Sync – Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator User Manual

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7.2. Sync

When you connect your KeyStep Pro to an external device such as a synthesizer, a Eurorack

modular system or a computer running a DAW, you'll need a way to synchronise that

external device to the KeyStep Pro. That is where Sync comes in.

The KeyStep Pro can send sync signals via USB, MIDI Out 1, MIDI Out 2 or Clock Out to

external devices. It can also receive sync signals from external devices via USB, MIDI In or

Clock In.

Utility>Sync opens the Sync menu. There you can view and set the sync options:

Sync

Values

Description

Input

Source

[Internal, USB, MIDI, Clock, Auto (d)]

Defines tempo and sync source

Clock
Rate

[1 PP16, 2 PPQ, 24PPQ (d), 48PPQ]

Allows you to choose from different
analog clock-rate types

Output

[1 PP16, 2 PPQ8, 1 PPQ, 1PP2Q, 1 PPQ4Q,
2PPQ, 24PPQ (d), 48PPQ]

Use these settings to sync KeyStep Pro to
various analog clock types

These settings allow you to specify synchronization and tempo input/output. By changing

these settings, you also determine which type of clocking signal will be transmitted via the

output connectors and recognized by the Clock input.

Auto Mode works as follows:

• If no clock signal is received, you can set the tempo and press Play. The KeyStep

Pro will then behave as in Internal mode

• If Clock / MIDI Transport Control (MTC) is received, the external clock takes

priority over the internal clock. The resulting tempo is calculated based on the

external clock. When the external clock stops, the sequencers/arpeggiators stop

• If a MIDI Stop message is received, all running sequencers/arpeggiators will

stop.