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Arturia BeatStep USB/MIDI/CV Controller and Sequencer
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Great bang for the buck but not perfect

By: Enossified      Submitted: 6/5/2015

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Product Rating Product Review Combining a pads and knobs controller with a step sequencer and MIDI/CV interface was a pretty audacious move, but Beatstep delivers the goods. Yet it's not 100% there. The main issue I have with the sequencer is the use of endless rotaries (which I love in controller mode, go figure). Tweaking your sequence is totally by ear (good, right?) but with no visual feedback it's easy to get lost while programming. The sequencer performance features (changing length and direction, skips) are great but may glitch if you do not trigger at exactly the right time...practice, practice! Switching sequences however, is glitch free. It can be operated standalone but some features can only be edited on your computer, including swing and gate length. As a controller it gets very high marks, I'd give it only a 3 for the sequencer. For the price though it is easy to forgive the flaws. For live performance Beatstep is highly recommended.