Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 7)

4.2.3. Muting a Drum .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.2.4. Selecting the Encoder Editing Options ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
4.2.5. Step-editing a pattern............................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
4.2.6. Pattern Length............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
4.2.7. Pad Functions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
4.2.8. The Swing feature ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.2.9. Randomness and Probability ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.3. Saving a Drum pattern .................................................................................................................................................. 48
4.4. Copying a Drum pattern............................................................................................................................................... 48
4.5. Clearing a Drum pattern............................................................................................................................................... 48
5. Projects ............................................................................................................................................................................ 49
5.1. Loading a Project ............................................................................................................................................................... 49
5.2. Project management..................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.2.1. Saving a Project ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
5.2.2. Copying a Project ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3. Tempo ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.1. Fine-tuning of the Tempo.................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.2. Tap tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.4. Swing.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.4.1. Current Track button (Swing)............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.5. Randomness/Probability ............................................................................................................................................. 52
5.5.1. Randomness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
5.5.2. Probability..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.5.3. Current Track button (Randomness/Probability) ............................................................................................................................... 53
5.6. Roller/Looper modes....................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.6.1. Roller mode................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.6.2. Looper mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.7. Transpose Link..................................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.8. Preset Link.............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
5.9. Selecting MIDI Channels.............................................................................................................................................. 57
5.9.1. Output Channels ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
5.9.2. Input Channels .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
6. Advanced Features .................................................................................................................................................. 59
6.1. SEQ1, SEQ2, and DRUM .................................................................................................................................................. 59
6.1.1. Extend a sequence, pattern, or drum track............................................................................................................................................... 59
6.1.2. Polyrhythm mode..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
6.1.3. Pattern Chains............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
6.1.4. Enter/edit notes with Step button + Pad..................................................................................................................................................... 68
6.1.5. Fast Ties........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
6.1.6. Editing all steps in a pattern at once............................................................................................................................................................ 70
6.2. SHIFT button chart ............................................................................................................................................................ 72
6.3. MIDI to CV conversion.................................................................................................................................................... 73
6.3.1. Sequencer mode – MIDI to CV.......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
7. Synchronization.......................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.1. As Master................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.2. As Slave.................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
7.2.1. Clock In/Out rates...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
7.2.2. Clock connectors........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 75
8. CV/Gate functions..................................................................................................................................................... 76
8.1. SEQ1/SEQ2: Pitch, Velo and Gate .............................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.1. CV/Gate signals: DAW configuration.............................................................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.2. Routing signals............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.3. CV/Gate specifications ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
8.2. Drum Gates ............................................................................................................................................................................ 78
8.2.1. Which pads do I use?............................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
8.2.2. Can my DAW send Drum Gate signals? ................................................................................................................................................... 78
8.2.3. How should I route the signals?..................................................................................................................................................................... 78
8.2.4. Drum Gate specifications .................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
9. Control Mode................................................................................................................................................................ 79
9.1. What is Control Mode?.................................................................................................................................................... 79
9.2. Top panel functions......................................................................................................................................................... 80
9.2.1. RATE/FINE encoder ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 80