Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator - Manual (Page 30)

4.1.5. MIDI Connections
Much of the 'mid-vintage' music hardware from the 1980s and 1990s had MIDI DIN jacks
but not CV/Gate connectors or USB ports. KeyStep Pro can be plugged directly into such
devices, letting you control them using its powerful sequencers, arpeggiators and other
controls (keys, knobs, touch strips, etc.).
4.1.5.1. Connecting to a DAW
The KeyStep Pro is an ideal controller for your DAW because you can use its four Voice
outputs to simultaneously control separate instruments loaded on four tracks of your DAW.
Below, we give an example of how to set up Ableton if you want to control instruments via
four MIDI channels.
Connect the KeyStep Pro to a USB port on your computer using the supplied USB host cable.
We first have to 'tell' Ableton that we want to use the KeyStep Pro as a controller in Ableton:
• Open 'Preferences' in the 'Live' menu.
• Select 'Link/MIDI'.
If you want the KeyStep Pro to be slaved to your session:
• In the MIDI ports section:
◦ Enable "Track" for the input, which enables the MIDI from the KeyStep
Pro to be received by Live.
◦ Enable "Remote" for the input, which will allow the mapping of the
control sequencer's encoders via MIDI learn.
◦ Enable "Sync" for the output, for Live to send clock information to your
KeyStep Pro.
Finally, make sure that the KeyStep Pro is set to Auto or USB sync source. This will define
the source of the synchronization of the KeyStep and can be edited from the Utility > Sync >
Source menu.
The KeyStep Pro will then start when launching the playback in Live.
If you want the KeyStep Pro to be the master of the session:
• In the MIDI ports section :
◦ Enable "Track" as well as "Sync" and "Remote" on the input.
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