Arturia - Keystep - Portable MIDI Controller, Sequencer and Arpeggiator - 32 Slimkeys, 8-Memory Polyphonic Step Sequencer, 8-Mode Arpeggiator, CV-Compatible - Black

Bought this recently to expand my set up and am very pleased and impressed with just how easy this keyboard is to use. Synced perfectly with my daw.Great for sequences and fantastic arpeggios. I make Industrial/EBM music and this is perfect for making those bone crunching bass lines we all know and love. Excellent midi keyboard too. Nice action with the keys.I’d thoroughly recommend this product.

It is almost perfect. I'm going to give it 5 stars anyway, as 4 isn't enough. The only thing really lacking is more arpeggiator options (adding in more octave ranges, and different rhythms). Aside from that, it is a great controller. I'm going to echo what everyone else has said and say the build quality is surprisingly great. Pictures of it make it look much more plastic and lightweight than it actually is. It's a solid build, very sturdy, and the keys have a slight bit of resistance to them, which helps with velocity in particular.Lots and lots of connectivity options, and you can power this with either your usual 9V FX pedal adapter, or via whatever you'd charge a smartphone with (mains, power bank, computer etc). I think you can even power it via an iPad.I use it to control an Elektron Digitone, and if you're looking for the same thing then I'd recommend this. Very easy to change channels on the fly., and it worked right out of the box with no additional setting up or firmware updating. I feel most controllers are geared towards soft synths (often not even having the 5 pin MIDI sockets) so it's good that this covers all possible connectivity bases as I don't use a computer 90% of the time when I'm writing/performing.£100 doesn't normally buy you something as extensive as this. Great value and highly recommended.

Solid metal body, good keys and nice apreggio and sequence features.Also has CV output which is great.

Hardware synthesizers are a new game for me. In fact, I've really only ever used soft synths for the last twenty years, and very rarely ventured beyond preset patches. Last year, though, I started recording (properly) again and I wanted to catch up on all I'd been missing (ignoring) in the synth world. I bought a second hand Arturia Minibrute and fell in love with it - but although the Minibrute has an arpeggiator, it doesn't have a sequencer. A little internet research later and I discovered that you can integrate an external sequencer and one particular YouTube video convinced me that the KeyStep was what I was looking for. I was amazed to find it at this price and assumed it was probably less fabulous than the YouTube video was suggesting. I was wrong.This is a well built, well featured sequencer/arpeggiator that has all the connections I need to allow me to connect to the Minibrute and all my software instruments (via midi and USB respectively). All the features are already described in the product listing so no need to duplicate that here. There's also a very fair and constructively critical review in SOS that's worth reading. I haven't done more than scratch the surface and I am already impressed. Of course, being a fussy git I have also found a few limitations, but no show stoppers.After forty years of playing in bands and writing and recording music, I am finally building a more integrated studio and while the KeyStep is only a small part of it, I think it will be an important one.

Product itself is great, lots of features, having used a friends before. Quality keys with great touch sensitive response, however this feature can’t be turned off so if you want to have uniform volume without having to play consistently yourself it can’t be done. Big disadvantage for using live with things like Korg Volca Bass. WARNING!!! I had to return mine though, no fault of product but mine was supplied by Amazon who sent it with no packaging whatsoever, just address labels stuck over instructions on product display box. Box itself was dirty and scratched from being in their van. Box also not sealed and some dust had got in, really not acceptable for and electronic device. Not too bad if you don’t keep the box or read info on it, however I had bought it as a gift and it was in no state to give as one, also if the recipient had ever wanted to upgrade and sell it on then the product box looked a right state and would have decreased value. I’m in no way suggesting Amazon should have put what is a sturdy box in another bigger box, that would be a huge waste of packaging, maybe just a protective plastic sleeve or wrap it in brown paper. They did let me return it no bother. It does explain why Amazon themselves have a few for sale slightly cheaper with description as ‘used’ with ‘damaged packaging’...........you might as well buy one of these as that is what you will receive anyway!!!

I'm really pleased with this midi controller. I previously had a cheaper midi controller that I didn't enjoy using so didn't us it much. The keys on this feel really nice to use and don't make your fingers tired after using it for a while like my cheaper controller did (I believe the keys are semi-weighted). The channel aftertouch is a great feature that most mini controllers don't have. Build quality is really nice, it has a metal base and a decent weight to it. I'm using this controller on my desktop with FL Studio 20 and haven't had any issues setting it up. Since I'm using a DAW and don't have any hardware synths I haven't made use of the extra connectivity and on-board sequencing yet, although they seem great to have if I want to expand in the future.I think this controller is great for a home studio, but think it's too big/heavy if you intend to use it on the go with your laptop!

Great compact keyboard controller with built in step sequencer/arpeggiator and control voltage/gate outputs for modular gear. I just use it as a readily accessible keyboard controller that I keep next to my MacBook Pro instead of firing up other bigger keyboards when I don't feel like doing that. The keybed feels really good for a slim key action, and it also has channel aftertouch.

Great Controller, i play a few Korg Volcas thru it, I cant recomend Arturia enough.

Excelente calidad tomando en cuenta el precio, es muy fácil de configurar y funciona con cualquier Daw, los materiales son más resistentes de lo que pensé y se siente pesado, la parte de abajo es un tipo de aluminio, las teclas tienen buena pulsación, un amigo tiene el de 37 teclas y el plástico de arriba es más blanco, este se ve diferente tipo vintage eso me agradó bastante.

Ich nutze den ARTURIA Keystep vorwiegend zur Eingabe von MIDI-Sequenzen in der DAW von Cubase 13. Dies funktionniert hervorragend. Da ich alles selbst einspiele, nutze ich denn Sequenzer und Appregiator (noch) nicht, und sehe auch derzeit noch keine Notwendigkeit beides einzusetzen. Er nimmt wenig Platz in Anspruch. Die Tasten sind groß genug, die Anschlagdynamik und After Touch sind gut. Das Preis/Leitungsverhältnis ist für mich voll i.O. Ich würde das Teil immer wieder kaufen.

È il miglior controller in assoluto per chi può sopportare i tasti piccoli! Il più completo tra i controller di questa fascia. Si possono creare arpeggi, sequenze e accordi, tutto viene programmato in maniera semplicissima. Inoltre si interfaccia con i synth grazie alle uscite CV dedicate (motivo per cui l’ho comprato).Costruito benissimo, molto solido! Piacevole al tatto, alcune parti sono in alluminio.Un altra cosa che ho apprezzato moltissimo è che se collegato ad un iPhone o in genere a un altro dispositivo non richiede potenza in più, cosa che altri controller nono fanno.Ottimo il software per la mappatura di alcune feature e la personalizzazione udel controller.La consiglio a tutti, non ve ne pentirete!