Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator - Manual (Page 63)

4.3. Back Panel Overview
1. Analog Voice outputs (4x)
2. Drum Gates outputs (8x)
3. Clock In/Out/Reset Out
4. MIDI In/Out 1/Out 2
5. Metronome Level knob and Metronome Output
6. Sustain Pedal input
7. USB, 12V DC / 1.0 A power input, and ON/OFF switch
8. Kensington Lock
4.3.1. Pitch, Velo/Mod & Gate Outputs
For each of the four Voices, these outputs send analog control voltages (CV) and gate/trigger
signals to external devices, for example Arturia's popular analog synthesizers (MiniBrute/SE,
MicroBrute/SE, MatrixBrute) or a Eurorack modular system.
The Pitch CV output is mostly used to control the pitch of an external voltage-controlled
oscillator (VCO).
The Velo/Mod CV output can be routed to a destination such as the cutoff frequency of a
voltage-controlled filter (VCF) or the amplitude/gain of a voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA).
By default, it is mapped to the keyboard velocity, but this can be changed to aftertouch or
the Mod Touch Strip (wheel) in the Utility menu or the MIDI Control Center [p.155] .
The Gate output sends gate (trigger) signals with a length determined by the Gate encoder.
A long gate will cause the sustain stage of an envelope generator (EG) to remain high for a
long period of time. It has selectable output ranges, so that you can adjust the output levels
to accommodate different gate standards.
The KeyStep Pro has four tracks, each with its own sequencer or arpeggiator. These tracks
are linked to the four Voice outputs on the back panel. Each voice has its own Pitch, Velo/Mod
and Gate outputs (labelled Voice 1 to Voice 4). This powerful collection of features means that
you can control up to four completely separate synthesizer voices at the same time using
only your KeyStep Pro! In addition, the KeyStep Pro has powerful voice-routing options.
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