing the window To see a larger number of the Projects in the Device Projects list click and drag the window resizing button Store 7 gt Pacall From PROJECT BROWSER Default Resizing the Device Projects window 12 2 Project Browser The Project Browser shows a list of all the Projects that have been archived using the MIDI Control Center These are divided into two main groups of Templates Factory and User The User Templates are the ones you have recalled from the BeatStep Pro using the MIDI Control Center See section 12 3 to learn how to do this PROJECT BROWSER 2016 debut The Project Browser window A Template in the MIDI Control Center is the same thing as a Project inside your BeatStep Pro it contains the Project level settings the Control Mode settings and the patterns from all three sequencers Here s an expanded view of the contents of a Template named 2015_Club with a secondary view of the patterns inside Sequencer 1 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 61 PROJECT BROWSER PROJECT BROWSER 2015 Club 2015 Club User Templates click to expand or collapse Project view 12 2 1Building a Project library You can build a lim
94. ticular sections of the pattern 5 2 6 2 Lengths gt 16 steps To make your pattern longer than 16 steps will involve the LST STEP button the buttons and the Step Group LEDs For example let s lengthen a 16 step pattern to 32 steps First press the DRUM button to select the Drum sequencer Next exit Pattern Follow mode by pressing the lt lt and gt gt buttons at the same time The buttons should be dark Here s what to do next e Hold the LST STEP button e Press the gt gt button once A white LED will appear above the number 32 e Press Step button 16 technically it s button 32 now It will turn green e Release the LST STEP button Step 32 has now been defined as the last step in the pattern Now press lt lt and gt gt at the same time to enter Pattern Follow mode the buttons Should be lit Next press Play You should see the Step buttons cycling through two sets of 16 steps one with data and one without You should also see the Step Group LEDs changing every 16 steps e Steps 1 16 Red LED over 16 White LED over 32 e Steps 17 32 unlit LED over 16 Pink LED over 32 White Red 36 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL The Red LED indicates the current position of the pattern The White LED means that the last step in the pattern is during steps 17 32 If you decide you want more than 32 steps for this pattern hold the LST STEP button and press gt gt until the White LED is over th
95. tings seen above mean that Encoder 9 will control the Vibrato Rate of the target device sweeping it between the values of 10 and 32 only The vibrato will not become too fast nor will it become too slow Naturally you can choose settings that are appropriate for the MIDI device you are using Note Some devices may not use standard MIDI controller assignments Refer to the documentation for your device to determine what settings to use for each purpose ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 79 12 8 Global parameters The right side of the MIDI Control Center window contains essential parameters you can use to optimize BeatStep Pro for your setup and your working style 12 8 1MIDI Channel MIDI Channel User Channel segi Send MIDI Channel Segl Rcv MIDI Channel Seg2 Send MIDI Channel Seg2 Rcv MIDI Channel Drum Send MIDI Channel Drum Rcv MIDI Channel Use the pull down menus to select the User MIDI Channel for BeatStep Pro This is the same parameter as the Control Mode MIDI Channel that you can set from the front panel Changing the User Channel is a quick way to reassign many controls at once There are also separate Send and Receive MIDI Channels for each sequencer 12 8 2Transposition Transposition Transposition Latch Seg Trans Input channel Seg Trans Input port Seg Trans Center Pitch Seg Link The top four parameters affect the way the BeatStep Pro will respond to Transposition c
96. tion U E a 1 SYNC INT USB MIDI CLK TEMPO VALUE RATE FINE TAP METRO Set the project tempo here either with a twist of the RATE FINE encoder or by tapping the TAP METRO button The display will normally display the tempo but it changes temporarily to show encoder values when editing The metronome sends user definable note data over MIDI and can be toggled on off using the SHIFT and TAP METRO buttons together There are four Sync options which are accessed by pressing the Sync button repeatedly For descriptions of the tempo features see section 6 3 For the sync features see chapter 8 16 ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 2 2 6 Sequencer control BeatStep Pro provides three independent sequencers two step sequencers and a drum sequencer Each sequencer has 16 patterns available per Project and the patterns can be up to 64 steps long The Mute buttons can be used to bring the sequences in and out of the mix instantly And of course the various controls can be used to modify the sequences during performance There are unique features available for each type of sequencer so be sure to read chapter 4 and chapter 5 to learn more 2 2 7 Project Control modes ED cc UD ucu nul CONTROL MODE SmE There are 16 Projects available in the BeatStep Pro and each Project contains 16 patterns per sequencer This allows for tens of thousands of possible combinations all available instantly The Proj
97. trol Center see section 12 8 9 4 3 6 2 Octave range There are two pads labeled OCT and OCT on the top row pads 7 and 8 Their function is to transpose the pads up and down an octave at a time so you can access notes within 3 octaves To reset the Octave range press OCT and OCT at the same time 4 3 6 3 Playback mode The first three buttons on the bottom row of pads are used with the SHIFT button to select the Playback mode i e the playback direction Here s what each option does using a four step sequence as an example e Forward plays sequence steps 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 etc e Reverse plays sequence steps 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 etc e Alternate plays through the sequence steps first in one direction then the other The result 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 etc The default setting is Forward 4 3 6 4 Time division Depending on the current setting this parameter can be a quick way to double the playback rate of your sequence or cut it in half Triplet options are available too ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 31 To set the time division press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the pad that corresponds to the timing you want e Quarter notes 1 4 e Eighth notes 1 8 e Sixteenth notes 1 16 e Thirty second notes 1 32 To switch any of those time divisions into their triplet values hold SHIFT and then press the Triplet pad The default s
98. tton There are some more very useful features in this section e For fine tempo adjustment hold SHIFT and then turn the RATE FINE encoder e To enable the metronome hold SHIFT and press TAP METRO The MIDI Control Center offers even more features related to tempo and the metronome See section 12 8 5 for details 3 3 5 Enable the metronome The metronome sends note data on MIDI channel 10 to an external device or your DAW The MIDI channel and note can be changed using the MIDI Control Center To enable the metronome hold SHIFT and press the TAP METRO button The same action will disable it 3 3 6 Record a pattern or three If you ve gone through all the steps so far in section 3 3 then let s make a quick pattern on each sequencer For a more detailed explanation of the following procedures see section 4 3 SEQ1 SEQ2 and section 5 2 DRUM e Select SEQ1 press the RECORD button and press the PLAY button The TAP METRO button will begin flashing and the Step buttons will turn white one at a time to indicate the current position in the pattern e Use the pads as a keyboard to enter notes in real time The notes will be recorded on your pattern quantized to the current grid e Toggle the Step buttons on or off and tweak the 16 encoders to change the pitches of the notes You should hear a crazy little melody taking shape Press STOP to exit Record mode e Select SEQ2 and repeat the process described above e Select
99. urces See section 2 1 for connection diagrams You can cycle through the various Sync options using the SYNC button A white LED will let you know which mode you ve selected For example in the illustration below the USB sync option has been selected SYNC 0068 INT USB MIDI CLK Note When the unit is playing a sequence the Sync setting cannot be changed 8 1 As Master BeatStep Pro is the master clock when the INT button is lit When this is the case e The transport section will control the internal sequencers e MIDI clock messages are sent to MIDI out USB MIDI and the Clock output e The sequence tempo can be set using the TEMPO encoder and the TAP METRO button 8 2 As Slave BeatStep Pro functions as a slave to an external clock when one of the other three SYNC LEDS are lit USB MIDI or CLK When BeatStep Pro is in Slave mode e The Tempo controls will not control the internal sequencer while the external source is running e The BeatStep Pro transport section will still perform as usual you can still stop start and pause the internal sequences and you can still record patterns e When the external source is not running BeatStep Pro will function according to its own internal clock at the last known tempo e BeatStep Pro will pass the synchronization messages it receives from the external source to its USB MIDI and Clock outputs 8 2 1 Clock In Out rates The MIDI Control Center can be used to confi
100. velocity using the encoders Just select the encoder that corresponds to that step in the sequence and then choose a new value from 1 127 The default velocity for each step is 100 4 3 2 3 Gate Time The Gate Time parameter is used to adjust the length of a note Potential values are from 1 short to 99 long with additional settings of TIE and SLIDE These values can be set independently for each step in a sequence ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 27 A setting of TIE does different things for the CV Gate output and over MIDI e CV Gate output the note that follows a TIE will change the control voltage but will not send a new gate signal to the attached device e MIDI output the Note Off command for the first note happens after the Note On command for the second note This allows for legato playing on a monophonic synthesizer A setting of SLIDE SLI is similar to TIE over MIDI but has a different behavior in CV The note that follows a SLIDE will change the control voltage in a continuous way with a slide time of approximately 60ms regardless of the tempo This allows for the usual Slide effect that was found on vintage bass sequencers for instance By default the Gate Time is set to 50 for each event 4 3 3 Scales 4 3 3 1 What the Scales do The BeatStep Pro front panel gives you the ability to assign one of eight input Scales to the encoders as a group Think of a Scale as a sort of filter tha
101. which is stored per Project It s also possible to override the per Project settings with a Global tempo using the MIDI Control Center see section 12 8 5 5 6 3 1 Fine tuning of the Tempo If you want to change the tempo in increments smaller than 1 bpm to 100 33 bpm for example hold the SHIFT button and turn the RATE FINE encoder clockwise Once you ve reached the desired value between 00 and 99 release the SHIFT button To reset the fine tune value to zeroes turn the RATE FINE encoder without holding the SHIFT button 6 3 2 Tap tempo You can set the tempo of your Project using the TAP METRO button All you have to do is tap the button at the desired rate and the tempo will change to match your rhythm Note Tap tempo will not function when the BeatStep Pro is set to one of the external sync sources You can set the number of taps it takes to set the Tempo using the MIDI Control Center 6 4 Swing The Swing setting can shift the timing of the notes in a sequence to lengthen the first note of a pair and shorten the second note To affect all three sequencers at the same time simply turn the SWING encoder to a value between 50 and 75 Assuming the time division is set to 1 8 here s what will happen e With Swing set to 50 each note gets equal time resulting in a straight 1 8 note feel e As the Swing value exceeds 50 the first 1 8 note is held longer and the second is played later and shorter You
102. work together well We ve designed the BeatStep Pro to be as flexible as possible though the MIDI Control Center allows you to configure the response of the CV Gate jacks in a number of ways These are the electrical signals that can be sent by the BeatStep Pro CV and Gate jacks e Control Voltage Pitch has three options o 1 Volt octave 0 10V o Hertz per Volt o 0 Volt MIDI note range 0 127 Volt octave o 1 Volt MIDI note range 0 127 Hz Volt e Gate output has two options each at 12 Volts o V trigger positive or voltage o S trigger negative or short The MIDI Control Center allows each of these settings to be configured independently for SEQ1 and SEQ2 9 2 Drum Gates 9 2 1 How do they work When DRUM is selected the notes you play on pads 1 8 are translated immediately into Gate signals and sent to the Drum Gate connectors on the back panel Two voltages are sent for each note one for Gate open and one for Gate close Velocity information is not sent The Drum sequencer can record what you play on pads 1 8 and then you can use the encoders to change the gate time duration of each note When sequence plays back it will send those signals to the attached devices through the Drum Gate connectors just like the pads would However the pads can t play the Drum Gate connectors while the unit is in Control Mode You can start the sequencers though and they will play the attached devices while you
103. y as normal For example if the Probability value is at 10 then only 10 of the time something random might happen And if the value is increased to 50 then random variations might happen half of the time 6 5 3 Current Track button Each sequencer can have an independent setting for both the Randomness and Probability parameters To experiment with this press the CURRENT TRACK button any changes to the Randomness or Probability settings after this will affect only the current sequence Then you can select the other sequencers and edit their settings for these parameters as well CURRENT TRACK RANDOMNESS PROBABILITY To disable the independent settings so that all three sequencers will use the same Randomness and Probability settings simply toggle the button off Note the CURRENT TRACK button is disabled in Control Mode but the global Randomness and Probability settings can still be used 6 6 Roller Looper SLOWER ROLLER LOOPER FASTER The Roller Looper strip does different things depending on the mode e When in Control Mode the strip functions as a Roller It will repeat a pad at the rhythm you select by placing your finger on the strip You can use the pressure ARTURIA BeatStep Pro USER S MANUAL 43 sensitivity of the pads to perform volume swells on the selected drum during the roll e When SEQ1 SEQ2 or DRUM are selected the strip functions as a Looper It will loop a certain section of the music based

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