ARTURIA – BeatStep Pro – USER’S MANUAL
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3.3.3
Clear a pattern
If you want to start recording on the selected sequencer with a pattern that’s completely
empty, hold the SHIFT button and press Step button 1. This will clear all of the data in
the current pattern, so be careful!
If you want to copy the current data to a different location first, see
section 4.4
. You can
also use the MIDI Control Center to back it up to your computer.
3.3.4
Set the tempo
When Sync is set to Internal, the tempo range of BeatStep Pro is 30-300 beats per
minute (bpm).
There are two ways to set the tempo for your project:
•
Turn the RATE/FINE encoder.
•
Use the TAP/METRO button.
There are some more very useful features in this section:
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For fine tempo adjustment, hold SHIFT and then turn the RATE/FINE encoder.
•
To enable the metronome, hold SHIFT and press TAP/METRO.
The MIDI Control Center offers even more features related to tempo and the
metronome. See
section 12.8.5
for details.
3.3.5
Enable the metronome
The metronome sends note data on MIDI channel 10 to an external device or your DAW.
The MIDI channel and note can be changed using the MIDI Control Center.
To enable the metronome, hold SHIFT and press the TAP/METRO button. The same
action will disable it.
3.3.6
Record a pattern (or three)
If you’ve gone through all the steps so far in section 3.3 then let’s make a quick pattern
on each sequencer. For a more detailed explanation of the following procedures, see
section 4.3
(SEQ1, SEQ2) and
section 5.2
(DRUM).
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Select SEQ1, press the RECORD button and press the PLAY button. The
TAP/METRO button will begin flashing, and the Step buttons will turn white one at
a time to indicate the current position in the pattern.
•
Use the pads as a keyboard to enter notes in real time. The notes will be recorded
on your pattern, quantized to the current grid.
•
Toggle the Step buttons on or off and tweak the 16 encoders to change the
pitches of the notes. You should hear a crazy little melody taking shape. Press
STOP to exit Record mode.
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Select SEQ2 and repeat the process described above.
•
Select DRUM. If you want to figure out a beat before you begin recording, you
can press PLAY and practice on the pads while SEQ1 and SEQ2 play their parts.
When you’re ready, enter Record mode as before ( PLAY) and record a
drum beat.
