BeatStep Pro melodic sequencers

Glen Darcey, VP Product Management, introduces you the two melodic sequencer of the BeatStep Pro. BeatStep Pro grants you the most advanced sequencing power and the freedom to exercise it with your own style.
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[@_fig.8]

quite possibly one of the best thought out performance sequencers ever made.

[@brianthorson8624]

Which one, or maybe top 2 or 3, are best in your opinion? No price limitation ...

[@VinceFinemMusic]

It really needed the scales to apply to the note keypad like the Minibrute 2S. With how similar their sequencers and note adjustment pots were, I thought they were the same but sadly not the case.

[@CMIKE9783]

One of the best turorials ever. You my friend know how to talk on a normal level that everyone understands. That is awesome. Thanks!

[@hermansimms8410]

Definitely. Other videos either talk to fast or speak to you as if you already know how to use the bloody thing

[@elyot4010]

Life saver! Didn't realize this has been out for 6 years

[@hardware_agent]

man, i didnt realize this for 8 years. And I actively looked for tuts... crazy.

[@sunilsolanki]

Some of the very best, most informative and easy to follow tutorials I have ever seen. Thanks you. Must buy.

[@allaboutNDIRISH]

can you load your own sounds into the sequencer or only what it can produce on its own?

[@rkgibbons]

allaboutNDIRISH It doesn’t produce ANY sound on its own. There is no internal synthesizer, and no speakers or audio outputs. Even the metronome sound is merely a midi note send that must be generated by an external synth, sampler, or computer (running a VST, DAW, etc.). It is not a standalone product. It’s meant part of a larger setup - but having said that, you can get pretty streamlined these days, with just an iPad, the BeatStep, and a camera connection cable.

[@thegreatunknown9307]

a good video to watch, poor "music" or somewhat to listen ... I need it!

[@lastsonofktn]

This blows me away with the possibilities. Excellent tutorial you caught me up a bunch thanks!

[@yotrakzproductions7324]

Sheesh! I'm like 6 years late to the game (and as I'm typing I see another viewer is too)...but I just ordered one on Amazon. Can't wait to get it tomorrow. How'd I miss this one?

[@beyoungyu]

Wish Akai did tutorials with their more expensive MPC Live like you guys go in depth with your sequencer. This was explained so well!

[@SeeingColor]

A really well thought-out demo. In-depth, well paced.

[@Anrainerstaat]

Most 'tutorials' or 'demos' are really just dodgy sales videos. This video is a true tutorial - and it will probably make me buy the device!

[@DopamineOverload]

I'm so late to the game on a lot of these great pieces of gear. Thoroughly impressed with the BeatStep Pro. Great tutorial, too!

[@morganhuggins6367]

So awesome that you used a double shakkas to describe slide.

[@paultorbert6929]

bought the Keystep, will buy the Beatstep Pro....! still love my MicroBrute !

[@thefastandthefurious1]

1:11 "and these knobs are touch snobs.." LOL!

[@dcashley303]

Just wish all this functionality was in the original BeatStep, even just the touch sensitive knobs and screen make this a much more playable sequencer.

[@Bronco541]

i got one of these. ive had an arturia minibrute for years and have to say its very durable and hled up great

[@FreestyleEntOnline]

i dont need it......but I want it.. so I must have it... so I will get it.... Im in love

[@joer1126]

Must have now....

[@JRosevelt]

I'm late to the party, but I just ordered one today. Can't wait to get my hands on this. Say...it may be covered in an update but is there a way to "sequence" or record rolls or ratchets, instead of just playing them live? Either way, phenomenal gear here, way to go Arturia!

[@SoundDesignerslabel]

We should have the possibilty of sequence 3 or 4 instruments in each melodic sequencer. Ex, doing sequence in channel midi 1, then change to another midi channel, for example midi channel 2 and the sequence of the midi channel 1 will continue. If the channel if already occupied by another sequencer(midi) in the choosing midi channel option it will have a red color or something like that since midi only have 16 channels. In this moment we can only use one instrument in each sequencer which is limiting. Do that to next update in the firmware if possible. And choose between monophonic and polyphonic in each melodic sequencer. To play chords for example. We cant. We can do it in the drum sequencer but then no drums. It will make the BST a beast.

[@InTexas]

Great sequencer tutorial, thanks! I ordered the BSP while watching this.

[@bitspacemusic]

Excellent tutorials.

[@ManCalledMif]

great tutorial. just bought one of these. seems solid quality build. looking forward to learning new skills and making some tunes

[@ArturiaOfficial]

One of my favorites! We've updated it so don't hesitate to update its firmware and check the new shortcuts here: www.arturia.com/faq/beatsteppro/beatstep-pro-tips-tricks Cheers!

[@bitbotrecords]

yeah love my beatstep pro, it is the center of operations.

[@dusygibbons]

Tutorial Hall of Fame!

[@browe]

So far, so good with my Beatstep Pro, and this tutorial was very useful, thanks!

[@AD-Dom]

When I first purchased the BSP I was like wth is going on. But it's all very simple. Wish it had more channels.

[@littlethingsofgames2064]

Great product I think there’s no comparison in versatility and price. I use Rene 2 sequencing mid to high range frequency melodies into very effected grooves....and with beat step doing the main drum rhythms and bass sequences can get sonically interesting quickly

[@timocarliermusic]

Good tutorials, but the lack of sharp focus is annoying.

[@Z777.Official]

I have watched 3 x and have no idea what is going on. 😢

[@stewarthenson7558]

It's 9 years old

[@MK-th4oc]

4:52 that is so cool

[@NicleT]

Very cool device.

[@mep6014]

Would be nice if it could record when you change the octave...

[@Ricardoaugustinholima]

Thank You Arturia, its amazing!

[@mudhuthanudimmudkahagadulh4657]

Does it just play percussive notes? Or can you play any length of notes? Does the keystep pro play varied note length better?

[@NeueModell]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks.

[@Steven_Random_Suffix]

We need a successor with more channels! I could get extra BSPs, but I'm rather sure I'd often mute the wrong track...

[@Gainn]

8+1 song track for the BeatStep and Keystep would be perfect and would dominate the market. Even better if the KS came in 49 or 61 key format. More room for displaying track data and banks of assignable knobs for each channel.

[@els1f]

This thing is amazing!

[@groove2313]

very good tutorial, explanation, thank you !

[@tristanbasse]

Brilliant video ! Thanks

[@zootedninja1392]

sold! I love Arturia!

[@PopsGribs]

My preorder shipped today!

[@echonautproductions]

much better than reading the PDF manual! but why is MCC only OSX 10.8 and later now?

[@ItsSoulFlys]

Can one sequence be double the length of the other? Let's say I have a drumloop 4/4 and i want to throw in a synth riff that's 32/32, is this possible?

[@rodrigorodriguez3617]

How come when i make a melody, and then i make some drums i can hear the sounds of the melody when press a pad on my drum sequence??

[@setphaser]

Another great video, but disappointed there was no demonstration of legato, which makes me scared it's difficult.

[@beanbusy7175]

Hello :) I really dig my BSP, but could someone please help me understand how to save all my patterns to my computer. And then transfer them back to the beatstep pro? The maunal confuses me, Iv tried dragging and dropping to no avail and using the the recall and store to scares the hell out of me as I lost a pattern doing this. Please help :)

[@MARVINSBACKYARDGARAGE]

So basically the knobs are like piano key notes...makes so much more sense now!

[@TheMusashisan]

THANK YOU! i will be busy this weekend :)

[@sonicultura]

@ 24:20 you transpose the machine. Is this possible to record into the BeatStep Pro? Would be cool if I want to use it straight with hardware.

[@ranchblonde5944]

Great tutorial! Thanx a lot

[@igortakesabride1139]

Where do the actual tones themselves derive from? Are they local to the unit, or or they input from your synth plug-in on your DAW?

[@daniyalahmed97]

Plugin. Theres no tones built in. Its a sequencer only.

[@BluechickenPC]

Is it possible to copy sequences between the two sequencer tracks?

[@ellioteveson7771]

Linus Fredriksson in the new firmware update yes.

[@DJZEMBRILO]

9:59 at that moment I started to like this bass in loops it's interesting. but as a dj I find this machine a little complicated. but it a great panoply of rhythm combinations.... thank you for this tutorial a big thank you and a big greeting from a dj from algeria

[@Easyjoey1]

Great job! However is there a setting like "latch" mode where you can make a change but it only take affect at the end of a pattern and not in the middle of a pattern?

[@jobsstelliun1377]

Yes. I think you mean shift + seq + from-to number (steps = sequences)

[@ronaldphillips311]

When you use the Arturia pro with other hardware it should negate the use of a computer.

[@dyecaster9341]

And that's what some of us old school heads actually prefer.

[@desktorp]

Alright, I'll buy one.

[@panzi45]

Is it a polyphonic sequencer? I mean, can u record chords? Second question: is it possible to connect an external midi keyboard, play stuff and redirect it to a midi connected synth? :)

[@mod3l]

it's not a polyphonic sequencer but it sends polyphony when played, so you CAN play chords via midi and then record them with whatever program you're working with. it only sequences 1 note per step tho... still i found that usefull to me, since i'm not really a keyboard player :) ...but you're limited to only 1 octave tho....

[@jacobbrown1690]

buy the keystep if you want poly

[@konradhausmann6359]

You can assign the drum sequencer to midi notes in the software. You then have 16 note polyphony on One channel

[@dpalaoro]

Is it possible to make the tuning so its more loose so I can get inbetween the notes? I'm trying to emulate the Moog 960 how each knob/step can be tuned by ear.

[@groove2313]

Great , love it, helped me !

[@pco2004]

Best vid for the BSP for my purposes.

[@cabba25]

Hi thanks for the video tutorial. I just got a beatstep pro a week ago i've been building some bears. but two days ago my shift tap/metro is not working can you help.

[@ArturiaOfficial]

That sounds like a question for our support team! You can contact them and they will figure it out better than I can. To do so, please use the form available at this address : www.arturia.com/support/askforhelp/issues

[@reallivebluescat]

so arturia couldnt throw in an internal metronome-klick, you have to provide the soundsource for that aswell. Thats a bit stingy if u ask me. Also it would be good if the knobs lighted up in correspondens to the steps, so you see what steps are acitivated. I turn the wrong ones all the time.

[@reallivebluescat]

Anthou i guess its because its supposed to be cheap. Or, im sorry, affordable

[@dadjacobs8977]

Can I make music without a computer with this sequencer and some synths and machines? I'm new to music making and don't have a computer

[@roakey8167]

you have good explanation skills (while i wait for my delivery of this item ;) ) cheers budski

[@MaxPhantom]

this video really helped. thanks very much :)

[@Jack_Sparrow_1]

@ArturiaOfficial Hi! Can the 16 pads on the Beatstep Pro be set to send midi cc information? Thanks!

[@MS-ph6gu]

Hello, im havin an issue with the device where on picth mode for seq 1 and 2, it doesn’t go past the pitch F*3, is it possible to go to higher pitches with the device??

[@satan4768]

Just got one your vid is a great verbal manual if what this thing is capable of thanks

[@Benolielab]

needs to up date ! midi app always crash...

[@7shawnmartin7]

Can I rec 2 diff sequence with the same synth? And if my synth as a sequencer in it "minifreak" does it mean I can play up to 3 sequence total?

[@dyecaster9341]

Great piece of gear. Though shame that it doesn't populate pitch bend data. Even my 10 year old hardware sequencer can do that.

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

You set blues scale HOWEVER... How do you choose the "Root Note"?

[@newplanman9836]

Sssohhhh dope bruh😏!

[@setphaser]

Are you really using an iPad charger? That's 12volts... Does this makes it more stable?

[@hermansimms8410]

Your a genius 👏🙌✨👌

[@sermorel]

Hello, I'm having an issue: when I record some sequence ,let's say in Sequencer 1, and I try to put another sequence on top of that, for ex in Sequencer 2, it keeps playing the same information that I just recorded on the previous one, but with the sound of the new Sequencer. You did that in 18:04 and it went well. I 've tried everything with no success. What am I doing wrong ? Thanks a lot

[@jeffreybarton1297]

I'm trying to decide between the Beatstep Pro and the Circuit Tracks. Which do you think is the most useful?

[@kristiaanreekmans8574]

nice, but how do i step sequence a 48 or 64 steps long melody-sequence , step by step and not live ? Like the famous sequence on ABBA's " Gimme, gimme , gimme " song that later was re-used by Madonna in her song " Hung Up " ? I still do not fully understand how to do that ?

[@dillipphunbar7924]

I think you do it whilst sequence is stopped, using the arrow keys to switch between banks (of 16 steps..i.e. 1-16; 17-32 etc)

[@86Ivar]

Any news upcoming for namm2018?

[@GG-gu6ri]

my sequences have the same channel and dont change, what is the steps to do it? thank you

[@Stogner]

What’s the best app to use with it for melodies for iPad? Should you use the i spark program? What is recommended?

[@kefashkefash4570]

Thank you very much Glen for video! Tell me please. Can I import and save midi parts from my Ableton project to melodic sequencers with Midi Control Center?

[@tomsonfauster2290]

Great video, I have a simple question. It's possibile to change the pitch on the Beatstep in Octave C-2 and C-1 when I do the sequencing? because in my Beatstep, if I don't use the Midi Control Center in the computer, the pitch arrives at maximum C-0 ????

[@surfthetsunami5596]

Can you change the tonic? Like A minor? or are you stuck with C?

[@MARVINSBACKYARDGARAGE]

Ohhhhhhhh....thank you!!

[@Chaoskeks6]

at the video u tell they are push encoder - but at my BeatStep Pro are normal encoder and the function for the notes at the sequencer is "knob-pitch and than direct to rotated the encoder - is this right " i don't have any push function at the encoder

[@mattwoodman3017]

great tutorial ! I was wondering how you can set the drum sequence toa vst and sequence 2 to a vst and,lets say, sequence 1 to trigger a hardware synth...and play all the at the same time?? How would i go about doing that?

[@kapetantuka]

Is there a way to duplicate pattern parameters from 1-16 step part to 17-32 step part?

[@sebastianzborowski9499]

did you find the answer?

[@-thirteen]

I will buy this thing

[@desktorp]

_This_ is the kind of videos you guys should stick to.

[@DanCThorpe]

How do you set the sequence to 64 steps? Noob question I know but there you go.

[@rodneydavis5840]

Hi I have a question how do you change the midi Channel and is it possible to use more than one sound in assign sounds to the pads and sequencer one or two

[@avefuqua]

I get that I can choose the scale. But how to set the key. So that all notes are in F# min for instance.

[@avefuqua]

ha. got it. the upper row in the sequencer mode.

[@shaunm1030]

Any tips on how you can create note "rolls" or ratcheting on BSP?

[@krishnalasar4847]

project files are super messy to handle and on top ‘’’ no good options for settings

[@dillipphunbar7924]

I like my beatstep pro..one minor gripe though, is no pattern chaining, as far as I can tell.

[@AparoidX]

Check out page 66 of the BeatStep Pro manual, it gives instructions on how to do pattern chaining!

[@INVISIBLEpussy]

Hi, would you be able to link thing you talk about to a specific time in the vides? Thanks, useful

[@romi2910001]

Is it possible to shift patterns from left to right? Thanks

[@MikeUIibarri]

Any other colors? Black?

[@ztkspace5885]

You could have knocked on dude. Yep, the water bowl is for both birds and K9.. Nice one to you and Brun (grey tip off noted) on the PB12.. Want one. Ye got a small old barn at Grenoble I can rent? Latest timbre on my original PB I have named 'The Brun Dialogue.' Be well. Maybe you could employ FeeFon kru to snatch. I dying here. Be well.

[@LeelooHere]

Considering getting one. Can sequences change automatically, like a song mode? Also, as far as drums go, let's say I'm using an electron machinedrum. How would that integrate? And if I connected them so that they share clock, and had a chain of changing sequences going on the machinedrum, would there be a way for the beatstep to trigger changing sequences in sync with the machine drum? Thanks!

[@MrBoxxed]

MIDI NO HAVE A SLIDE.... is that just on this ?