The octave buttons – Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator User Manual
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!: To the left of the Pitchbend strip you'll see nine red LEDs. They will help you to create more accurate
pitchbends.
By default, the bend range is set to 2 semitones (half steps): 2 from the center up and 2 from
the center down. In Utility>CV Settings>Pitch Bend Range, you can set the range for the Pitch
CV outs from +/-1 to +/- 24 semitones. The Bend range can be set individually for each voice.
Tapping the Pitchbend strip at two different points in succession enables you to alternate
quickly between two pitches. This playing technique is only possible on pitchbend strips and
makes a pitch wheel look primitive! Whenever you lift your finger off the strip, the pitch
will jump back to the zero center value. Another advantage of this strip is that it is ideal for
applying natural-sounding vibrato to a note by wiggling your finger on the strip.
!: Musical traditions other than western classical music have much richer expressive possibilities
when it comes to pitch-bending. Try listening to some Indian music. Maybe you'll come to appreciate the
complex and very musical pitch-bending techniques used by singers and by performers on instruments
like the sarod and the sitar.
The Mod Strip
This innovative modulation control takes the place of the standard mod wheel. It transmits
the standard MIDI CC# modulation value. To learn more about CC# values, please refer to
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4.2.11.2. The Octave Buttons
Use the Octave arrow buttons (above the touch strips) to transpose the output of the
keyboard up or down by octaves. The range is two octaves up and three octaves down from
the default mid-point.
Knowing this can help you to remember where you are pitch-wise on a poorly-lit stage. The
keyboard itself is three octaves but the whole pitch range is seven octaves, which should
facilitate all but the most extreme musical adventures.
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: To quickly reset the octave to the default mid-point, hold down both Octave arrow buttons
simultaneously.
You can also use the Octave Buttons to reset the KeyStep Pro to its factory settings:
• Switch the KeyStep Pro off
• Switch the KeyStep Pro on while holding the OCT+ and OCT- buttons.
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