Arturia KeyStep MK2 Sequencing Controller w/ 32-Note Keyboard

KeyStep mk2 enhances playability with a velocity‐sensitive 32‐note Slimkey keyboard and aftertouch for expressive control in a compact footprint. Pitch and modulation touch strips provide intuitive real‐time shaping, while built‐in Chord and Scale modes make fresh musical phrases easy to explore and perform with confidence.

A true ideas machine, KeyStep mk2 combines a polyphonic step sequencer, 16‐mode arpeggiator, pattern chaining, and creative tools like Mutate in seamless synergy. Build a riff with the arp, capture it to a sequence, then transform it on the fly: try new octaves, adjust gate lengths, add silences, overdub notes, and record bend/wheel automation to keep inspiration flowing.

Ultra‐slim and travel‐ready, KeyStep mk2 delivers studio‐grade control without the bulk. Its shallow profile keeps you close to the instruments you're driving, and the intuitive layout ensures fast, musical integration on stage, in the studio, or at the heart of a hardware rig.

Connect to virtually anything. Alongside USB‐C MIDI, MIDI DIN, sync I/O, and pedal input, KeyStep mk2 offers four CV outputs – Pitch, Gate, Mod 1, and the new Mod 2 – assignable to velocity, aftertouch, mod wheel, and more for expressive control of modular and hardware gear.

Features

• 32‐note Slimkey keyboard with velocity & aftertouch
• OLED display with push‐encoder and Back button
• Polyphonic step sequencer with pattern chaining; capture arp to sequence; up to 64 steps
• 16‐mode arpeggiator (incl. Poly, Walk, Pattern, Random); Phrase Arp remaps patterns to played notes
• Transport & Tap/Hold; real‐time or step/un‐quantized recording
• Two capacitive touch strips for pitch‐bend & modulation
• Live controls incl. gate‐length and performance sliders for real‐time tweaks
• Chord & Scale modes
• USB‐C bus power; class‐compliant MIDI
• MIDI DIN In/Out plus 3.5 mm Sync In/Out
• CV/Gate outs: Pitch, Gate, Mod 1, Mod 2 (assignable: velocity, aftertouch, wheel & more)
• Sustain / expression pedal input (TRS)
• Power switch and Kensington® lock slot