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Pitch and mod touch strips, The pitch strip, The mod strip – Arturia KeyStep 37 MIDI Keyboard Controller and Sequencer User Manual

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2.1.3. Pitch and Mod touch strips

The Pitch and Mod touch strips work the same as standard wheels, except that you slide

your finger along the track instead of moving a wheel.

2.1.3.1. The Pitch strip

The Pitch strip has a center zone which equals no change. Moving your finger forward bends

the pitch upward, and moving backward bends the pitch downward.

When you release your finger the Pitch strip will snap back to zero.

2.1.3.2. The Mod strip

The Mod strip works like a mod wheel: from minimum to maximum. Placing your finger at

the bottom of the Mod strip (the side closest to you) equals no modulation, and moving your

finger all the way up causes maximum modulation. But when you lift your finger the Mod

strip does not snap to zero.

2.1.4. The Hold button

The Hold button enables the arpeggiator to keep playing after you take your fingers off the

keys. But there's another way to use it, too: when Hold mode is active, you can keep adding

notes to an arpeggio as long as you continue holding down at least one key.

We'll provide step-by-step instructions in

chapter 5: The arpeggiator [p.52]

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