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The hold button, The trans (transpose) button, The tie/rest/chord button – Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator User Manual

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4.2.11.3. The Hold Button

The Hold button has an important function when an arpeggio is playing. When Hold is active

you can lift your fingers from the keyboard and the arpeggio will continue to play. Hold also

enables you to add more notes (up to 16) to an arpeggio while it is running.

4.2.11.4. The Trans (Transpose) Button

The Transpose function lets you shift up or shift down the pitch of running sequences/

patterns and arpeggios. To transpose, hold down the Trans button and play a note on the

keyboard. Notes below middle C will cause a downward transposition; notes above middle

C will cause an upward transposition.

4.2.11.5. The Tie/Rest/Chord Button

When creating a sequence, this button is used to enter rests or to tie two notes together.

However, when in Step Edit mode, if you press Tie/Rest the current step will be cleared. If

the sequencer is running in Step Edit mode, holding down Tie/Rest is a quick way to clear

the contents of a series of steps.

If you need to shorten a Tie, activate Step Edit mode, select the step where the Tie starts and

reduce the gate length of the step using the gate knob.

: Holding down 'Shift' while pressing the Tie/Rest/Chord button switches Chord mode on or off. This

is covered in

Chapter 5 [p.111]

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