Arturia BeatStep Pro Controller Dynamic Performance Sequencer

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Nonetheless, with an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and a powered USB hub, I was able to get the BeatStep Pro working with my iPad, and I had a lot of fun sitting on the couch making music!

I use it like that and the only thing I can complain about that it is not possible to set note priority through the cv/gate. After more data–sharing amongst fellow sufferers, it was revealed an MCC bug (subsequently resolved) had scrambled some of the values of the analogue outputs. If you don't want to spend much money on their newer devices, read the manual to find out if it does what you need.Ties and slides can be added too — functions that are treated equally by MIDI synths, but there’s a subtle difference at the CV outputs. CV gate has an option for slides - this can achieve a nice acid glide effect if you're into that sort of thing! After fumbling around for 10-15 minutes wondering why the clock was sending MIDI but no notes were playing, I realized that the BeatStep Pro defaults to all steps off. The drum and melodic sequencers make it a perfect companion to any DAW, offering a new approach to composition. The first is a small ribbon controller that allows you to drop in rolls and stutter effects, with different results based on your finger position and how you slide it along the ribbon.

Select a scale and key, and the pitch adjustments you make from the knobs (only the knobs-it won’t rescale MIDI coming in externally ) will be constrained to those notes. There are a total of 18 mini–jacks, plus a micro–USB socket; between them they provide MIDI In and Out, analogue clock (again in and out), eight drum triggers, and — last but not least — the CV, Gate and Velocity outputs of the melodic sequencer tracks.That adapter is the stupidest Y shaped plug that requires this big open space to right behind the BeatStep on my desk so the tiny connecter doesn't snap off inside the Beatstep itself and I can move the cables around to get to where they need to go properly (apparently the micro USB port is VERY fragile so watch it). The main functional difference between encoders and traditional knobs (or sliders) is that there’s no visual feedback of the pattern ‘shape’ — but you can, at least, learn the value of any encoder by lightly touching it. You can mute or unmute individual steps or entire sequences, and you can transpose sequences on the fly, independently or together.