Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator - Manual (Page 20)

3.1.2. Keyboard MIDI Channel Selection
The KeyStep Pro can transmit notes and other MIDI messages on 16 channels numbered 1
to 16. Each of the four tracks of the KeyStep Pro transmits on its own channel: Track 1 on
MIDI channel 1, and Tracks 2, 3 and 4 on MIDI channels 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Track 1 is
a special case because it has both a melodic sequencer and a drum sequencer. When in
sequencer mode, Track 1 transmits on MIDI channel 1; when in Drum mode it transmits on
MIDI channel 10. Most MIDI devices default to receiving on MIDI channel 1, so connecting
an external device and playing notes on Track 1 will usually trigger a response from the
external device.
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♪ : If the external device does not respond, that may be because it is set to a MIDI channel that
doesn't match the current KeyStep Pro MIDI channel. First check the MIDI channel setting of the
external device. If the channels do not match and you want to set the KeyStep Pro to another MIDI
channel, you'll have to go into the Utility menu.
In the Utility menu, you can set all the configuration options of the KeyStep Pro, including
the MIDI transmit functions. Like most fine-tune functions on the KeyStep Pro, you access
it with the 'Shift' key. 'Shift' functions are printed in blue and can usually be found below
buttons. In this case, the Utility function sits under the Project button.
• Hold 'Shift' + Project (Utility); the Utility menu will light up
• Turn the selection encoder to scroll down to 'MIDI channels'
• Now push the selection button, and scroll down to Track 1 output, push once more
and select the MIDI channel you want to transmit on
• Press 'Shift' + Exit repeatedly to exit Utility.
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♪ : A quick way to assign a MIDI channel to a track is to hold a track button and turn the main
encoder.
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