Arturia BeatStep Pro Sequencer & Controller Demo

Arturia BeatStep Pro is the versatile, immediate sequencer for CV, MIDI and USB. Order one right now from an official Arturia dealer in the UK & Ireland: www.sourcedistr...

[@homeslice1479]

Love the irony that Arturia, a company founded on soft-synths, offers some of the best anti-computer hardware solutions out there lol. That's definitely how they got me as a customer.

[@kend7597]

Arturia is a force to to be reckoned wih

[@saoirsepup]

I can tell they like music, and that’s why I like Arturia. Specialization be damned, they had an idea and they managed to totally kill it AND integrate their hardware offerings with their software library. Killer company.

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I think about this all the time! Not only some of the best anti-computer hardware, but they were a key player in kicking off the analog revival with the Minibrute! They really shifted the whole industry to prove that analog gear could be more affordable, and that people wanted it. From a software company!

[@jonnytwang1716]

Got one of these and spent last two days noodling and messing around with it all hope gone now my wife has had enough she hates it thinks I have gone mad Doubt I'll ever play my Strat , Tele or Ibanez again.

[@couchcamperTM]

@ZionHillCalling she is good enough^^ imagine the horror if the next one can do more than one sequence at a time, like the BSP...

[@travisguide4516]

my drumbrute slowed my bass playing quite a bit all I wanted was a beat and instead I realized I bought a whole other instrument

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

With a midi-enabled loop/sample pedal you might be able to trigger guitar sounds but I don’t know what to tell you about the spouse except us3 headphones…

[@JoshRexMusic]

Hey Johnny! I just read your comment & it hits hard. I have 4 pawn tickets with all my guitars, kaoss pads, QU-16, JC-120, 6 electric guitars, a mandolin, Martin & fender acoustics plus more. I’m selling my van to pay the tickets and my girlfriend is bat shit crazy & I hope 8 years later that you found music again. I hope you dumped that girlfriend and made a best selling album! Best wishes

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Oh dear... something else wonderful which I didn't realize I NEEDED.

[@suga4all]

Damn Yeah! That video just cost me 200 EUR :D

[@travisguide4516]

Word up on that I believe I need this too

[@montgomeryword7748]

Your. Demos. Are. The. Best.

[@SourceDistributionTV]

+Montgomery Word You're the best! Thanks

[@johnstonglasgow23]

W.

[@kekethetoad]

Sorry but it just seems a million times less intuitive compared to a daw sequencer UI.

[@guillermorivadeneira2993]

The best Arturia Beat StepPro demo so far! Thanks for sharing

[@cj1942]

Watched this to learn how to use this machine. Now I just watch it for entertainment.

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Haha, thanks!

[@ManicMinorProduction]

It all sounds like aphex twin haha, that scale must be the 'key'

[@TheGidds]

I was thinking the same thing the whole time, too. 👍🏼

[@nicholasroos3627]

This product is a godsend for those looking to efficiently interface between hardware and a DAW. It really takes the tediousness out of working with old gear not suited for modern studio needs. I love it because I now have way more time to work on arrangement, mixdown etc...

[@rednax3333]

Yay, it's Mylar!! 😁 ACE!

[@d-culture927]

17:15 Suddenly Boards of Canada

[@djdrummernk]

I literally thought the same thing

[@nobodyneverknows]

wow, another sounds like BOC comment, seems like people know only boc these days

[@bufirolas]

Please enlighten us with richer, more advanced musical references

[@MatthewMouras]

It definitely started to have that timbre that BoC likes so much.

[@Drumsdude123]

Outstanding!! THE BEST BEATSTEP PRO VIDEO ON KZbin!!!)

[@stan7150]

would anyone recommend this as a cheaper option for a Sequencer, clock source and maybe even a mixer for a modular synth?

[@effiksmusic]

The BeatStep Pro is from the start of my modular Eurorack journey my main sequencer. I Iove the possibility to program gate pattern or just play them live. But it’s not a mixer in any kind except if you use cv for vca for volume control.

[@effiksmusic]

In this video Alex uses the BeatStep Pro as well with modular gear: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGmUiXucetifZ8U

[@simonbailey5416]

This is the video demo that Arturia should have done! Nice job - very helpful and this is a fabulous product at a sensible price.

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Simon Bailey Thanks, but wait till you see their demo video, it's pretty brilliant...!

[@simonbailey5416]

SourceDistributionTV .... so not the guy with the shades / leather jacket combo then?!

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Simon Bailey Sebastian (who's on the BeatStep development team) smashes it - musically speaking that is, not literally... :)

[@vinylarchaeologist]

Wow, Mylar was in a very Aphex mood when he recorded this demo.

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Just sort of naturally happened! Although I did purposefully program one of his favourite scales into it (A# Phrygian)

[@DarkTapes]

Awesome demo and jam!!! Love the aphex-esque grooves. I am ready to cash in some christmas gift certificates, and also recently sold a synth, I think I'll go with the beatstep pro. Although I keep looking at the electribe 2, and novation circuit, While those two are more portable, I think my best option is to go with the bs pro, and grab arturia's v collection while they have it on sale, to add a bit of soft synth in with the analog stuff in my setup.

[@builttolast9174]

Thanks for this, really helpful as a complete hardware synth noob to (finally) find a video that explains how to actually use one of these!

[@donaldpriola1807]

Alex, I really enjoy your enthusiasm, combined with your excellent presentation. Thanks very much!

[@kadesounds]

I would love to use hardware with this Bc that seems ideal but can’t quite afford it yet as a teenager lol. Is there a way to route the beatstep pro in the exact same way but with VST’s? Having one sound on one sequence, one on another, a drum kit on another, etc. ? Would appreciate if you could get back to me, thanks.

[@The_Master_Brain]

My Ears... you are really a Musician? You hit no one Tone....

[@The_Master_Brain]

@ZionHillCalling - To own Instruments says nothing about that he know how to play notes.

[@EdEditz]

Can it function as a MIDI to CV converter? It's important for me to know as I'm building a synth myself and if this would do Midi to CV it would solve a lot of problems.

[@MusicWorkflowAcademy]

Lol

[@ChrisSmout]

Fantastic to hear from Mylar Melodies on tutorial duties, a great and inspiring video all round!

[@Digiphex]

I would like to buy your album. I like the music you made with this.

[@montazownianr1]

You call random notes farts and buzz a music? lol

[@chinmeysway]

@@montazownianr1 are you like, a hillbilly, b1937?

[@jordankhajavipour4764]

The. MIDI. device. of. Gods. And definitely the best tutorial so far, he does a fantastic job of quickly yet thoroughly showcasing nearly all of the core features and potential creative abilities. This is the greatest musical device I've ever owned. I never thought anything would complete with my love for my MPD 32.. Anyone want to buy a MPD 32?

[@misterorange4929]

Great video! Helps a lot. Can someone answer on one question? I use BSP with Behringer K2 (Korg MS-20 clone) and have a problem: transposing doesn't work with this synth. At the same time with dreadbox typhon and vst synths this function is working correct. Help me please (

[@stack0413]

Good tutorial/review... I just purchased one for 150$ at Sam Ash and the Midisport 4x4 to hook up all the volcas to it and it is AMAZING! Worth every penny! I have the Beats, Bass Keys running to it but I kept the sample out so I can manually control it. The keys is running thru my Keylab - BSP - Midisport which lets me control its parameters with the sliders and stuff. While everything is running to ableton for effects. Its hours of fun! ST@X13 SoundCloud

[@Syntax73]

you need this midi sport thing to use volca with the bsp? i have FM and Beats and a BSP and having trouble getting them to act correctly.

[@eskimoshechka]

Just bought one. Amazing toy - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLahmePZ7uEgas

[@marioverdu]

Enorabuena ggwp🎮❤️🌎🙌👍💪🚗

[@hexial]

I watch this every few months if I'm lacking in inspiration. Hoooly balls.

[@hexial]

Just dropping in to say I still rewatch this video every now and then

[@andrewverran6998]

Do you have a link or descriotiom of those leads you are using on the drum outputs ? They look like quality Much appreciated 😊

[@oscarvanderburgh9915]

What an amazing sequences… thanks for all the tips

[@libassimusic]

Wow😮 how do you do with Cv (dfam, mother) -5 / +5? Thanks friend!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Very convincing application and cool weird choices, not the least bit typical - a synthist after my own heart!

[@ericvinjemusic]

Mine just came in and its sitting in the box and I'm watching this just salivating because I don't have all the cables I need to connect my simmons SDSV rack

[@philtobin9510]

Really useful video. The Beatstep pro is so much better than the standard Beatstep.

[@johnk6312]

Very handy sequencer but they seem to hate waltz time haha I think that's why I can't find a single demo outside of 4/4

[@benoitlaine1131]

Great demo, as always. Any relation between you and "Mylar Melodies" ?

[@SourceDistributionTV]

+Benoit Laine He's a daily inspiration!

[@dgp1498]

i tune to this video, suddenly i hear mylar voice and i know its gonna rock :D

[@barret707]

anyone know how to drop my default octave range by an octave? Cant see it in the video above and cant find it in the manual.

[@ginociancio1]

Hi very good domo tell me because I'm new to this, can you play on the hard wear synth or you have to play on the arturia thanks 👍

[@andrewverran3498]

Have you any details on the coloured mono leads you are using ? Much appreciated

[@kevosx7439]

So you can have the drum part loop over 1-2 bars even when you have the sequencer parts set to 4 bars? If so that kind of rocks for quick composition

[@MatthewMouras]

Best breakdown of this device that I could find on KZbin. Thank you!

[@benpeterson3645]

Is the cv out configurable to hertz per volt and volts per octave? Awesome demo btw thank you.

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Ben Peterson Yes it is! It supports Hz/V as well as 1V/Oct output, so if you have MS20's/CS15's etc, it's all good too! Look for a ***** video very soon and we talk about more of the details

[@benpeterson3645]

SourceDistributionTV this box is shaping up to be something truly needed in the community. awesome.

[@GinniAimee]

Thanks for the video! :]

[@Phasii]

Say I bought this, would I still be able to play on my synthesizer while the patterns are running?

[@redhenry]

Yes.

[@gooneybird808]

Question! Would having a midi splitter let me control 4 separate synths..like volcas?

[@SourceDistributionTV]

gooneybird808 Yes - just bear in mind BS Pro can only send on three separate MIDI channels!

[@dustin85677]

But you wouldn’t be able to have 3 separate sequencer patterns, right??

[@TheDrumChannel]

Question - is there any device that I can load 4 of my own (wav) samples with - and then trigger those samples using an external device by pressing only one midi note? So every time I press the same key on a keyboard, the sequencer will play one of my 4 samples - seems pretty basic and I was able to do this in 1989 - I cant imagine that this is not possible today. Thanks in advance

[@AndrewKutcher]

We need that amazing background music for listen in our ears

[@michaltanay2315]

I can use Arturia BeatStep USB MID CV Drum Controller Keyboard Analog Sequencer Synth New for my keyboards playing with keyboards Yamaha PSRE453 Electronic Keyboard Keyboard Roland Gaia SH-01 Synthesizer. What I will need for them for working ? I will need use for them Alto professional mixer ?

[@cardlads]

This thing....it's the best.

[@glenarturia241]

nice video Alex. Thanks for sharing.

[@pom]

could you help me just a bit set the user scale to A-sharp phrygian mode as you've demonstrated? Not quite sure what to turn on and off in the User Scale settings in MIDI control center. Wonderful tutorial BTW.

[@nodz007]

Absolutely Fantastic Video... I want one :D

[@ScottWozniak]

Great video!

[@mattd23]

Can you connect a keyboard so you can play chords etc

[@aeffchen5252]

You're a pro. Love your style

[@BarryWarne]

question: with a controller keyboard attached, can you transpose the sequences? So for example, have your left hand holding a C on a controller keyboard, then playing F . . . will the Sequencer(s) also move with the note played? Thanks!

[@quietfire286]

18:03 suddenly the trip takes a turn for the worse.... You're curled up in ballon the floor... Cold,...ALone>>>Everything that was once nice and fluffy is now vampirishley frightening

[@sillasodense]

Do you have music out as an artist anywhere?

[@zakkblews8941]

but with that said I do have one question? I can't seem to figure out how to assign midi in to a certain sequencer (only the drum seq)? Im running cv to seq 1 & seq 2, but want my digital drum machine which only receives midi to be present on the drum seq only. anyone know how to do this? not sure why I can't figure this out.

[@exerhlp]

That tune at 16:51 was so fantastic...♥️ until you ruined it at 18:03 😢 😆 You should record these and put them on bandcamp, really.

[@malorydrummer]

What a good demo showing all the functions of the Beatstep Pro. Now I know that's the sequencer I've been waiting for. Thank you.

[@dcsapporo]

Great demo. But how can the clock in and out be used? Can be used with external sequencers or LFOs?

[@jamalyannicguzmansierra7996]

Really good video! Thx a lot. But i miss the option to ad accents to zhe drums. How would you fix that? With the velocity output?

[@noiselabproject9659]

I have one of these and it`s a Godsend about a Million times better than the old Beatstep ( which I ended up only really using as a basic midi controller )

[@SeanHyland]

If you want to continue following him, he has another channel called mylarmelodies.

[@leoperonoescribo]

Hi bro! Based on your experience. How can I save different BMPs for different projects in the BSP. I need to change time for the different songs. If it is not possible, is there any hardware that will allow me to do this? I have a Roland SPDSX with BPM for each song, but I did not get sync with the BSP. Obviously does not transmit messages Sync via midi, is there any magic box that does this work? thank you very much

[@barryellis5029]

any chance to buy a copy of this track?

[@AutomaticActivity]

Does anybody know if this has MIDI thru functionality? Can I slave the BeatStep to a drum machine's clock while the BeatStep is simultaneously controlling an external synth, for example?

[@kavinskiadam8922]

Hi! For the beatstep pro I have a moog voyager and a nord drum 2...all channels (6 ) of the nord drum 2 are connected separately on cv, just like the moog. How can I use them with ableton? I mean how could I connect them to eachother and what should I do in the ableton? Please help! :)

[@alexdacostausa9471]

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[@piperwalton]

How well, if at all, will the drum lane work with a percussion set on a keyboard synth? Specifically I'm wondering about the Nord Lead 2x; would like to be able to control the Lead's percussion banks with this, but I'm not sure how well that'll work.

[@jonnyhead]

Great review thanks. Unfortunately it seems you can't transpose while playing sequences when triggered by an exterior clock or if you can can somebody please show me

[@paulsavage8086]

Thanks for the great break down! Is it possible to be able to play your Juno (so not through the pads) and have the beat step pick up the notes. I'm also stuggling to find out is it possible to record in motion sequencing and get the Beat step to pick it up. So for example the way you would press record on a volca bass and it would pick up all the knob turns to creat a dynamic motion sequenced bass line, can this be done and picked up as a sequence on the Beat Step? cheers!

[@Fjarskiptagervitungl]

Love the BeatStep Pro and love this vid. Regularly come back to it for inspiration @mylarmelodies

[@ughpoor]

A# Phrygian is just an F# Major starting on the third degree, or rather it would make more sense to call it by the enharmonic, Bb Phrygian... which is just Gb Major scale... starting on the third degree.

[@avrakotas]

HI, do you know if the drum layer can be used with Midi or only with the 8 gate outs? Also, if it can, can it output each drum to its own midi channel? I am asking to know if ti can work will with the Volca Sample? thanks. Great demo by the way!

[@sothc303]

Or will work way spark vst then I can cv to my dominion bass bot Pittsburgh cell 48 system1

[@TheAdamMalcolm]

Had a white one, didn’t appreciate its awesomeness, sold it like a fool, now got a black one and loving it, got a black key step com8ng to match, fun!!!

[@dj-7154]

how do you program a half step into the sequencer... like 16 steps how do put a sound on 15.5 mark? thanks

[@MrBoxxed]

thinking thinking...should i flip my MPC2500 for one?????

[@kapoc024]

Hi, is there any similar sequencer that allows at least 128 steps? Yeah, and I don't mean setting the tempo to twice as slow value, because of quantisation :/

[@djcovid-1997]

I don’t see any midi... I just see the USB midi cable

[@johngorgis]

it uses 3.5 to midi adapter cables

[@KaRaMaNisKaRaMan]

watching this video almost made me cry from awe.. this machine is exactly what i've been missing in my studio and hoping for to exist for years, and its just here , existing

[@t7H2si0vß2]

The music in the background is very annoying but the product is at least a little intresting

[@moogish]

How many midi notes per midi channel can this handle? And did Arturia allow this to work with Moog instruments as far as CV setting?

[@richlee.]

what kind of drum module were you using for the 8 drum gates?

[@SourceDistributionTV]

Tiptop Audio 808 Modules there!

[@TJ-hs1qm]

For anyone not into sequencing modular gear the novation circuit might be a much better alternative. It comes with an actual polyphonic sequencer, which the BSP lacks. For instance if you own external gear like the Erebus with has two voices (2 OSC) you would have to program both sequencer lanes of the BSP to make the most out of the Erebus. Using CV you could lay both OSC when on the same gated step. So if you are most likely going to use midi anyway than try the NC orse a good ol MPC which still is the best midi solution . Comes with 4 midi outs, polyphony and as mayn tracks as you need. Compared to this the BSP feels like a backstep. If you plan to seq. a Volca Sample mind you not as easy as they tell you.

[@keithlane4705]

finally someone covered the 303 style +100 kudos points

[@housebrigade]

ahh man I bought the doepfer dark time about 9 months ago for twice the price of this. I like the doepfer but it's very limited. wish I just waited for this

[@Drteslacoiler]

Nice Demo. Very influenced by Richard D James though :)

[@UncleJimima]

Did anyone in the comments actually watch the video? All the answers are there!

[@housebrigade]

ahh man I bought the doepfer dark time about 9 months ago for twice the price of this. I like the doepfer but it's very limited. wish I just waited for this

[@Peroo85]

If I want to transpose the two sequences with an external midi keyboard, do I need to hold the sequencer button to transpose ?

[@alexmagnifica]

what the drum machine?

[@67waz]

Exactly how many devices can BSP handle (total of midi and cv connected) playing at the same time?

[@marioverdu]

Nice video my friend 🙌👍💪🚗🌎❤️🎮

[@ben-rosfeld]

Yes!! I looked on mylarmelodies' channel and found no demo on this but hark! This is here