24 ARTURIA – KeyStep – USER’S MANUAL
4.3.3 Transpose / Kbd Play
These two modes are mutually exclusive so we’ll cover them both in this section. You
can switch from one to the other by holding the Shift button and pressing the
appropriate Octave shift button (Oct– or Oct+).
4.3.3.1 Transpose
When this mode is active you can use the keys to
transpose a sequence while it is running. To activate
Transpose mode, hold the Shift button and press the
Oct– button. It will become lit and the Kbd Play button
will go dark.
The MIDI Control Center lets you specify whether the
transposition will latch or return to center when the
key is released. See chapter 10 for details.
4.3.3.2 Keyboard Play
When this mode is active the keyboard can be used to play notes on an external MIDI
device while a sequence is playing through the CV out. To activate Kbd Play mode, hold
the Shift button and press the Oct+ button. It will become lit and the Transpose button
will go dark.
You can specify a separate MIDI channel for Kbd Play mode, so the keys will play one
MIDI channel and the sequence will play another. This can be done from the front panel:
Hold the Shift and Oct+ buttons at the same time
Select a number between 1 and 16 using one of the Keyboard MIDI CH keys.
4.3.4 Skip selections: Seq / Arp
It’s possible to switch between non-adjacent sequences or arpeggio
patterns without launching the interim selections. In other words, if
sequence 1 is playing and you want segue smoothly into sequence
3, you can jump over sequence 2 without playing it.
Here’s how:
Hold the Shift button
Turn the Seq/Arp Mode encoder until you reach the desired
sequence
When you’re ready, release the Shift button and the new
sequence will launch.
There’s a parameter in the MIDI Control Center that controls whether the new sequence
will begin immediately or at the end of the sequence. The full details are in chapter 10.
4.3.5 Skip selections: Time Division
KeyStep is able to jump over one or more Time Division values
without having them affect the rhythm of your sequence or
arpeggio. So if you’d like to switch Time Div from 1/4 to 1/16
for a few beats without hearing the 1/8 value, there’s a way to
do that.
Hold the Shift button
