Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator - Manual (Page 104)

5.4.3.4. Muting Drums
Muting and unmuting drum tracks/sounds is a craft that takes time to master. When used
skillfully, it's a great way to introduce build-up tension in a drum or percussion performance.
You can start with a Pattern with several drum tracks muted and then gradually unmute
them one by one when you need the extra drive they provide. The KeyStep Pro offers two
ways to mute drum tracks/sounds: Quick Mute and Drum Mute mode.
Quick Mute
Quick mutes are temporary; they are useful when you have a Drum Pattern running and
want to mute one or more drum tracks/sounds that are too much for your ears at that
moment or are preventing you from focusing on what you want to edit. To mute one or more
drum tracks/sounds while creating your Pattern or during a performance:
• Enter Drum mode if you are not already in it by pressing the Track 1 Drum button
• Hold down the Track 1 Mute button
• Press the key or keys corresponding to the drum track(s)/sound(s) you want to
silence. The key LED(s) will light up in red continuously to indicate where the
mutes are.
Quick mutes are remembered for all Patterns on that Drum track. For example, if you mute
the bass drum on C1 in Pattern 1, it will also be muted in Patterns 2 to 32 when they play. In
other words, drum muting is global for all 24 tracks. To unmute, hold down the Track 1 Mute
button and press the key(s) for the Drum track(s)/sound(s) you want to hear.
To unmute all muted tracks in quick mute mode, hold down 'Shift' and press Drum.

♪ : When one or more Drum tracks are muted, the Mute button will flash. When the entire Drum
sequencer is muted, the Mute button will be lit continuously.
Drum Mute Mode
You can also mute drums by entering Drum Mute mode.
• Hold down the Track 1 Mute button and press Drum.
Both the Mute and the Drum button will now flash. As long as you are in this mode, all you
have to do is press the key of a drum track to mute or unmute it.
As in quick Drum mode, you can unmute all tracks by holding 'Shift' and pressing Drum.

♪ : To solo the Drum sequencer, hold down 'Shift' and press the Mute button.
98 Arturia - User Manual Keystep Pro - Making Tracks