Arturia KeyStep Sequencer Midi USB Live Sound DJ/Recording Keyboard Controller

KeyStep pairs a portable keyboard controller with a polyphonic step sequencer, so one compact unit can play, record, and sequence both analog and digital gear. The Slimkey keybed sits between mini keys and full-size keys, with velocity and aftertouch, so you keep real playability without giving up desk space.

The sequencer holds eight polyphonic sequences in memory, recalled by turning a knob. Each sequence runs up to 64 steps with up to eight notes per step, and supports Rest, Tie, and Legato entry. You can record, overdub, and transpose in real time while still playing the keyboard live, and gate time and swing settings change the feel of a pattern mid-performance. An arpeggiator adds up, down, inclusive, exclusive, three random modes, note order, double up, and double down, and chord play mode triggers full voicings from single keys.

Connectivity is where KeyStep earns its place in a hybrid rig. USB MIDI links your computer and the MIDI Control Center editor, MIDI in and out ports reach hardware synths, clock sync and DIN sync jacks keep drum machines and vintage gear in time at 1 pulse per step, 2 PPQ, 24 PPQ, or 48 PPQ, and CV/Gate outputs control modular and vintage voltage-controlled gear with 1V per octave or Volt-per-Hz tracking and 5V or 12V gates. A separate assignable modulation CV output follows the mod wheel, velocity, or aftertouch.

A DC jack allows standalone operation, and low power draw means it also runs from an Apple iPad with a camera connection kit.