Brand new #Arturia #Keystep MK2 #controller looks like a nice upgrade.
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https://www.arturia.com/products/hybrid-synths/keystep-mk2/overview
The whole kit is powered by a battery pack. I have 2. The lightest pack has a 12V output (+ tip) and a 5V USB. This allows me to run the lunchbox modular on 12v and then I can run the #korg #sq1 sequencer or the #tascam digital recorder or the #arturia #keystep from the USB. Or, using my USB to -9v cable, I can run a multieffect #guitar #pedal like a #zoom #ms70cdr (or any of the other 9v (-tip) pedals I have).
The 12V plug here is 5521, lunchbox is 5521 (& guitar pedals also 5521 but 9v -tip)
Arturia Keystep products
Control your desktop synths, your modular rig, your software - the Step range lets you control it all.
Controllers designed to keep all your gear in perfect sync, with instant sequencing, playful arpeggios, playable chord modes, and flexible connectivity to suit any setup, style, or project.
Arturia has two affordable MIDI keyboards.
The KeyStep is a robust controller and sequencer that comes with 32 keys. Connect with USB MIDI, standard MIDI in and out, clock sync and DIN sync jacks, and CV/GATE outputs, plus a separate, assignable modulation CV output.
The MiniLab 3 gives you only a 25 keys portable MIDI controller, but you also get 16 knobs and 8 pads to control many parameters inside your DAW.
It’s been a while since I gave a #synth update. A few days back I figured out how to upload code to the chip (guess who didn’t design in dedicated programming pads, and one of the pins is directly connected to an analog filter).
I also scrounged and scavenged everything else I needed to do a complete end to end test. And… it didn’t work.
It’s not working in a way that’s really bizarre.
And it could be chip firmware, my assembly, assumptions I’ve made about the CV out on my #Keystep, etc
A late night #Jamuary 7 submission contains a spaced out electro synthesizer jam at 111bpm. This one was pretty fun to piece together with MIDI and trigger wires all over the room. 😆
#Moog #Matriarch - sequence 1
#Roland #Juno6 - arp/seq 2
Elektron #Digitakt - drum
#TTSH - bass/fx
#Strymon BigSky - Reverb
#Beatstep Pro - arp trigger
#Keystep Pro - main sequencer