The Arturia KEYSTEP 37 complete deep dive guide walkthrough tutorial

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timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
02:22 - Scales
08:17 - Chords
17:46 - USER chords
18:38 - Scales & Chords
21:54 - Arpeggiator
27:37 - Multi-octave arpeggio
29:11 - Gate and Swing
30:47 - ARP to Scales & chords
33:58 - Arp types
44:14 - Non adjacent/skip selections
46:04 - Arp with chords
47:48 - Sequencer
55:05 - Rest and Tie
57:16 - Legato notes
59:17 - Real time recording
01:01:56 - Replace, Append, Clear
01:04:27 - Transpose and KBD play
01:06:12 - Mono & Overdub
01:09:40 - CC knobs/banks

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Want to give me a hand ? ..Please share this video, that will help a lot !!! Thanks guys.

[@kayahanli]

Thank you! This is the best Keystep 37 tutorial I've found online, much better and more in-depth than Arturia's own tutorials. Apparently, Arturia is making great products but not doing great in explaining them. I think Arturia should support this channel to provide tutorials for all of their products.

[@Illkacirma]

keystep37 hint 1 : shift + oct-up + oct-down = deletes whole sequence; hint 2 : press 3 times stop = midi panic / kills all notes

[@stephenmorring3370]

I really appreciate that you explain not only "how" to do things but "why". I also loved how you anticipated my questions and warned about corner cases or gotchas.

[@hovermotion]

Probably the best tutorial on KZbin I've seen no messing just straight to the point. I have learn so much from this guy , easy to listen to explains complex workings of many machines in an easy to understand way.. 😀👍🏻

[@simom813]

No doubt!

[@simom813]

This guy explains this in detail and at a pace that a non-keyboard player can comprehend. Excellent job!

[@anthonyk5496]

26:48 No need to hold down the last entered note to add to the arpeggio, you can keep holding the first note - that way you can add new notes to the arp as fast as you can play! 🎹What an excellent tutorial!! I picked up a bunch of new things, thank you for taking the time to make it! 🙏

[@tlight901]

That was terrific. Thank you. I've had mine for a year and I still learnt a fair bit. 👍

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks for the comment !! Is a great tool, it looks like is a simple midi controller but it gives you much more.

[@RayDAider1]

I've had mine for two weeks now. This tutorial is going to help immensely, I can tell already. This thing has so many features. Thank you for taking the time to produce this video.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks man. Hope you like it. Keystep is a great tool. It offers a lot once to learn all the features. Just the scales and sequencer is enough, but then the cc's, chords, arps just give a lot more power and inspiration.

[@dr.feather4860]

What an incredible tool, can’t believe all the tricks it has under its sleeves

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Same happened to me, I thought it was a dumb midi controller but it was not.

[@brunolamarche100]

Great video. XNB TEACHES how the unit works, vs just showing the functions. This is called TEACHING.

[@BaltimoreReese]

Great explanation - had the 37 for a while now and I’m thankful I learned it’s features

[@nolanwatkinson5510]

Thanks XBN. This is the best tutorial on the Keystep 37👍 Everything clearly and simply explained. This has really helped me get my head around it. Such a cool little keyboard 😎 Thanks again x

[@ababababeebababa]

Best video I have seen on this yet. Great job showing things and explaining why ... while keeping the pace fast.

[@ohhhleonid]

Epic video. Thank you for sharing. Had mine for nearly 6 months and this is helping me finally figure out how to use it.

[@Alex666Murdoc]

Man, this should be on official Arturia page instead of that ***** vid they have. 100%. GREAT JOB.

[@manuelc.a.1506]

Thanks for your effort and time to make this video. I didn´t find a video with this kind of simple and important explanation mainly about chords and this is real gold. Greetings from México!

[@jezbon]

This really is the best video tutorial I've seen for the Arturia KeyStep. Just brilliant, thank you. I've been wondering if this was the right MIDI keyboard for me - and yes it is, this video made it for me.

[@swpderf]

Thank you for these tutorial. It was a great help for understanding the keystep. Great job!!!

[@devinsmith7675]

Holy crap! This is so well done and helpful! Thank you so much for doing these types of videos! I honestly don’t comment frequently, but this was so helpful i had to drop a thank you!

[@mart6571]

After reading the manual and watching many videos on the Keystep 37, it was a relief to find this - solid explanation and practical relevance. Many thanks!

[@Nosh_Feratu]

this is such an awesome video, total walkthrough of the keyboard, awesome stuff!!!!

[@igre0s]

5 minutes in and I'm already invested. You, sir, are an amazing teacher.

[@pearsonbrennan6222]

Wow, thanks for doing this video, i was pleasantly surprised to find a new(ish) keystep 37 tutorial. Good timing, and i really enjoy the format of this tutorial as well as the style (for lack of better term) you employ in passing along your knowledge

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks man. I just try to do my thing and improve on each video. Thanks for the comment.

[@RBAOLP]

Otra vez XNB con los mejores tutoriales de controladores y sintes...! Otra vez lo hiciste de 10 ! grandioso, gracias!!!

[@cruepprich]

As always: You're my go-to tutorial guy. Thanks for another awesome video.

[@ThizOne]

Great detailed overview of the Keystep 37. Thanks.

[@bitbotrecords]

Way better than reading a manual 😅 thank you 🎉

[@barryfreeman5881]

I have just bought a keystep 37 to use with windows and ipad. This video is very helpful in understanding the various functions and key combinations in detail. Thankyou very much.

[@AngMoKio8]

Great Tutorial. Thanks. 👍🏻

[@delongrant1294]

Such a great video. Explained a ton. Thank you!!!

[@Sonicorchestra]

Excellent tutorial, thanks.

[@caesarsheadache]

Fantastic demo Cheers 👏👏👏 🤘

[@yodycastro]

Thanks a million for this! Pure gold!

[@consbuteri411]

Great video!

[@0x80O0oOverfl0w]

Thank you!!! This was so helpful! I've been trying forever to figure out how the arp worked and thought it was just broken or I was stupid. I finally understand how to use it now!

[@MikeLamentola]

Great tutorial. Thank you

[@mickodonnell890]

Fantastic tutorial, thank you very much. Subscribed! 🙂

[@ooksanen]

Thanks, this was great! So much easier to go through the different functions while watching a video than by reading the manual, for me at least. Good tips that I think even @loopop missed. Namely that you can let go of the shift key once you've selected the user scale and hold shift to jump over arp modes and seq patterns. 👍🏼

[@santiagoluna6528]

amazing , great detailed video. Thanks!

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Well, thank you for the comment :)

[@ProfessorSynth]

Great demo thanks

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks. It's more of a guide, but if you are really interested in getting it. This show a lot of what it can do.

[@Thelonesomewhistler]

Subscribed because this was brilliant, really flattened the learning curve of this keyboard for me.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks man. Keystep PRO and SQ64 coming soon.

[@alexgold09]

That is so useful dude txs!

[@blaster3744]

Thx a lot. Thats was really helpful

[@tamalitogirl]

Best tutorial❤

[@jeanrobert6801]

Just wow! Thank you my teacher

[@FrankMaurits69]

Great tutorial, thank you! I'm getting mine in three days and now feel I'm prepared. I almost went for the new Minilab 3, but since I already have the fabulous Nektar Panorama P1 control surface, the Minilab seemed a bit pointless. The scale, chord, arp and sequence capabilities of the Keystep 37 are much more helpful, and will replace various software solutions for that in my setup, like Scaler and BlueArp with a more hands-on solution. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

[@Dirty_Trippy]

This is great thank you

[@matesfila9357]

Thanks!

[@terrykorsmo3586]

Excellent

[@Amistriotis]

Writing a comment to tease the algo! This is so valuable! Many thanks!

[@ramseydoon8277]

I'd love to see an addendum video covering cc/sync and that stuff. Thanks so much for all your help!

[@Subtronik]

I’m getting a Keystep 37 in a couple of weeks. Thank you very much for making this tutorial!

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Well talking about the right place at the right time. Hope you enjoy it, it's a great tool.

[@Subtronik]

@@XNBeatsMusic got one shortly after I left my original comment but just started to dive in. Lots to learn. Thanks again for this.

[@Thelonesomewhistler]

I subscribed as I was going to buy the little Roland chord synth, I have a keystep37 and now know I do not need to buy one as I now know how to do chords with my microkorg and keystep, thanks.

[@benny_powers]

Bigup! This was so helpful, been playing along and learning my keystep the last couple of evenings. So much better than trying to read the manual whilst learning, also far superior instruction than the official arturia vids. Couple of questions though, is it possible to play live with chord mode when using Kbd Play? Also can you use chord mode when overdubbing? dont think you mentioned that and doesn't seem to work for me.. Thanks again for taking the time to do this! Subscribed!!

[@xuzhangning]

你这个是keystep37最好的教学视频，没有之一

[@aledrik]

amazing

[@EddieSlowhands]

THANK YOU FOR A REALLY HELPFUL VIDEO. BEST REGARDS . . . EDDIE ( A UK FOLLOWER.)

[@honokakousaka5742]

Amazing video. I feel like I understand this device very well and I've not laid my hands on it. Also I

[@klara_el]

I love the tutorial, thank you! 🙏🏻 Is there any way a chord can be recorded as a drone? I have a plug in for Indian instruments and would love to set a drone of 2 notes while playing other notes. Hope it makes sense... Any advice is greatly appreciated! 🙏🏻

[@Illkacirma]

thx

[@macaronafterparty]

Is there any way to use arp without the transport on? Would like the functionality of striking the initial note or chord to start the arp clock vs a clock having to run prior to.

[@NacoreOle]

Hello! Amazing video. I have one question. How are you controlling the Korg with the keystep? By a MIDI cable from arturia to Korg? Or both are conected to the daw by differrents USB and then route the MIDI in the daw?

[@tamalitogirl]

Im thinking to buy a microfreak or minilogue and use it with keystep also buying a sp404 for sync it as my drum-sample machine. Can you give your opinion what could be the best option for it? :) I would really appreciate it

[@keanucopp9741]

How do you turn scales off to use the whole keyboard again?

[@swantons1119]

The play button on the arp and sequencer will not work on anything other than internal. Not sure if this is a fault. I have it going into a usb hub and then into my m1 iPad Pro. I’ve tried sync over usb, midi and the rest but am not having any luck. I want to use it in AUM even the AUM clock doesn’t sync to it 😢

[@YoMyNamesJakeG]

This info is invaluable. Question though, I'm trying to sync three machines to this thing - my RD-6, TD-3 and Wasp. I'm sending out Midi data from the internal clock of the Keystep. To do this though, I have to hit "play". What I'm trying to do is strum a chord on the Wasp at the same time. I know the Wasp is monophonic, but strum works in chord mode as a more interesting arpeggio. Is it possible to play chords like this while the tempo is "playing"? Strum seems to not work for me in this scenario. As soon as I hit "stop", I can strum a chord no problem through the wasp. I was hoping to record everything like this in real time if I could. Hopefully that makes sense haha.

[@user-ly9ih9ng3c]

It is possible to connect an external keyboard with 61 keys to play with the arpegiator?. I couldn't do it.

[@alexbutler9343]

When you change from the Chord section to Arp mode, my Keystep 37 doesn't react to rate like yours does. I adjust the rate knob and hit the rest/tie button but no numbers ever show up to adjust the rate. I can't get an arpeggio to play at all.

[@michaelharrington5860]

I want to get this for my son as a gift. Do I need to get anything else other than the keystep 37? He currently has a macbook pro and headphones

[@duonganhduy]

Brief, clear tutorial, can you post English subtitle for not English native speakers

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thankd Andy, I would love to add subtitles. But usually this guides are really long and I do a lot of talking. It would take me a long time to create the subtitles. Instead I much prefer to spend that time creating more resources.

[@rmanpojo8485]

@7:00 user scale I can set the root note for the 4 preset (chrom, Major, Major, blues) scales, but not for the user scale? How to do this?

[@Regour]

Thank you so much! It's very helpful. If you mind helping me with the connection between key step 37 and volcano sample 2, I can't connecting together this two with regular tips, can you help me?

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thanks man, volcano sample 2 ? I don't know that one :S

[@Regour]

I mean korg volca sample 2 ( my keyboard correction is stupid ) :)))

[@techtte]

42:20 anyone else notice the "11" morphing to "12" 😶

[@paradockz]

it's a SIGNNNN

[@quantum_ocean]

now to assign mod strip to another MIDI CC?

[@feliciagal9752]

Can you sync Keystep 37 in the same tempo with Cubase... in realtime?

[@milindshakya9603]

my arp doesnt work like his. can anyone help

[@kinetic-cybernetic]

Needing the two hands to change the CC banks is a design flaw. While playing, if you want to travel between the 16 knobs, you need to stop playing just to push shift.

[@nathanwahl9224]

So Strum can be either Wang or it can be Chung, but not alternate? Darn. So in a Major scale of C, I can play the C, D, E, F and G keys and get a progression of C, Dm, Em, F and G? And arpeggiate or Sequence them? Or is it Chromatic? Wow, I hope so, there's a couple of songs that could be made very easy, especially considering that I'm also singing lead and playing bass with the other hand. I'm going to be using this live gigging as a MIDI 5 pin input to a Roland Juno DS61, mostly for playing bass and freeing up a couple more octaves on the Juno. Most of this stuff is pretty useless live, but you never know.

[@blaster3744]

I guess the number of chords notes played together is limited to the number of available voices on the synth. Like if the synth is limited to 6 voices , playing a 8 notes chord on the keystep will end in a 6 notes anyway, right ?

[@johnwright5126]

Would have been nice if the lights showed the available keys in the scale you set instead of showing the key that was sounding they could have made that a flashing light or different color.

[@aljon5160able]

Hey bud try to see if you can do a walkthrough for Arturia keystep pro. There’s a lot there to be learned by many and thanks for enlightening me on this one.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Hello. Yes, got one and writing the script and the section. It will take a bit of time, but yeah, I am on it :)

[@dopeasyola8992]

Does it require an external amp? No one is providing information on what I need for it to even work. Please get back to me.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

You can use USB or it use 9v AC adapter. Check the manual, everything is there

[@bojack-horseman]

this is just a midi controller so you'll need a synth or computer/ipad to make any sound. from there you can plug into an amp or regular speakers via line/headphone out

[@jonathanpork-sausage617]

@@bojack-horseman Doesn't it also come with minilab etc? So, load that onto your laptop or whatever and boom, pick your virtual instrument. If it's like the minilab it will also have ableton live lite.

[@MikeUIibarri]

Good job. On all your stuff, actually. And I don't even want this, lol.

[@stoatystoat174]

:)

[@Rajendra.subedi.555]

I have one and I need to sell it urgently , please let me know if anyone want it ,,, I have used for six months only and going to give a heavy discount on it , Its a fantastic midi controller

[@dickydoes]

I don’t even have one of these, but if I get one… I’ll be an expert already! Great vid.

[@XNBeatsMusic]

It's a great tool. Even if you have other midi controllers. Thanks for the comment :)

[@karl9411]

Does this thing get recognised by Ableton or like my Keystep which now isn't recognised by Ableton become another doorstop .

Thanks!

[@XNBeatsMusic]

Thank you for the contribution, it really helps to keep pushing it :)