Arturia KeyStep Controller

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Arturia KeyStep

Controller £99

Arturia’s latest might look like a simple MIDI keyboard but, as

Si Truss ﬁ nds out, it has plenty of tricks up its sleeve

CONTACT WHO: Arturia (Source Distribution) WEB: www.arturia.com , www.sourcedistribution.co.uk KEY FEATURES I/O: USB. CV: Pitch Out,

Gate Out, Mod Out. MIDI In/Out. Sync In/Out. Sustain Pedal In. Power In FEATURES: 64-step sequencer with eight-slot memory. Arpeggiator with eight patterns.

Chord mode. DIMENSIONS: 482 x 152 x 38mm WEIGHT: 1.4kg

Reviews | Arturia KeyStep

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Reviews | Arturia KeyStep Arturia KeyStep Controller £99 Arturia’s latest might look like a simple MIDI keyboard but, as Si Truss finds out, it has plenty of tricks up its sleeve CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Arturia (Source Distribution) WEB: www.arturia.com, www.sourcedistribution.co.uk I/O: USB. CV: Pitch Out, Gate Out, Mod Out. MIDI In/Out. Sync In/Out. Sustain Pedal In. Power In FEATURES: 64-step sequencer with eight-slot memory. Arpeggiator with eight patterns. Chord mode.
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Arturia KeyStep | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + Flexible range of digital and analogue ins and outs Compact, light and very portable Lots of control capabilities for a budget MIDI device - Clock source switches are fiddly and inaccessible No power supply in the box It’s far from cumbersome and easy enough to squeeze onto even a small desk alongside a laptop C oming in the wake of last year’s excellent, multifaceted BeatStep Pro, Arturia’s latest controller – a simple-looking, 32-note mini keyboard – mig
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Reviews | Arturia KeyStep THE ALTERNATIVES Arturia BeatStep Pro £199 If you’re not too fussed by the lack of a keyboard and want a mix of melodic and percussive sequence control over multiple devices, the Pro is still the way to go. www.arturia.com Korg SQ-1 £89 The SQ-1’s sequencing is less flexible and there’s no keyboard or arp, but it offers a similar range of outputs and can run on battery power. www.korg.