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Hardware Sequencers => KeyStep => Keystep Technical questions => Topic started by: gloss on November 29, 2016, 09:49:19 pm
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In theory the Arturia KeyStep is a great master device in the MIDI chain of a recording musician that values simplicity. In practice though, the lack of control over and display of "rate" make this impractical. Because I am fine with basing the tempo on feel rather than convention, the lack of display is totally cool, and maybe even preferred! The fractional BPMs created by the rate knob are not cool (for me) though.
The Problem:
Arriving at fractional BPMs such as 123.7 is the norm on the Keystep
Why it's a Problem:
Fractional BPMs lead to clock jitter in other devices. They make working with the results in a DAW more difficult. They make doing performing rhythmic calculations more difficult.
The Solution:
Add a MIDI Control Center option to quantize the rate to whole number BPMs such as 120—or even limit the BPMs to a set based on intervals within a range such as 80-140 & 20 = 80 100 120 140.
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I'd love this - even better if shift-rate-knob would round to the thick line intervals
range is 30-240, and 11 thick lines, so 20 + L * 20
line 0: 20bpm
line 1: 40bpm
line 2: 60bpm
line 3: 80bpm
line 4: 100bpm
line 5: 120bpm
line 6: 140bpm
line 7: 160bpm
line 8: 180bpm
line 9: 200bpm
line 10: 220bpm
could even provide the halfway points and get 10bpm increments