User's Manual

Table Of Contents
1. Introduction and Overview.................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. A fascinating adventure..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. About Reading Manuals .................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Installation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3.1. Warning ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.2. Register your Instrument........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.4. KeyStep and KeyStep 37 .................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.4.1. Sequencer and Arpeggiator ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.2. Scale and Root ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.3. The Chord / CC unit .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.4. The Back Panel .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5. Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.5.1. Making the connections ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.6. Front panel overview........................................................................................................................................................ 10
1.6.1. Sequencer/Arpeggiator.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
1.6.2. Tap Tempo/Rest/Tie .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
1.6.3. The transport section............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.6.4. LED display, Chord button and knobs .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.6.5. Hold/Chord button ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.6.6. Shift button ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.6.7. Oct -/+, Transpose, Kbd Play............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.6.8. Pitch & Mod touch strips ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
1.7. Rear panel overview.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.7.1. USB/DC IN ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
1.7.2. 12V DC IN (with optional adapter)................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.7.3. Pitch/Gate/Mod outputs ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.7.4. Sustain pedal input.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
1.7.5. Sync input/output....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.7.6. MIDI input/output....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.7.7. Sync source selector switches........................................................................................................................................................................... 16
1.7.8. Kensington lock port ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2. Basic Operations ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
2.1. Plug and play .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.1. Slimkey keyboard........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
2.1.2. Keyboard MIDI channel selection ................................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.1.3. Pitch and Mod touch strips .................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
2.1.4. The Hold button ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
2.1.5. Sustain pedal................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.1.6. Oct - / Oct + .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
2.1.7. Factory reset.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2.2. Select and play a sequence ...................................................................................................................................... 20
2.2.1. Sequencer / Arpeggiator toggle switch..................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.2.2. Sequencer / Arpeggiator Mode encoder ................................................................................................................................................. 20
2.2.3. Transport control ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
2.2.4. Rate knob (set tempo)............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
2.2.5. Time Division encoder............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
2.3. Using the arpeggiator .................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.1. Seq / Arp toggle switch......................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.2. Seq / Arp Mode encoder...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2.3.3. Transport section...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
2.3.4. Set the tempo.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
2.3.5. Time Division ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
2.3.6. Hold button ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
2.4. Scales & Chords ................................................................................................................................................................. 36
3. Shift Functions ............................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.1. Chord mode ........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.1.1. Activating chord mode............................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.1.2. Playing single notes ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
3.1.3. Setting Chord span with Notes.......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
3.1.4. Setting the Velocity to Notes ratio .................................................................................................................................................................. 28