Arturia KeyStep - Controller / Sequencer - Manual (Page 13)

1.2.3. The transport section
The Transport buttons control the sequencer, the arpeggiator, and external MIDI devices
using MIDI Machine Control. But they also can send other MIDI messages if your DAW does
not respond to MMC commands. Use the MIDI Control Center to make changes.
All three buttons are active in sequencer mode, while only Play/Pause and Stop are used
with the arpeggiator.
Each button has an addition function when creating a sequence (Append, Clear Last, and
Restart). These features will be described in detail in section 4.2 [p.24] .
1.2.3.1. All Notes Off
The Stop button has an additional function. If for some reason you end up with a stuck note,
just press the Stop button quickly three times in a row. KeyStep will then send an All Notes
Off command over MIDI.
1.2.4. Hold / Chord button
The Hold button enables you to add more notes to the arpeggiator while it is running (up to
32!). It is also used with the Shift button to toggle Chord mode on and off.
There’s more information about the Hold and Chord modes in chapter 2 [p.12] and chapter 3
[p.17]
1.2.5. Shift button
The Shift button allows access to secondary functions such as Chord mode and the MIDI
channel setting for the keyboard. It also can be used to modify the feel of the sequence “on
the fly” by changing the Swing and Gate time settings. All of these features involve holding
the Shift button and pressing another button or a key.
For a complete chart of Shift functions, see section 3.4 [p.22] .
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