Arturia BeatStep Compact Pad Controller
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Customizable Midi Controller 16-step analog sequencer 16 pressure- and velocity-sensitive drum pads 16 encoders give you lots of mapping options for EQs, filters, delays and other performance effects MIDI, USB and CV/GATE connectivity
BeatStep was designed to give you the control you need, whether you're working with your favorite DAW or loop triggering software, VST instrument or effect, drum software, DJ app, MIDI synth or even analog gear with CV/Gate inputs. The possibilities are nearly endless. BeatStep fulfills multiple requirements for a wide variety of musicians. It's truly a chameleon, ready and able to become many things to many people. No other compact pad controller on the market offers this level of control plus a step sequencer at such an amazing price.
BeatStep's 16 pads are both pressure- and velocity-sensitive, which means they are able to capture the nuances of your performance. BeatStep is the perfect control surface for producers and percussionists using iPads or software instruments such as BFD, Kontakt, Live's Drum Rack, EZ Drummer, Addictive Drums, Geist or Reason's Kong.
BeatStep goes way beyond the typical pad controller by doubling as a step sequencer. This opens up a new world for anyone who uses MIDI modules, CV/Gate synths like the MiniBrute or MicroBrute, or plug-ins on their computer via USB. While a sequence is playing you can switch to Controller mode and use the pads and knobs to enable and disable effects, tweak filters, alter attack and decay times on plug-ins, etc. BeatStep will bring your ideas to life and enhance your live performances in an unlimited number of ways.
Whether you use Ableton Live, Traktor, Serato or any other DJ/clip playback software, the BeatStep pads are perfect for launching samples or enabling effects. The 16 encoders give you lots of mapping options for EQs, filters, delays and other performance effects. BeatStep makes a stylish and portable companion to your other DJ control surfaces. BeatStep is the perfect solution for stage performers looking for a way to send MIDI messages and control changes to their hardware and workstations. Thanks to the included MIDI Control Center software, mapping BeatStep to your needs becomes a breeze. With 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, BeatStep is the perfect compact solution for playing percussion. The ultra-sensitive pads allow for great dynamic performances. The 16 encoders can be assigned to adjust parameters that allow further real-time control over your drum sounds.
When used to send note data, these ultra-sensitive backlit pads can send velocity and pressure information in either Gate or Toggle mode. These options allow you to use the pads to play drum and percussion parts using a drum module (Gate), or you can use them to trigger notes and hold drone tones on a synthesizer (Toggle). In MIDI CC mode the pads can be used as assignable switches for your favorite DAW functions, or used to trigger clips or effects in a looping DAW or DJ application. In MIDI Program change mode you can send program change messages as well as bank change messages.
SEQ mode turns BeatStep into a completely different product: a step sequencer. Originally popular in the 1960's and 70's, interest in step sequencers has surged along with the popularity of modular synthesizers. We've enhanced many of our analog synthesizer models with step sequencers, notably ARP 2600 V, modular V, and Jupiter-8V. In SEQ mode the pads and encoders work together to enable steps in a sequence and set pitches for each step. By simply pressing a pad you can enable or disable the current step in a melodic pattern. A few presses and tweaks is all it takes to create and modify musical patterns in real-time.
BeatStep holds 16 sequences in memory and recalls them instantly. This makes creating your own songs spontaneous, easy and fun. Selecting pitches on most step sequencers can be difficult. But BeatStep makes it easy to find the notes you want! Its Scale modes quantize the pitches of the encoders to a specific set of notes, which means that instead of having to move the encoders up and down chromatically like with most step sequencers, BeatStep can filter the notes so that you will only pick notes within the scale you have chosen. Look ma, no wrong notes!
Austin Bazaar is an authorized Arturia dealer.
BeatStep was designed to give you the control you need, whether you're working with your favorite DAW or loop triggering software, VST instrument or effect, drum software, DJ app, MIDI synth or even analog gear with CV/Gate inputs. The possibilities are nearly endless. BeatStep fulfills multiple requirements for a wide variety of musicians. It's truly a chameleon, ready and able to become many things to many people. No other compact pad controller on the market offers this level of control plus a step sequencer at such an amazing price.
BeatStep's 16 pads are both pressure- and velocity-sensitive, which means they are able to capture the nuances of your performance. BeatStep is the perfect control surface for producers and percussionists using iPads or software instruments such as BFD, Kontakt, Live's Drum Rack, EZ Drummer, Addictive Drums, Geist or Reason's Kong.
BeatStep goes way beyond the typical pad controller by doubling as a step sequencer. This opens up a new world for anyone who uses MIDI modules, CV/Gate synths like the MiniBrute or MicroBrute, or plug-ins on their computer via USB. While a sequence is playing you can switch to Controller mode and use the pads and knobs to enable and disable effects, tweak filters, alter attack and decay times on plug-ins, etc. BeatStep will bring your ideas to life and enhance your live performances in an unlimited number of ways.
Whether you use Ableton Live, Traktor, Serato or any other DJ/clip playback software, the BeatStep pads are perfect for launching samples or enabling effects. The 16 encoders give you lots of mapping options for EQs, filters, delays and other performance effects. BeatStep makes a stylish and portable companion to your other DJ control surfaces. BeatStep is the perfect solution for stage performers looking for a way to send MIDI messages and control changes to their hardware and workstations. Thanks to the included MIDI Control Center software, mapping BeatStep to your needs becomes a breeze. With 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, BeatStep is the perfect compact solution for playing percussion. The ultra-sensitive pads allow for great dynamic performances. The 16 encoders can be assigned to adjust parameters that allow further real-time control over your drum sounds.
When used to send note data, these ultra-sensitive backlit pads can send velocity and pressure information in either Gate or Toggle mode. These options allow you to use the pads to play drum and percussion parts using a drum module (Gate), or you can use them to trigger notes and hold drone tones on a synthesizer (Toggle). In MIDI CC mode the pads can be used as assignable switches for your favorite DAW functions, or used to trigger clips or effects in a looping DAW or DJ application. In MIDI Program change mode you can send program change messages as well as bank change messages.
SEQ mode turns BeatStep into a completely different product: a step sequencer. Originally popular in the 1960's and 70's, interest in step sequencers has surged along with the popularity of modular synthesizers. We've enhanced many of our analog synthesizer models with step sequencers, notably ARP 2600 V, modular V, and Jupiter-8V. In SEQ mode the pads and encoders work together to enable steps in a sequence and set pitches for each step. By simply pressing a pad you can enable or disable the current step in a melodic pattern. A few presses and tweaks is all it takes to create and modify musical patterns in real-time.
BeatStep holds 16 sequences in memory and recalls them instantly. This makes creating your own songs spontaneous, easy and fun. Selecting pitches on most step sequencers can be difficult. But BeatStep makes it easy to find the notes you want! Its Scale modes quantize the pitches of the encoders to a specific set of notes, which means that instead of having to move the encoders up and down chromatically like with most step sequencers, BeatStep can filter the notes so that you will only pick notes within the scale you have chosen. Look ma, no wrong notes!
16 backlit pads
Red = Control mode
Blue = SEQ mode
Velocity- and pressure-sensitive
16 assignable encoders with 2 modes
MIDI CC
NRPN/RPN
Transport controls
Send MIDI clock with Start/Stop (internal sync)
Send MMC Play and Stop messages
Data Encoder
Volume MIDI CC#7 - Control Mode
Rate - in Sequence mode
Sequence Transpose - SHIFT + Data Encoder
Kensington Lock port
16 user presets
Multiple pad modes
Note data
MIDI CC data
Program Change with Bank Select
Box contents:
BeatStep Unit
Quick Start
USB cable
MIDI adaptor
Instrument size : 12.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches (324 x 127 x 16mm)
Instrument weight : 3 lbs. (0.9 Kg)
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
Red = Control mode
Blue = SEQ mode
Velocity- and pressure-sensitive
16 assignable encoders with 2 modes
MIDI CC
NRPN/RPN
Transport controls
Send MIDI clock with Start/Stop (internal sync)
Send MMC Play and Stop messages
Data Encoder
Volume MIDI CC#7 - Control Mode
Rate - in Sequence mode
Sequence Transpose - SHIFT + Data Encoder
Kensington Lock port
16 user presets
Multiple pad modes
Note data
MIDI CC data
Program Change with Bank Select
Box contents:
BeatStep Unit
Quick Start
USB cable
MIDI adaptor
Instrument size : 12.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches (324 x 127 x 16mm)
Instrument weight : 3 lbs. (0.9 Kg)
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
