Come to the dark side we have cookies You asked, we listened. You wanted world-class, award-winning controllers with awesome extras, all wrapped up in a stylish black package; and that’s what we’ve given you. The chameleon controller and sequencer that provides nearly endless possibilities. With a compact format, it is the perfect companion on the road or in the studio. The Black Heart Beats The Arturia BeatStep is a space-saving, flexible controller that gives musicians and producers access to their DAW with totally assignable pads and knobs, becoming the perfect precision weapon when it comes to finger drumming and sample triggering, BeatStep lets you unite your hardware and software instruments with its built-in step-sequencer. A streamlined, yet versatile hybrid controller, BeatStep is loaded with features and functions that will give your creativity the boost it needs. Sporting 16 velocity & pressure sensitive pads for programming and performance, transport buttons for playback control, and 16 rotary knobs to tweak the parameters of your 16-step, monophonic sequence. BeatStep is able to take control of your DAW with its MIDI/USB connection, and control outboard gear simultaneously using its CV/Gate outputs. The special BeatStep Black Edition comes with an amazing bundle of software that seems almost too good to be true! It comes with the full version of Analog Lab, the full version of SEM V, Ableton Live Lite, as well as 2 CV cables to get you syncing up your studio straight out of the box. Step Sequencer In SEQ mode the pads become toggles for each step in your sequence. The 16 encoders will adjust pitch for the associated step. 16 memories allow for instant recall of your favorite patterns while the pad scale modes, sequence playback modes and time division functions allow for realtime performance changes. On top of all that it has MIDI, USB and CV/GATE connectivity, giving you a sequencer that will work with all types of gear, including analog synths, software instruments, and MIDI hardware. Percussion Controller With 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads, BeatStep is the perfect compact percussion instrument. The ultra-sensitive pads allow for great dynamic performances. The 16 encoders can be assigned to adjust various parameters for further real-time control over your drum sounds. General purpose control surface The BeatStep pads can be configured to send MIDI note on/off messages, MMC commands, Program and Bank changes, or serve as MIDI CC buttons. With 16 encoders, 16 pads/buttons and 16 presets, there are as many ways to use BeatStep as there are live gigs and studio environments. You can trigger clips in Ableton Live or use the encoders to adjust the effects in your favorite DJ app. The transport buttons can be MMC controls or send MIDI CCs to start and stop your DAW. It can be the MIDI Clock master or slave to an external clock. Using an iPad and a camera connection kit, you can turn BeatStep into one of the most flexible iPad app controllers ever. Main Features 16 backlit pads Red = Control mode Blue = SEQ mode Velocity- and pressure-sensitive 16 assignable encoders with 2 modes MIDI CC NRPN/RPN Transport controls Send MIDI clock with Start/Stop (internal sync) Send MMC Play and Stop messages Data Encoder Volume MIDI CC#7 – Control Mode Rate – in Sequence mode Sequence Transpose – SHIFT + Data Encoder Kensington Lock port 16 user presets Multiple pad modes Note data MIDI CC data Program Change with Bank Select