ARTURIA – KeyStep – USER’S MANUAL 21
4 SHIFT FUNCTIONS
KeyStep has many secondary functions that can be accessed by holding the Shift button
and pressing other buttons or a key. These functions are listed in light blue text under
each button and over each key.
For a complete chart of all the Shift functions, see section 4.4.
4.1 Chord Mode
KeyStep has the ability to memorize a chord. You can then play an entire chord by
pressing a single key on the keyboard. The chord will transpose automatically as you
play different notes.
Here’s how to memorize a chord:
Hold two buttons: first the Shift button and then the Hold button. Don’t let go.
The Hold button will flash very quickly (4x per second).
Play up to 16 notes on the keyboard. These will become your chord.
When you are done, release the buttons.
Now the Hold button will flash once per second, which means KeyStep is in Chord mode.
The next key you press will play the chord you created.
The lowest note you entered will be the center key for transposition. Any key higher than
that will transpose the chord up; any key below it will transpose the chord downward.
Here are a few more things to know about this feature:
You can use the sustain pedal instead of the Hold button for all Chord mode
functions. (The pedal will not flash, of course. But that would be cool.)
When both Chord mode and Hold mode are active the Hold button will flash twice
as fast (2x per second).
To enter or exit Chord mode, hold the Shift button and then tap the Hold button.
4.1.1 Chords and the sequencer
You can use Chord mode and the sequencer together, but only under certain conditions.
