Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 38)

3.3.6. Pads
For SEQ1 and SEQ2 the pads act like a piano keyboard, starting with pad 1 on the left side of
the lower row. You’ll notice this pad is labeled with the note name “C”. From there the note
names proceed upward chromatically through an entire octave.
The pads with note names will transpose a sequence while it is playing. To do this for SEQ1,
for example, hold the SEQUENCER 1 button and press one of the pads with a note name (C,
C#, D, etc).
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♪ : Sequences will not transpose while they are in Record mode.
The pads also have secondary functions, which are accessed by holding SHIFT and
pressing one of the pads. See the Shift button chart [p.72] in the Advanced Features [p.59]
chapter for a list of these functions.
3.3.6.1. Input Scale
There are words like ‘Chromatic’ and ‘Minor’ printed beneath the pads on the top row. These
are the names of the Input Scales, which are described in the Scales [p.28] section above. To
select one, hold the SHIFT button and press one of those pads.
Remember: Selecting a new Input Scale doesn’t change the notes that were originally
entered into the sequence. But it does change what you will hear during sequence playback.
It also chooses a certain set of notes that an encoder can select if you edit the Pitch of a
step.
The default selection for this parameter is the Chromatic Scale. The User Scale can be
defined using the MIDI Control Center [p.84] (see the User Scale [p.124] section there).
3.3.6.2. Octave range
There are two pads labeled “OCT-” and “OCT+” on the top row (pads 15 and 16). They have
two functions:
1. To transpose the pads up or down an octave at a time so you can access notes
within +/- 3 octaves while playing the pads. This does not edit the sequence.
2. To transpose the sequence up or down an octave at a time so your sequence
can be played back in whatever octave you want. This is done within Transpose
mode (hold the Sequencer 1 or Sequencer 2 button and press a pad). It is an edit
to the sequence that must be saved in order to be preserved.
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♪ : There is one octave range for the pads when they act as a keyboard, and one octave range when
the pads act in Transpose mode. Changing the octave in Transpose mode will also affect the octave
range of the pads in Keyboard mode. Changing the octave of the pads in Keyboard mode will not affect
the octave set in Transpose mode.
To reset the Octave range, press “OCT-” and “OCT+” at the same time. If the octave is
reset while in Keyboard mode it will not transpose the sequence, but if it is done while in
Transpose mode it will transpose both the sequence and the pads.
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