Arturia BeatStep

Arturia’s BeatStep offers a new degree of functionality and performance for a portable pad controller. BeatStep is highly versatile, capable of triggering clips in such applications as Ableton Live, it also allows you to play drums in conjunction with such applications as BFD or EZDrummer. BeatStep is also a 16-step analog sequencer for creating all kinds of musical phrases to be sent to analog synthesizers, MIDI drum machines, MIDI keyboard devices, or computer programs. Its vast connectivity allows you to interface BeatStep with a computer or iPAD using USB, a drum module using MIDI or an analog synthesizer equipped with CV/GATE.

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS:

• 16 backlit pads :
  • Red = MIDI CC mode
  • Blue = SEQ mode
  • Velocity and pressure sensitive pads
• 16 assignable encoders with 3 modes
  • MIDI CC
  • NRPN/RPN
  • Program Change
• Transport Buttons
  • Sends MIDI clock with Start/Stop (internal sync)
  • Sends MMC play and stop messages.
• Data Dial
  • Volume MIDI CC7 – Control Mode
  • Rate – in SEQUENCE mode
  • Seq Transpose – SHIFT+Data Dial
• Kensington Lock
• MIDI CC mode – RED LEDS
  • 16 user presets
• Multiple pad modes
  • NOTE data
  • MIDI CC data
  • Program Change with Bank
• Step Sequencer – BLUE LEDS
  • 16 user step sequences
  • Step play modes
    • Forward
    • Reverse
    • Alternate > <
    • Random
  • Time divisions
    • ¼th, 1/8th, 1/16th, 1/32nd
  • Internal or External Sync
  • Direct MIDI channel select
  • Pattern Length = 1 -16 steps
  • Sysex functions
    • Swing 50%-75%
    • Gate Time
    • Legato playback mode
    • User Scale setting
• Connectivity
  • Mini USB in/out (DC in for standalone operation)
  • 3.5mm MIDI output
  • 3.5mm CV & Gate outputs

PLATFORM SPECS:

• Windows: Seven/Eight
• Mac OS X: 10.6 or higher
• PC/Windows: 2 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU (multiple core required)
• Mac (Intel only) : 2 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU (multiple core required)
• 2GB free hard disk space