Why Arturia KeyStep 37 might be the best MIDI keyboard

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I got given a pre-production prototype KeyStep 37 controller/sequencer/keyboard to beta test, so made a shiny demo of it doing its magical new strum and light-up LED key magic on the ASM Hydrasynth, Yamaha TX7, plus DrumBrute Impact. 🙌
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00:00 Intro/Montage
02:02 What is so good about KeySteps?
02:31 KeyStep 37 vs other KeySteps
03:50 The Four Control Knobs
05:01 The Strum Control
10:08 Recording a Sequence
14:26 Playing Two Synths at Once
16:01 Overdubbing Sound Demo Jam
19:15 64 Step Sequence Jam
More info: www.arturia.com/products/hybr...
Dealers: www.arturia.com/community/dea...
Fun links for musical enjoyment:
Jean-Luc Ponty: • Jean-Luc Ponty - Compu...
Also if you like the end jam, get on this slice of perfection: • ERP - Vox Automaton [R...

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14 июл 2024

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@truecuckoo 3 года назад

💓 The music played here is pure joy 💓

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Thanks m8888 x

@casinomann 3 года назад

Fant nett ut at du var norsk godamn, big ups

@rambharat35 3 года назад

Can't wait to see you playing it @True Cuckoo .. una corda in keystep 37

@Asyouwere 3 года назад

YOU are pure joy!! ❤️

@New_Zealand_Music 2 года назад

@True Cuckoo. Absolutely. That's why I became psychiatric music therapist. Seeing someone turning up not feeling so good, and hopefully getting them to leave with a smile on their face. Success, happiness achieved! And that inspires me to come home and work on my own music, JOY!💖💖💖

@LawrenceBrock 3 года назад

This is my favourite Keystep 37 intro video. I love the way you don’t spend too much time on being a ‘video manual’ - just as much as needed to show how you create the really cool music. You are actually making lovely music to showcase the keyboard’s capability rather than explaining every detail. Well done. Love it.

@KnightMirkoYo 3 года назад

How could you turn a mere gear review into something so insanely beautiful, shiny and enjoyable? Legend.

@james26695 3 года назад

I literally ordered this after the first few mins of watching this video, you had some great little sequences going..that hydro synth sounds so good too. Subbed!

@strudawg9331 2 года назад

After a few days paying around with the keystep 37, found it quite difficult working it all out . This video gets a big thumbs up, really exploring what this thing can do. Can't thank you enough 👍

@GaryR55 Год назад

This completely blows away ALL other mini MIDI controllers! And so expertly presented here! Thank you!

@r3dstar77 3 года назад

This was just fantastic. really like the music here. Bravo.

@fosferus 3 года назад

came for the mylar and the hydrasynth and the keystep and the.. oh hell you're amazing. thank you!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Oh you 😘

@deejaydubla 3 года назад

Strum is a lovely feature and now my Keystep is envious.

@pamdemonia 2 года назад

Thanks for a great review/intro! Like you, I'm not a trained keyboard player, and your video really showed how this device could be really useful in my setup. Thanks again!

@pamdemonia 2 года назад

Just following up. Got a refurbished Keystep 37 on ebay, it came a week ago or so. It is wonderful! It's really upped my messing around with music game by around 350%. It really is a lovely piece of gear. Even got it to work with my Lyra-8. Thanks again for a great review.

@SynthAddict 3 года назад

beautiful musical and functional/teaching demo - the best one I've seen for the KeyStep 37 my GAS is at a peak now and my original KeyStep is going to have to take a back seat for a while :-) I already have strummy/chordy controllers (Omnichord 300, KordBot, and TheoryBoard) but this one is quite impressive - thanks again

@herbertdruschke503 3 года назад

i really enjoy your videos so much, showcasing not only ( for me boring technical) specs but more focusing the character and potential of the given gear by bringing it to live in a tasteful musical context which is very inspiring for me. at the moment i use this video as a radio play and listen to it every now and then ;-) because of the wonderful music and your pleasant voice. of course ace.

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Thanks m8 x (This is also a reminder to me to work on finishing music)

@RyanWinsor 3 месяца назад

Amazing engaging, informative, passionate and fun af. Thank You!

@EannaButler 3 года назад

Great product demo! And respect for mentioning JLP! 👍

@danpreston564 3 года назад

This is the only channel that ever made me buy a synth from just watching a video, the Peak. I’m going to brave watching this and see if it has the same effect.

@aeropilot4419 3 года назад

careful 😉

@brianbrill 3 года назад

Obligatory "waiting for the black version" comment.

@SyntheticFuture 3 года назад

Arturia is a bit inconsistent with black versions, so hard to guess if it will happen :\

@enensis 3 года назад

#BKM

@lozza9789 3 года назад

Really nice demonstration, thanks a lot 👍

@iosmusicman 2 года назад

Fabulous. I have a keystep 37 but haven’t got round to using any of its features yet (other than as a midi kid). I will now. Great video. Cheers. Lee

@supertakumar4728 3 года назад

woaw, perfect balance between og keystep and keystep pro + some added features !

@dxtrs_mnpltr 3 года назад

Super nice bit of kit, grabbing this one 4sure!

@azrec440 3 года назад

This video made my day man thank you :)

@marike1100 3 года назад

Just ordered one to control my also on the way Moog Werkstatt-01 and trusty Deepmind 12. Love my Launchkey 37 Mk3 but need CV. Great walk-through, always appreciate your enthusiasm and skills.

@leefoster4171 3 месяца назад

Wonderful insight - just bought one and a great help-thank you

@waynemurray7085 2 года назад

Brilliant just bought one you have been a real help thanks.

@thomasyon4332 Год назад

'cause i have it now, you are such a help ! Thanks a lot ! and also glad to see you on Sonictalk again.

@mundelator 2 года назад

Very creative demo, mine arrived today 🙂

@fincorrigan7139 3 года назад

24 Carat demo, music & enthusiasm - infectious!!

@GoldenMasterMusic 3 года назад

Cool! Thanks Mylarmelodies!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Thanks Denis x

@dunnhi3r973 3 года назад

I have no words. This is *so cool*

@joshuamorganmusic Год назад

Came to check out the 37 and stayed for the hydrasynth🤘it’s my favorite digital synth of all time!!!

@pdm67 3 года назад

You make this look so easy!

@plasticmystic2616 2 года назад

Excellent review! :)

@chrisegonsearlemusic 3 года назад

Ah wow! I did not know that they were developing this. Amazing!

@Jarah 3 года назад

Great demo, and love the music. Great setup. Very LFO in places, just need to add your 0 Coast!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Thanks - I

@NevilleHayfield 3 года назад

I'm getting One 👊👊👊👊💪🔥🔥🔥🔥 I was into synth's when I was a kids. Had a JP-8000, MC-303, CS1X and a few other bits. Been wanting to get my 2 boys into it. As I've always been gutted I had to get rid of it, as needed the money and nowhere to turn 😭I was proper GUTTED 😞 watching you, and BoBeat's, has inspired me to get my ass in gear. Single parent and finding hard to sort it. Just ordered the volca FM, gonna get one if these controllers and hopefully can add some proper stuff as I go. I wanted the MC-707, but couldn't even afford the MC-101. Which was my second choice. So I've got what I could. Thanks for the inspiration Bro 👊💪🔥🙏👍

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Nice one. Consider the stuff from the time you started out too - eg. Korg ER1 and the others in that family which are super hands on/sound great/under £200 most likely (I think/hope?!). Also MC303 itself might be cheap too. But the Korgs would be a bit more fun I think

@jackfisher9833 3 года назад

I like the features of this little keyboard midi controller. Scale mode, chord mode, strum mode. Connectivity is also great.

@urbannpa 3 года назад

Thank you for showing me that ASM!

@johnhamers4571 Год назад

You show us exactly what the Keystep 37 is, and no riff raff 'bout things it doesn't have. Very tasteful in every way 👍🏼✌🏼

@effiksmusic 3 года назад

Oh this music again. Love it. 🔥🔥🔥

@ex-alpha 3 года назад

Best vid about the KeyStep 37! thx

@edjwise 2 года назад

Going though the Strum function is like instant Orbital. Fantastic.

@davidsobel3303 3 года назад

I love your joy at the new features! By the way, I want to hear you narrate "the hare who lost his spectacles" off Tull's Passion Play album..haha

@KostasC 3 года назад

Now let's wait for it to come out in black.

@thegreat1548 2 дня назад

It did came out in black keystep chroma

@New_Zealand_Music 2 года назад

Thank you for the great video, fantastic! I'll probably eventually get one of these to go alongside my original. I love hearing you enjoy yourself. 😊 I mean I can live without it but the screen is great. I love it when people say it can you give me more information please. And I'm often like have you heard of the internet you should try it sometime. Lmao 🤪

@vz-v 3 года назад

Damn! If I had not already bought it I would have been throwing money at the screen. Great musical breakdowns that Hydrasynth is really doing some work. Next question is when does the album come out!? 😁

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Hah, now that is a good question

@diderichlangmannen Год назад

Excellent!

@krazywabbit 2 года назад

I think you just sold me on this. I do not have any hardware yet. That's down the road as I learn. I am hoping I can work with some app synthesizer and drum boxes until that time comes. From what I've seen here and other videos, this should give me room to grow. Thank you.

@krazywabbit 2 года назад

Follow up. I finally got some used gear (Arturia Keystep 37/Microfreak, Maschine MK3/Jam and Roland TR6S/MC101) Now to learn how to get them to play! I will review this video again. Cheers.

@edwardprue 3 года назад

Sweet, sweet video - as much fun as its predecessor for the original Keystep (an all-time fave YT video for me). And is that a TX7 the Hydrasynth is sitting on? Get that thing into the action!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

It does in the keyboard play bit!

@DavidDeLuge 3 года назад

That looks awesome and probably allows for more creativity than the Pro. Great video.

@smacksalad 3 года назад

I think this with the Subharmonicon would be bonkers.

@lordundhimself1310 3 года назад

It's looking like this with anything would be bonkers. This is making me wanna trade my DeepMind 12 for a DM12 module

@VincentsVideoVisions 3 года назад

@@lordundhimself1310 can confirm its tons of fun with my DM12d

@mmhcreates 3 года назад

Thankyou for sharing this. The Strum function is a wicked feature. Would be nice if they updated the Pro to have this. Maybe that could be done via firmware. I do not own either currently considering if I would benefit from either this one or the Pro.

@hovermotion 2 года назад

Superb review....

@MordioMusic 3 года назад

Thank you, now I have to get one X)

@feeding_ear 3 года назад

Damn that strum function is really useful.

@technodrone313 3 года назад

i almost got something like this but i went with the akai fire. you an also play in scales and its a lot of fun. i let my 4 year old niece rock out and she sounded pretty good lol

@kidstax 3 года назад

I'm enjoying mine, I haven't paired it with my hardware yet . I wanted to make sure it was fully functional with reason 11

@BishopEddie5443 3 года назад

You need help because you are CRAZY! To unleash so much info like this to the public could cause havoc! I'm glad I got here first so I could prepare everyone for the music I'm working on.

@HordurSmariJohannesson Год назад

beautiful

@Recloh 2 года назад

Very cool!

@Yosser70 2 года назад

Bloody hell, this thing is brilliant!! I’m learning to play better but lets be fair, as a synth player, this sort of help is fantastic :)

@Yosser70 2 года назад

Just ordered the special edition black one because it was cheaper 🤷🏻‍♂️ Comes tomorrow and can’t wait :)

@spitoondude8370 Год назад

Excellent dude.Peace

@MediaMusik777 2 года назад

i got the keystep gen 1 aka white version and funny story i got the black version and returned back for the white version because its got a special vibe to its like it belongs in my studio and imo this is the best minikeys if you want to producer music bass,chords,beat repeats ...this thing does every thing I just record them all in my 8 banks kick,snare,hihats, and then move the knob and record the changes in real time in my daw or mpc

@Stakkeroid 3 года назад

Great video, great tunes, thank you! I’ve been lusting after those key leds on the Pro, but didn’t want it otherwise... so this is just perfect \:-D/ Also, TRS sync cable to restart DB Impact?? Awesome tip, many thanks for sharing! I wonder if the display shows tempo now?

@jona_KardCiv1 3 года назад

Super dope.

@SanderAnderon 3 года назад

GREAT demo, you really show how inspiring this amazing thing is! Question: can a fullsized controller (ArtEssential 61) via MIDI in port access all the strum, scales etc. goodies? weird I know but just prefer full keys & five octaves

@cesarqzda 3 года назад

The Loopop intro I love it

@LittleFoilFish 3 года назад

Bloody hell Baldrick! I've just ordered a Keystep Pro 😂😂😂

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

This is one of those situations where it's OK to get both!

@LittleFoilFish 3 года назад

@@mylarmelodies I'm sure I'll find some excuse!

@FoivosApostolou 3 года назад

Amazing stuff! How does that Hydrasynth rack feel? Can you still do the midi strip effect?

@filo1210 3 года назад

Brilliant video ! Thanks . Do you think Arturia are likely to add more scales ?

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Don’t know, but User is there for you to roll your own!

@Romaindeud 3 года назад

Nice video. Strum is apparently not working on cv output. Keystep pro still the best choice to use it mainly with modular systems?

@MikkelGrumBovin 3 года назад

Excellent 😘

@bauhnguefyische667 3 года назад

Hydrasynth ?! Yeah, I can’t shade on that, great sounding synth. That new 37 is something else! Hint Christmas present hint hint !

@303otto 3 года назад

Mooooooom, look here!! Hint hint hint!!!! xD

@happylittlesynth 3 года назад

the beat @16:45 sure is a tasty lick, m8! Yasssss :D

@orangewiggler6838 3 года назад

Headbanging on this one 🤘😄

@technokat 3 года назад

Approved , aftertouch is rare at this price point.

@faculea7680 3 года назад

Hi, can I transpose the whole keyboard e.g half step down to play a C note to sound a C flat or the function is just to use with sequencer?. Thanks.

@remiklemensiewicz7477 3 года назад

Hi, thank you for the great tutorial. A beginner's question : is it possible to use the Keystep functions (chord, arpeggiator) on a processed voice (using the TC Helicon perform VE for example) from the vocal processor's "midi in" to the Keystep's "midi out" ? Thanks you !

@mmhcreates 3 года назад

Sounds possible. Maybe message Arturia directly. Or Loopop on RU-vid may respond.

@wimvandenborre706 2 года назад

In keyboard play mode, can you arp the second synth? (or arp over a sequence on the same synth) On my minilogue XD when playing a seuqence i can freewheele over it in the same step mode so my timing is always correct which is really cool, i'm looking for the same technique with the keystep 37

@DenisMorissetteJFK 3 года назад

I ordered it today! I considered the Minilab, but it has only 25 keys.

@JS-vk7ek 3 года назад

Oooooo Future Sound of London rang .... they want their Boom Booom back

@mattwoodman3017 2 года назад

NI CE JAM you got going here!! curious, what VST are you using in your Jam? I see the hardware synths, but im curious what VST you are triggering here as well,THANK YOU !!

@mylarmelodies 2 года назад

No VSTs, just what you see here!

@kosmicamun Год назад

Hi, loved your presentation! You seem to enjoy keystep 37 the most. I'm planning to buy a midi keyboard and really interested in this one(especially the strum feature) but I don't have any hardware synth or modules to control usinf keystep. I'm mainly gonna use it on DAW and VSTs. Would you recommend it using it just for VSTs n other plugin based synths? Thanks

@mylarmelodies Год назад

Most definitely yes. Everything you see it doing here with hardware can equally apply to software, and there’s a USB port to easily power and connect data to a computer.

@kosmicamun Год назад

@@mylarmelodies thank you so much! I keep re-watching your video. It's very fun and musical 🙌🏽

@damienwebb3689 3 года назад

This channel costs me a lot of money

@badoverman 3 года назад

Can you record synths from different midi channels while in loop mode, so that they're all looping together at once?

@motoboy6666 3 года назад

And what i want now is a Keystep 37 PRO🤓

@vprice509 3 года назад

"Arpeggioey" - Slang today; OED entry in 3 years... Good Leauxrde, this thing is powerful! Truly amazing. Can't really call it a keyboard, can we? Yay Arturia!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Defo I lean as much on the 'sequencer' as keyboard - it's not a thing that just does what you tell it to, it suggests things by itself!

@MrMatt-cm6do 3 года назад

Great video!! Please what were the other two or three synthesizers or signal processing that were used with the keyboard? Thanks!

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

ASM Hydrasynth is the main voice in this - then Yamaha TX7 (DX7 in desktop) thru an Eventide Space!

@MrMatt-cm6do 3 года назад

mylarmelodies ... Thanks for the answer mylarmelodies! I appreciate it!

@doctorscoot 3 года назад

"legowelt's gonna like this" -- yes but can he gesture at it and call it a synthesizers?

@andreasstrohlein6772 3 года назад

Oh this is amazing! So when you strum a chord, are CV and Gate send for each individual strummed note? And will it stop sending individual pitch/gate information when the Strum parameter knob is set very close to 0? If this works it would pair so well with a MI Rings!

@andreasstrohlein6772 3 года назад

It doesn't :( Just checked Molten Modular's video and he shows that this functionality is missing. Bugger.

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Ah dang - Rings occurred to me as being an amazing thing for this potentially but didn’t get to try it yet

@TheTokyoAmducias 3 года назад

Does it have polyphonic aftertouch? Will the chord mode and arpeggiator conform to the scale you have set (play diatonically)? I checked the manual but I can’t find any information regarding either of these questions. Thanks in advance.

@TheDddkkk 2 года назад

no polyphonic is too expensive for those cheap arturia motherfu ckers, get a gem s2/s3 for that

@K3150 3 года назад

When you go into chord mode, and you set a chord, can you then set a key/scale that the chords will get transposed to? Or is the key/scale mode completely separate from the chords? So for example, can I put the key step into Cm, then set the chord to Cm, and when I play a E flat it will play the major version of that chord?

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Yes - it quantises into that scale

@ZachJames 3 года назад

Can you only program sequences or can you do entire songs on this? If you can create entire automated songs; how many songs can it hold?

@RogerWarszawa 3 года назад

A have (another) probably basic question. The Keystep 37 obviously has great sequencer/arp modes, but can it also be used to play/record unquantized into a DAW without things being snapped to the grid? I guess I mostly need a midi controller keyboard for playing things on a DAW, but I'm really intrigued by the generative possibilities of the Keystep 37 so I'm thinking of choosing this (over something like a simple M-Audio Keystation 49). Can anyone help me with this? Ta.

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Yep totally, you can have the quantiser active but not run the sequencer!

@ahzootube 3 года назад

It's similar to Probability Arp on Ableton. Check it out guys.

@fabionur1607 3 года назад

I would have loved the drumbrute pads on the new keystep 37 .

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Add a Beatstep Pro!

@fabionur1607 3 года назад

@@mylarmelodies mmm... don't you see ? the new black strip to be put above the SEQ & ARP block. While at the center I would have put 16 nice drumbrute pads. :P ___________ Arturia KeyBeat ? Maybe ! :P

@themanefaces 3 года назад

Great video and great keyboard but I just see it as an opportunity cos original Keysteps will be all over eBay so can get one for cheaps! Same applies to this keyboard when they release the Keystep 49...

@ekoboydj Год назад

Can you record 2 separate patterns with the synth 1 and 2 option cos you just jammed on the TX

@SunlightOfTheSpirit 3 года назад

I really like this set up. A drum machine, versatile synth and effects with a midi sequencer. Can I ask how they are all hooked up into Live?

@EsseaMusic 3 года назад

Sold

@japhetrivas7516 2 года назад

Please help. How can I get the keystop to recognize the hydrasynth latch?

@Phil-vs9gr 3 года назад

Hi there just saw your video. I have just bought myself a Waldorf Iridium, can you tell me if the Arturia would be compatible as I bought the roli seaboard and it’s not compatible.

@mylarmelodies 3 года назад

Compatible in which way?