S T E P S
M I D IS E Q U E N C E R

reactablev1.0

F E AT UR E S

FE A TU R E S- Plug and play MIDI-out system automatically sends toall available MIDI input ports and our own virtual
source.

S T E P S
is a small yet powerful MIDI
sequencer that allows you to create
complex rhythmic patterns in asurprising new way. Forget pianorolls and experiment with Steps’
inspiring dials. With Steps you cancontrol any MIDI compatible app,
send MIDI over the network to yourlaptop or any other compatibledevice, and even synchronize
external hardware analog synths
s u c h a s K o r g Vo l c a s o r P o c k e t
Operators via an audio cable.

- Connect your iDevice to an external MIDI interface
and control MIDI hardware.
- Synchronize external hardware synths such as Korg
Vo l c a o r P o c k e t o p e ra t o r s v i a t h e a u d i o o u t p u t .
- A carefully designed user interface allows you toquickly switch between performance to editing mode.
- Play together with Ableton Link and sync multiple
apps and devices over WiFi.
- Global Swing function (50% - 75%) - applied
automatically to eight and sixteenth notes.
- Save and recall sequences, seamlessly during
playback.
- Global bpm control ranging from 20 to 999 BPM.
- Global Gate level allows global control of noteduration.
- Global MIDI velocity control.
- Global Glide function applies pitch bend to small
distances between adjacent steps (if the synth being
controlled supports pitch bend).
- Global transpose ribbon allows for easy transpositionof the entire pattern.
- Step pitch preview function (available while transportis stopped).

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ST EP S OV ER V I EWPreset Title Button

Tempo Button

8

Tap and go to the tempo mode.
Modify your tempo or send external
hardware control.

Play / Stop Button

Access the dedicated presets
screen and choose from aseries of presets that will get
you started, or save your own.

1

Settings Button

Tweak the application settings,
activate MIDI background mode,
enable Ableton Link and see theavailable MIDI destinations.

3

7Target Mode Button

Tap and go to the Target Mode.
Modify your melody and global
controls like velocity, gatelevel, swing and glide.

Use it to start or stop your pattern.

Gate Modes Panel

2

4

6Step Panel

Take control over your step andmodify the number of pulses andthe note it will trigger.

Change between the available
modes and see the amountof pulses in the step.

5

Transpose Control
Globally apply -12 to +12
semitone offset to your melody.

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ST EP S MO D EInactive Pulses

1

3

1

Active Pulses

Current PULSEThe STEP in WHITE tells
you the current PULSE.

2Gate Modes ButtonPress it to reveal the Gate
Modes panel, the icon
represent the currently
selected gate mode.

3

Step Panel Button

Tap it and go back tomodify your STEP again,the icon represents thenumber of active pulses.

2

Step Button
Press and drag up or down toapply a -12 to +12 semitone offset
to the STEP note.

GATE MODES
Quarter Note

Quarter Rest

Eight Note

Eight Rest

Sixteenth Note

Sixteenth RestM O DETAR GE T M O D E+121Pulse Count

05Visualize the number of activepulses for each step.

Global Control Dial-12Global Controls

Control the amount of the four
dedicated parameters that affecthow your pulses sound.

Tweak the amount of theparameter using a circularmotion.

Global Control Button

Draw your melody by dragging
your finger across the LEDscreen.

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Melody Contour

3

Tweak the amount of theparameter by touching andthen dragging up or down.

GLOBAL CONTROLS- gateshort or long notes.

- velocity

Quiet or loud.

- swing(MPC 50% to 75%)

- glide(Pitchbend between 2 notes)* Will be aplied to every
second note.

* Will be aplied tointervals +- 2 semitones.

O MODET E M P O MO D E

BPM Button

4

Modify the bpm by dragging
up or down

BPM Selector

1

BPM Dial

Increase or decrease the bpm
using a circular motion.

3

Increase or decrease each BPM
digit individually.
2Hardware Sync Button

When enabled you’ll hear aclick, use this to synchronize
your hardware.

SY N C I N

HOW TO USE T HE SYN C FU NCT ION ALITY
To use this, you will need hardware that can be synced using audio pulses (2 PPQ) like Teenage
Engineering’s Pocket Operators or KORG’s hardware.
Just connect them, adjust the volume of your phone, press play on STEPS and in your hardware
and you’re good to go!