Quick tip. If you go into the Arturia software for changing settings on the keystep and setup the aftertouch to control modulation, you can then patch our from the mod output and use aftertouch for a variety of things such as controlling filter cutoff, pitch cv or whatever.
I am so "old-school" that I don't use computers/softwares at all.I love to Make these analog sound's with real hardware stuff ONLY......and I use ONLY My smartphone If I want to share My Creations to someone from another country.......Every Kid nowdays think that "Hell yeah,I created this cool Rap-beat with nice melody and bass,You wanna hear it?"....First I Ask that what instruments You were playing:"Nothing,just My Reason software!!!.....then I say that "Well....can you play that beat with real drums?answer: "Hell no,I ain't no drummer hahaha..."........at that point I usually say that,"Oh shit,My girlfriend is waiting maybe some other day,bye now" and go away feeling frustrated and sad.....
But probably a good advices you sre giving to many PPL over there,whst I said there, doesn't mean anything personal against you @kentaccordionist Great to hear that you are using Arturia also!
Forgot to mention one thing, don't forget to give the Oscillators some volume (the knob to the left of the on/off switch) as if they are set to zero, they won't create any sound!
Interesting note about Behringer MIDI and the Keystep Pro--The Keystep could not see my Deepmind 6 when connected through one of the 4 MIDI outs of my MIDI Thru box NOR as connected to the MIDI out of my RefaceCS. Only when I connected one of the Keystep MIDI outs directly to the Deepmind did the Keystep see it.
@@NickCapron I want to play the poly D keys themselves but not sure how to set this up instead of unplugging the audio cables from my CP88 you see I’ve only the two Yamaha Fs8 speakers which are connected directly into the back of the CP88 through XLR inputs.Hope you can help.
@@paulallenMacca No I totally get you now! Cp88 googling it up... I think you might be in luck, it seems to have audio in capabilities... Google yamaha cp 88 manual and go to page 19 which shows you the rear outputs. Now the Xlr outputs seem to be made to for sending sound from the cp88 to a mixer, so that might not be what you are after. If it was me I'd run from the audio out on the poly d (I'm assuming it's 1/4 inch audio cable, that's what the model d has) into box #10 (audio in on the cp88) which will feed in the audio from the poly d into your poly d. Check out the midi options in the manual for some cool options for controlling the poly d from your cp88 as well. You will need to run a MIDI cable from your cp88 midi out to the poly d midi in to do so.
That's strange! Do you have another device you can test with to ensure they are working on your keystep? Dumb question, you are hitting the play button on the keystep to enable it =)
Yeah as the Model D is based upon the old miniMoog, it didn't add in a lot of CV adjustments via MIDI. You should be able to send notes, and simple instructions like pitch bend, but it's not possible to adjust a lot of the knobs on the model D directly from abelton, or any DAW/MIDI controller. Some people on reddit suggested it may be possible with MIDI to CV cables(haven't heard or played with them myself) but offer no/little details on how to accomplish this. Good Luck!
@@riainmcclanahan916 I don't have the hardware to convert midi to CV, but I'm thinking one of these may be the ticket... www.midi.org/midi-articles/the-top-5-midi-to-cv-converters-in-2018 With my current setup I think all I could film is me feeding midi notes from reaper to the model D. Not sure if that would be helpful or not for you. If I ever get my hands on midi to CV gear I will give it a shot.
@@NickCapron If you don't mind me asking, what USB wall adapter are you using and do you remember where you got it? I'm going to have the exact same set up, and I haven't been able to find a power supply.
@@throatwarblermangrove2077 Sure, it's actually the adapter from a phantom power box I bought to work around the phantom power feedback issue with my Mackie board. I'm sure any ac to usb power adapter would do the trick!
Now we live end of July 2023 and I have this Behringer Neutron Analog Synthesizer.....and I have noticed that everyone seems to use exactly that Arturia's keystep MIDI keyboard controller that also You seem to have over there.Do you know any specific reason that why everyone's using exactly that MIDI -controller???and after 3-4years when almost all videos here on RUclips has Been made about Neutron and that keystep connected to it,do you still recommend me to get that same controller after so many years or IS there better one's that You would choose now from #Arturia to control your Behringer Neutron or that one what you got there????
Yeah I think the keystep is like the Honda civic of midi keyboard controllers. It's priced reasonably and will handle the majority of people's needs. I don't have a neutron, but one of the cool things about the keystep is it has CV outs, which may work nicely with the neutron, thus why you are seeing them paired up so much, but that is just an assumption on my part.
Hi do you have to setup the keystep the 3 nobs on the top in a certain way because mine doesn't want to work maybe the pro 1 is not working but it's new can you help please 👍
Hey Gino, First thing I would do is ensure the keystep is working correctly, if you have other MIDI hardware, can you connect to it and play as expected? If so then you at least have narrowed down the problem to the Pro 1 Then on the Pro 1 (I don't have one but I'm assuming it is similar to the Model D), ensure they are both on the same MIDI channel, Set the pro 1 to MIDI CH1, do the same for the Keystep. Still no luck? Ensure on the pro 1, that that oscillators have volume, and your amp envelope allows sound, ensure your attack is near 0, sustain is maxed, if you still can't make a sound on the Pro 1, at that point I would see if I could get MIDI to it via another device other then the keystep to ensure the MIDI connection on the Pro 1 isn't damaged Hope that helps and goodluck!
Can you help me dude? I've followed everything You've said but not working. The only sound I can get out of the model d with my keystep 37 is when I flip the a-440 switch to on and it seems to be a test tone which I cannot affect the sound of in any way with either the model d knobs or the keystep keys. Is something on my model d broken?
Hey Ryan, couple of things you can troubleshoot... 1) if you have another midi controller try it to ensure that the keystep is working 2) Double check the MIDI channel the D is set to on the back, it's easy for those little switches on the back to get bumped and changed to another ch 3) Your audio set-up is good if you can hear the tone, so either the D isn't receiving MIDI data via the ch your keystep is set to, or the settings on the D are not making noise, or worse case, your Behringer is defective
Newb question. Assuming the model d is connected to an amp, can you connect the synth directly to a keyboard controller by usb and get sound out of it? Or would I need a midi cable to do that?
Thanks in advance; I have a model D coming in the mail and I am nervous I won’t even be able to play it! (My keyboard controller only has a usb port, no midi port)
Hey Chris, if you flip the A440 switch near the Behringer logo do you hear the tuning tone? Just ensuring it has power and is connected to your speakers/headphones
@@ThatGuyDownInThe that's a good, at least the model D is turning on and your audio hookup is correct. The next thing I would try is for the main oscillator, ensure it's range is set to 8' or 16' the volume next to it is cranked to max, and that the it's red switch is on For the loudness section, make the attack minimal and the decay/sustain maxed out. Check the MIDI channel switch on the back and make sure your keystep is sending MIDI notes on the same channel. That may help, or at least point us towards an issue with model D MIDI malfunction, or an config issue with the keystep Oh and play around with the filter settings too, you might have the filter applied in a way that is cutting out the sound
@@NickCapron thanks for trying to help man but it's been a month almost so I'm just going to return the product, bought multiple different wires, tried every button, dip switch, etc, just not worth it anymore. Gonna get the omnisphere instead
Fuck well that saved me a lot of time mine seems to be broken since the power does not turn on I’m now pissed at guitar center they knew it wasn’t gonna work 😂
I have the switches on the back all down (guess this means it's on channel 1) and the keystep is also on channel one. I only hear a click when a key is pressed. The testtone does work. When I turn up the attsck time, I hear nothing (because the click sound is too short) I have no idea how to fix this.
Hey Jamie, try cranking the Sustain dial under the loundness contour, if that doesn't work, check the mixer section, ensure you have at least one of the red oscillator switches set to ON, and that Oscillator has volume too!
Hey Jamie, really depends on your set-up and preferences. I tend to use MIDI myself, but if you have a more modular set-up, using the CV connections on the model D is perfectly fine too! Hopefully that helps
Oh man, that is a bummer, even if dial down the attack/decay/sustain dials under the loudness contour section to zero? The A-400 red switch on the right isn't set to on is it? That would generate a continuous tone which is intended to assist with tuning. Other than that I'm not sure why it's misbehaving for you={
@@NickCapron He's behaving now ha. Appreciate the reply dude. Not sure what the issue is but it worked when i disconnected the keystep via midi and used the CV and Pitch outs
@@NickCapron Sir, Do NO SUCH thing You've provided a quality service and as usual, the internet is trash. TY for your great works and call it whatever TF you want. Cheers!
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Quick tip. If you go into the Arturia software for changing settings on the keystep and setup the aftertouch to control modulation, you can then patch our from the mod output and use aftertouch for a variety of things such as controlling filter cutoff, pitch cv or whatever.
Thanks Stephen, ive been stuffing my head full of how to use MIDI for everything, I need to stop sleeping on CV too.
I am so "old-school" that I don't use computers/softwares at all.I love to Make these analog sound's with real hardware stuff ONLY......and I use ONLY My smartphone If I want to share My Creations to someone from another country.......Every Kid nowdays think that "Hell yeah,I created this cool Rap-beat with nice melody and bass,You wanna hear it?"....First I Ask that what instruments You were playing:"Nothing,just My Reason software!!!.....then I say that "Well....can you play that beat with real drums?answer: "Hell no,I ain't no drummer hahaha..."........at that point I usually say that,"Oh shit,My girlfriend is waiting maybe some other day,bye now" and go away feeling frustrated and sad.....
But probably a good advices you sre giving to many PPL over there,whst I said there, doesn't mean anything personal against you @kentaccordionist Great to hear that you are using Arturia also!
@@valkoinenoulu5530 you're so old i bet you died since posting that comment
Forgot to mention one thing, don't forget to give the Oscillators some volume (the knob to the left of the on/off switch) as if they are set to zero, they won't create any sound!
You’re a savior for this video
Haha no problem, enjoy making some music!
Interesting note about Behringer MIDI and the Keystep Pro--The Keystep could not see my Deepmind 6 when connected through one of the 4 MIDI outs of my MIDI Thru box NOR as connected to the MIDI out of my RefaceCS. Only when I connected one of the Keystep MIDI outs directly to the Deepmind did the Keystep see it.
Thanks for sharing I have a Yamaha CP88 would it be difficult to hook up the Behringer Poly D to it the CP88 is connected via XLR inputs.
Np!
Just so I understand are you wanting to control the poly d via the cp88, or feed audio in from the poly d into the cp88?
@@NickCapron I want to play the poly D keys themselves but not sure how to set this up instead of unplugging the audio cables from my CP88 you see I’ve only the two Yamaha Fs8 speakers which are connected directly into the back of the CP88 through XLR inputs.Hope you can help.
@@paulallenMacca No I totally get you now!
Cp88 googling it up... I think you might be in luck, it seems to have audio in capabilities...
Google yamaha cp 88 manual and go to page 19 which shows you the rear outputs.
Now the Xlr outputs seem to be made to for sending sound from the cp88 to a mixer, so that might not be what you are after.
If it was me I'd run from the audio out on the poly d (I'm assuming it's 1/4 inch audio cable, that's what the model d has) into box #10 (audio in on the cp88) which will feed in the audio from the poly d into your poly d.
Check out the midi options in the manual for some cool options for controlling the poly d from your cp88 as well. You will need to run a MIDI cable from your cp88 midi out to the poly d midi in to do so.
@@NickCapron Thanks for your help.
I have setup everything up the same in the video and getting sound but sequencer and Arp are not working, any ideas?
That's strange! Do you have another device you can test with to ensure they are working on your keystep?
Dumb question, you are hitting the play button on the keystep to enable it =)
Thanks so much for this video, helped immensely
=) thx Pawou!
thanks ! what is the best way to use the model d and keystep in combination with ableton? Is it possible to record all knob movement into data?
Yeah as the Model D is based upon the old miniMoog, it didn't add in a lot of CV adjustments via MIDI.
You should be able to send notes, and simple instructions like pitch bend, but it's not possible to adjust a lot of the knobs on the model D directly from abelton, or any DAW/MIDI controller.
Some people on reddit suggested it may be possible with MIDI to CV cables(haven't heard or played with them myself) but offer no/little details on how to accomplish this.
Good Luck!
@@NickCapron thanks a lot, going for it next week
@@NickCapron anychance you could try it for a video tutorial?
@@riainmcclanahan916 I don't have the hardware to convert midi to CV, but I'm thinking one of these may be the ticket... www.midi.org/midi-articles/the-top-5-midi-to-cv-converters-in-2018
With my current setup I think all I could film is me feeding midi notes from reaper to the model D. Not sure if that would be helpful or not for you.
If I ever get my hands on midi to CV gear I will give it a shot.
Thank you man.
Have you tried to use a sustain on your keyboard, because I tried it with 3 different midi keyboards and I didn’t get the sustain working :/
It worked, and thank you very much for the video, but how is the behringer configured to midi channel 3 when the dip switch is set to 2?
Totally, check page 11 of the manual James for examples of the different settings
Hi Nick, Dumb question, the Arturia Key Step is connected to the computer or directly to the electric current with an adapter. Thanks for the video.
Hey Luis, in this case I'm powering it via USB via a USB wall charger.
@@NickCapron Thanks, Nick.
@@NickCapron If you don't mind me asking, what USB wall adapter are you using and do you remember where you got it? I'm going to have the exact same set up, and I haven't been able to find a power supply.
@@throatwarblermangrove2077 Sure, it's actually the adapter from a phantom power box I bought to work around the phantom power feedback issue with my Mackie board.
I'm sure any ac to usb power adapter would do the trick!
@@NickCapron Thank you so much!
Now we live end of July 2023 and I have this Behringer Neutron Analog Synthesizer.....and I have noticed that everyone seems to use exactly that Arturia's keystep MIDI keyboard controller that also You seem to have over there.Do you know any specific reason that why everyone's using exactly that MIDI -controller???and after 3-4years when almost all videos here on RUclips has Been made about Neutron and that keystep connected to it,do you still recommend me to get that same controller after so many years or IS there better one's that You would choose now from #Arturia to control your Behringer Neutron or that one what you got there????
Yeah I think the keystep is like the Honda civic of midi keyboard controllers. It's priced reasonably and will handle the majority of people's needs.
I don't have a neutron, but one of the cool things about the keystep is it has CV outs, which may work nicely with the neutron, thus why you are seeing them paired up so much, but that is just an assumption on my part.
I'm using the other quarter inch jack out and I'm getting no sound I don't have headphones
Hi do you have to setup the keystep the 3 nobs on the top in a certain way because mine doesn't want to work maybe the pro 1 is not working but it's new can you help please 👍
Hey Gino,
First thing I would do is ensure the keystep is working correctly, if you have other MIDI hardware, can you connect to it and play as expected? If so then you at least have narrowed down the problem to the Pro 1
Then on the Pro 1 (I don't have one but I'm assuming it is similar to the Model D), ensure they are both on the same MIDI channel, Set the pro 1 to MIDI CH1, do the same for the Keystep.
Still no luck? Ensure on the pro 1, that that oscillators have volume, and your amp envelope allows sound, ensure your attack is near 0, sustain is maxed, if you still can't make a sound on the Pro 1, at that point I would see if I could get MIDI to it via another device other then the keystep to ensure the MIDI connection on the Pro 1 isn't damaged
Hope that helps and goodluck!
Hi ,can I play my korg minilogue through this
Can you help me dude? I've followed everything You've said but not working. The only sound I can get out of the model d with my keystep 37 is when I flip the a-440 switch to on and it seems to be a test tone which I cannot affect the sound of in any way with either the model d knobs or the keystep keys. Is something on my model d broken?
Hey Ryan, couple of things you can troubleshoot...
1) if you have another midi controller try it to ensure that the keystep is working
2) Double check the MIDI channel the D is set to on the back, it's easy for those little switches on the back to get bumped and changed to another ch
3) Your audio set-up is good if you can hear the tone, so either the D isn't receiving MIDI data via the ch your keystep is set to, or the settings on the D are not making noise, or worse case, your Behringer is defective
@@NickCapron I've sorted it but thanks for the quick response mate. I'll be back in touch at some point for tips ❤️
Newb question. Assuming the model d is connected to an amp, can you connect the synth directly to a keyboard controller by usb and get sound out of it? Or would I need a midi cable to do that?
Thanks in advance; I have a model D coming in the mail and I am nervous I won’t even be able to play it! (My keyboard controller only has a usb port, no midi port)
@@zane17760 it worked?
@@francodurante5431Yup, I had to buy a midi cable to connect the synth to the keyboard
@@francodurante5431thanks!
Tried every midi configuration, wires exactly where they need to be, get absolutely nothing, any advice at all?
Hey Chris, if you flip the A440 switch near the Behringer logo do you hear the tuning tone? Just ensuring it has power and is connected to your speakers/headphones
@@NickCapron thank you so much for replying because I'm still stuck.
But YES the A440 switch does make a tone
@@ThatGuyDownInThe that's a good, at least the model D is turning on and your audio hookup is correct.
The next thing I would try is for the main oscillator, ensure it's range is set to 8' or 16' the volume next to it is cranked to max, and that the it's red switch is on
For the loudness section, make the attack minimal and the decay/sustain maxed out.
Check the MIDI channel switch on the back and make sure your keystep is sending MIDI notes on the same channel.
That may help, or at least point us towards an issue with model D MIDI malfunction, or an config issue with the keystep
Oh and play around with the filter settings too, you might have the filter applied in a way that is cutting out the sound
@@NickCapron thanks for trying to help man but it's been a month almost so I'm just going to return the product, bought multiple different wires, tried every button, dip switch, etc, just not worth it anymore. Gonna get the omnisphere instead
@@ThatGuyDownInThe That's a bummer, it sounds like you got a dud unfortunately, hopefully you get better lick with the omnisphere!
TYVM
Fuck well that saved me a lot of time mine seems to be broken since the power does not turn on I’m now pissed at guitar center they knew it wasn’t gonna work 😂
I have the switches on the back all down (guess this means it's on channel 1) and the keystep is also on channel one. I only hear a click when a key is pressed. The testtone does work. When I turn up the attsck time, I hear nothing (because the click sound is too short) I have no idea how to fix this.
I had to turn the filtermode switch from lo to hi
Hey Jamie, try cranking the Sustain dial under the loundness contour, if that doesn't work, check the mixer section, ensure you have at least one of the red oscillator switches set to ON, and that Oscillator has volume too!
how do you play the arpeggiator and play the keyboard live over it ?
Is it better to connect it with the cv cables instead of midi?
Hey Jamie, really depends on your set-up and preferences.
I tend to use MIDI myself, but if you have a more modular set-up, using the CV connections on the model D is perfectly fine too!
Hopefully that helps
MeeDee.
no. still not getting a thing out of this, nothing but a continuations tone, even with everything turned off and down
Oh man, that is a bummer, even if dial down the attack/decay/sustain dials under the loudness contour section to zero?
The A-400 red switch on the right isn't set to on is it? That would generate a continuous tone which is intended to assist with tuning.
Other than that I'm not sure why it's misbehaving for you={
@@NickCapron He's behaving now ha. Appreciate the reply dude. Not sure what the issue is but it worked when i disconnected the keystep via midi and used the CV and Pitch outs
Meedee
why do you say "meaty" for MIDI? Nobody in the world says it like that
I guess my pronunciation is uniquely horrible, =) but yah, I'll get that fixed up for sure moving forward.
@@NickCapron Sir, Do NO SUCH thing
You've provided a quality service and as usual, the internet is trash.
TY for your great works and call it whatever TF you want. Cheers!