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1.2.7. Project/Control modes

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 Project button is used to select the desired Project.

Each Project also contains 16

Scenes [p.82]

. Each Scene contains a pattern or a

chain [p.66]

of patterns for SEQ1, SEQ2, and DRUM.

The Control Mode button transforms the BeatStep Pro front panel into a monster MIDI

controller, with every encoder, pad, and button on the right side of the instrument able

to send data to external MIDI devices and/or your computer. The MIDI messages can be

precisely defined by the MIDI Control Center software, which is available for free on the

Arturia website

.

For a full explanation of these features, see the

Project [p.49]

and

Control Mode [p.79]

chapters.

1.2.8. Control Encoders

The 16 "endless" encoders are highly versatile:

• In Control Mode they become fully assignable encoders for sending MIDI data

(CC, program change, NRPN, etc.).

• They will edit the Pitch, Velocity or Gate time for each step in a sequence.

• They can shift the timing of individual drums forward or backward (Drum

sequencer only)

• 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

Encoders [p.26]

,

Selecting the Encoder Editing Options [p.41]

, and the

Control Mode

[p.79]

chapter.

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