The Arturia BeatStep Pro USB MIDI Controller and Sequencer is a world class controller and dynamic performance sequencer that is unmatched in power and connectivity.
On stage and in the studio the BeatStep Pro is designed to perform. Whether you work with MIDI, USB, C/V gate or DIN sync gear the BeatStep Pro is all about no limits and total creative control.
Designed for hands-on hardware sequencing, the BeatStep Pro brings two fully independent melodic sequencers and one drum sequencer. You can, from the BeatStep Pro, manage a full performance, controlling software instruments, analogue and digital synthesizers drum machines and drum kits & iPad apps.
The melodic sequencers offer up to 64 steps per sequence, 16 sequences per project and 16 projects, making them the most impressive step sequencers ever made.
The additional drum sequencer allows for 16 separate tracks of sequencing. Record in real-time via the pads or use the step buttons for a classic drum machine workflow.
There is also a number of performance effects such as a looper with touch strip, randomizer, swing settings and other hands on control possibilities that are sure to make this a modern classic.
The controller mode allows you to trigger clips in your favourite DAW, play drum sounds in a module or adjust parameters in your favourite plug-in. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
With USB, MIDI in and out, CV/Gate outputs, and Clock in/out that can work as a 1:1 clock with an external clock generator or DIN sync, the BeatStep Pro goes well beyond any other step-sequencer on the market. You can use it with large modular synthesizers, current digital synthesizers, and computer.
The main features of the Arturia BeatStep Pro USB MIDI Controller and Sequencer include:
- 2 Monophonic step sequencers
- 16-Track drum sequencer (one track per pad)
- 16 projects, each with 16 x 2 sequences, 16 drum sequences and a controller map
- Performance controls
- Randomiser with Amount and Probability settings
- Real-time looper / roller strip
- Independent swing amount per sequence
- Touch sensitive
- Tap tempo
- CV / GATE outputs
- 8 Drum gate outputs
- Clock synch with multiple standards
- MIDI In/Out with supplied MIDI adapters
- USB class compliant
- Kensington lock