Mr. Banshee

This is probably something simple, but i'm having trouble mapping the Arturia BeatStep. This is what i have so far:

The problem arises when i'm trying to get the CC out of it. My LPD8 has a CC button that i can quickly jump to and use, but this BeatStep device (as cool as it is) is not made for the average caveman like myself. Any suggestions gladly welcomed but if you have a map already made, i would love to see it!

This is probably something simple, but i'm having trouble mapping the Arturia BeatStep.  This is what i have so far:

The problem arises when i'm trying to get the CC out of it.   My LPD8 has a CC button that i can quickly jump to and use, but this BeatStep device (as cool as it is) is not made for the average caveman like myself.  Any suggestions gladly welcomed but if you have a map already made, i would love to see it!

arturia-beatstep-map-help

I'm not sure exactly what your looking for so fwiw here are two sysex messages for setting and requesting cc's and cc related info on the BeatStep

1-6 = mode, midi channel, cc number, min value, max value, option

[sxformat 240 0 32 107 127 66 2 0 3 32 47 247]

[sxformat 240 0 32 107 127 66 1 0 3 46 247]

Thanks for the advice, sysex is a bit beyond me. When my head clears i will mess with it more utilizing your advice and/or get frustrated and sell the beatstep.

Rick,
Thanks for the advice, sysex is a bit beyond me. When my head clears i will mess with it more utilizing your advice and/or get frustrated and sell the beatstep.


I just spent the afternoon trying to reverse engineer Arturia's sysex message structure. After several hours, it's nice to see that I was basically on the right track!

What I'm wondering - is it possible to toggle an Arturia device's button LEDs via sysex message? and if so, how?

btw I am using the "SparkLE" hardware, which seems to have been forgotten by the world.. I don't have the install disc and I am using the MIDIControlCenter software/experimenting to see if I can find a good use for this thing without the Arturia software.

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated!

I just spent the afternoon trying to reverse engineer Arturia's sysex message structure.  After several hours, it's nice to see that I was basically on the right track!

What I'm wondering - is it possible to toggle an Arturia device's button LEDs via sysex message?  and if so, how?

btw I am using the "SparkLE" hardware, which seems to have been forgotten by the world..  I don't have the install disc and I am using the MIDIControlCenter software/experimenting to see if I can find a good use for this thing without the Arturia software.

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated!


I am also really interested in knowing how to toggle a led color via sysex.

Can't help here, I don't have access to a SparkLE.

If you want to control the lights on the SparkLE, you must have your SparkLE in "Spark" Mode, then send a note-on/off with release velocity (Use xnoteout). You cannot control the lights when the SparkLE is in "MIDI" mode. (weird eh?)

I would like to imagine the other Arturia hardware works in a similar fashion, but I only have a SparkLE, so who knows.

Here's a list of MIDI Note # corresponding to SparkLE lights/buttons:

If you want to control the lights on the SparkLE, you must have your SparkLE in "Spark" Mode, then send a note-on/off with release velocity (Use xnoteout).  You cannot control the lights when the SparkLE is in "MIDI" mode.  (weird eh?)

0-15 ABCD / step seq buttons
16-bank
17-pattern
18-sequence
19-tune
20-select
21- "1-8/9-16"
22-mute
23-solo
24-record
25-stop
26-pause
27-on (between "divide" and "move")
28-copy
29-erase
30-filter
31-slicer
32-roller
33-filter
34- send 1/2
35-pan level
36-left arrow
37-right arrow
38-inst
39-kit
40-project
41-"1-16" LED
42-"17-32"
43-"33-48"
44-"49-64"
45-----59 blank?
60-----67 pads 1-8
68-----75 pad LEDS 1-8

I was not refering to Spark but to the beatstep.

Does anyone know how to toggle the pads with an specific color via sysex?

Arturia BeatStep Map...help!