Arturia BeatStep USB/MIDI/CV Controller and Sequencer, White

so i have 2 of these controllers, i did complain to tech support whilst they were in warranty and had no help whatsoever, they even got a video of my first unit sending midi messages that were wrong and denied there was anything wrong with it, even though they admitted the midi messages were not correct.so the main problem with this unit, the rotary encoders are terrible, the tempo one would send the wrong messages, if i turn it one way it would jump around and send the wrong midi messages, all the encoders have the same issues.the pads on mine have turned brown and are impossible to clean, they do not work correctly, they did when i first got it, i just think the rubber material is not very good quality.its very hard to sync it to a DAW, theres no tempo display so its hard to tell what BPM you are on, the pro version has this feature.i cannot recommend these products, they are not a joy to use, just expensive toys.

I was torn between this and the keystep as I needed a sequencer to run my analog synth, this was a little cheaper and I'm no pianist so I thought it would be the best bet.I didn't realise how much of a hindrance only having the few little ports would be. And with them all Bein "out" it restricts you to using this as the master (or so I am to assume)Fine, I thought. I don't mind adapting to limitations like this. But the problems carried on when tried to synchronise the clocks with this and the analog synth to everything else. It would only send signals when the beatstep is triggering a note. So if I were to play a sequence and 1/32 my drums would sound like some sort of ecstacy riddled hardstyle music. And if I muted a note in the sequence it would stop the other synths from playing there patterns too.I did speak to arturia about this as I am a regular customer and have used there assistance a few times to some pleasant experiences. As it was this time, but they didn't really have an answer for me. I will assume this is my novice approach to synchronicity at this level and maybe i hadn't explained myself well enough to arturia.. Great company and great products. And the beatstep is built like a real tool and not just a plastic piece of... But very limited piece of gear when they keystep is only 15 moreReturned and replaced with the keystep, (midi in out, 4 cv outs, sync in out)

This is my first delve into pad controllers as I come from a piano/guitar background. After a lot of research on a midi pad controller for a budget which main feature was to kick off samples/sounds with my keyboard, I settled with this over the Akai LPD8 (which is considerably cheaper) and there didn't seem to be much of a selection with the amount of pads and slim design.I have not been disappointed with the quality as it has a robust base. The dials on it may be a plastic/rubber feel but doesn't feel cheap and nasty. It was easy to setup with registration and installation and I could use it straight away without having to read much documentation. I love the sequencer and have it set up on my midi keyboard controller (Yamaha A88) using Logic Pro X on my MacOS. I am enjoying the experimentation of the different beats and sequencing and it definitely helps with the workflow.

This is my first synth controller, and I purchased it to operate an analogue modular synth as well as DAW. I'm impressed. It's nice and compact, light weight, but has a nice user-friendly interface. The knobs and pressure pads are responsive and solid, the features intuitive and avoiding unnecessary complications while also being quite comprehensive. The sequencer worked out of the box for both my analogue synth and FL Studio. Definitely recommend.

A well build device with some great features. I was a bit frustrated that the software supplied with it didn't list it as a supported device. I am using it with logic so it's not a big problem. Was a bit of an impulse buy for me and probably won't get much use now.