Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 62)

5.9. Selecting MIDI Channels
Each sequencer can have a different value for its send channel and its receive channel.
This can be accomplished from the front panel (see Output Channels and Input Channels
below) or with the MIDI Control Center [p.84] . For details about that see the MIDI Channel
parameters [p.118] section of the MCC [p.84] chapter.
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♪ : The MIDI Channel settings are Global; i.e., the Input/Output channel settings are not stored with
the Project.
5.9.1. Output Channels
Each sequencer in the BeatStep Pro can send information to its own MIDI channel by
following these steps:
• Select the sequencer you want to change.
• Press and hold the CHAN button.
• Press one of the Step buttons.
But you probably noticed that when the CHAN button is pressed the Step buttons show four
different colors, not three. This is because there’s an independent MIDI output channel for
Control Mode as well.
The color scheme follows the colors of the mode buttons on the front panel:
Output channel color
Control Mode (also selects the User channel) Red
Sequencer 1 Green
Sequencer 2 Yellow
Drum Purple
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♪ : The Control Mode channel is also the User channel. When you change the Control Mode channel,
any control that is set to transmit on the User channel will begin to transmit on that new MIDI channel
as well. But any control that is set to a particular MIDI channel will continue to transmit on that MIDI
channel even after the User channel has changed.
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