We’ve already seen the impressive powerhouse portable Audiofuse soundcard that Arturia has launched at NAMM 2015, but there’s a second solid announcement from the French manufacturer – a controller with a built in sequencer that’s designed for live performance. Read on for the details!
Name: Beatstep Pro
Manufacturer: Arturia
Available: April 2015
Price: $299
In A Nutshell: Hardware sequencer with massive connectivity for digital and analog solutions
Arturia has truly aimed to bring a top-of-the-line step sequencer to the market at an affordable price point. The Beatstep Pro’s main features include:
- 2 monophonic step sequencers: Up to 64 steps per sequence; Note, velocity and gate time settings per step; Note tie
- 16-track drum sequencer (one track per pad); MIDI controller mode; Fully customizable for knobs, step buttons and velocity and pressure sensitive pads; Send MIDI CC, note data, program changes
- 16 Projects, each with 16×2 sequences, 16 drum sequences and a controller map.
- Performance controls
- Randomizer with Amount and Probability settings
- Real-time looper/roller touch strip
- Independent swing amount per sequence
- Touch sensitive knobs
- Tap Tempo
- Connectivity includes: CV/GATE outputs (1 volt per octave CV, 10 volt gates), 8 drum gate outputs, Clock sync with multiple standards, MIDI In/Out with supplied MIDI adaptors, USB class compliant
- Kensington lock
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- NAMM 2015 Predicitons for New DJ and Producer Gear
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im very Annoyed by this. I’ve not long purchased their beatstep sequencer, now they drop this! I wouldn’t mind if beatstep had been out for 2 years but it’s hardly been out at all.
I wonder how effective this would be to make a traktor remix deck sequencer
Since they released their shitty keyboards (keylab) I wont buy Arturia anymore. They’re lost.
So sick. I love the analogue and digital control, you could hook this thing up to a TD 30k module with the drum gate outs. Hookup to modular synth equipment too maybe even sequence a sequencer. The possibilities are endless. Plus Arturias builds are always quality.