Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 59)

5.6. Roller/Looper modes
The touch strip has two modes: "Roller" and "Looper". You can toggle quickly between the two
modes by holding the Shift button and pressing Step button 9 while in Control mode.

♪ : There is a setting in the MIDI Control Center [p.84] that enables touch strip activity to be transmitted
over MIDI. It can then be recorded and played back by a DAW. For details on this feature, see Using the
Touch Strip with a DAW [p.117] in the MCC [p.84] chapter.
5.6.1. Roller mode
The Roller works differently depending on which mode you are in:
• DRUM/Control mode: Repeats the note of the pad you press, at the rate you select
with the strip. This will override the drum track for the pads that are being rolled,
but the others will continue to play.
• SEQ1/SEQ2: Overrides the sequence and becomes an arpeggiator that follows
which pads you press and the order in which you press them. The arpeggiator
rate is determined by where your finger is on the touch strip.
Here are some other things to know about the Roller:
5.6.1.1. General operation
The Roller will repeat a pad based on a combination of the clock source, the position of your
finger on the Roller strip.
The output is also based on 4/4 time. So if your song has a bar of 7/8 and you have your
finger on the strip at 1/4, the Roller output will be off by an eighth note after that bar.
Roller activity can be captured while The BeatStep Pro is recording, too:
• In DRUM mode it will record rolls on the pads
• In SEQ1/SEQ2 modes it will either roll a single pad or arpeggiate a chord when
you hold down multiple pads at once.

♪ : The recording resolution is determined by the Time Division of the pattern. In other words, if the
Time Division is 1/16 the BeatStep Pro will not record 1/32 notes played with the Roller. To capture 1/32nd
notes, change the Time Division to 1/32.
Arturia - User Manual BeatStep Pro - Projects 54