Arturia KeyStep - Controller / Sequencer - Manual (Page 32)

Here’s another example. This time we’ll build a chord that sustains through 3 counts:
• Set Time Div to 1/4
• Press the Record button
• Press and hold the Tap button until the end of this example
• Play a C, then release it
• Play C and E, then release the keys
• Play C, E, and G, and then release the keys
• Release the Tap button
• Press Tap another time to add a rest
• Press the Stop button.
The result will sound like this:
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In the example above, for the chord to hold through the final step you would need to set the Gate
time to 90% for the sequence. Otherwise the final step will not sound like a quarter note.
4.2.2. Real-time record/replace
KeyStep also allows you to record or replace the notes in a sequence while the sequencer
is looping. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
• Real-time recording won’t extend a sequence; you must record within the
framework of an existing sequence. So you may first want to create a sequence
of the desired length using the step record mode.
• It can be helpful to have an external drum machine slaved to the KeyStep via
MIDI or the Sync output. That will help you be sure where the downbeat is. For
more information about synchronization, see chapter 6 [p.38] .
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You can also create a sequence in the MIDI Control Center and send it to the KeyStep over USB.
Learn about the MIDI Control Center in chapter 8 [p.42] .
There are two methods you can use to record in real time.
• Sequencer not running (Stop mode): Hold Record and press Play. The Rec button
will light and the sequence will begin looping. The notes you play ‘live’ will be
quantized to the nearest step.
• Sequencer running : If the sequence is already looping, simply press the Rec
button and the same thing will happen: KeyStep will begin recording and
replacing notes.
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Newly recorded notes will replace the notes that currently exist at that step.
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