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Title: Can Keystep receive midi notes from Beatstep and play a chord?
Post by: avandelay on November 14, 2016, 12:25:04 am

Question about BSP and Keystep working together. Can I send a midi sequence from the BSP to the Keystep in chord or arpeggio mode and then the Keystep sends that midi info to a polyphonic synth? I imagine using a sequencer on BSP to send a pattern to a monosynth via CV, and the same sequence goes to Keystep via midi which generates a chord for a polysynth. Same sequence just translated into a chord so I've got a monosynth playing the root note and a poly playing the appropriate chord/arpeggio.

Title: Re: Can Keystep receive midi notes from Beatstep and play a chord?
Post by: megamarkd on December 23, 2016, 10:36:25 am

You couldn't program a chord into the Keystep using a monophonic sequencer as it will only ever play one note at a time, but you could make a good go at it using a BSP as it has three sequencers which can all be set to the same channel, effectively creating a simple polyphonic sequencer.  This would mean you are needing to upgrade from the Beatstep to the Pro though.... :-\

Unfortunately THRU mode disables MIDI transposing, so without a MIDI splitter you won't be able to transpose the Keystep via MIDI and pass the transpose note onto another device.