B-step

B-Step VST & AU is more precise and solid than ever before. VST support is significantly improved for hosts like Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, FLStudio, EnergyXT2, Studio One and Bitwig. Also, for Logic there is a MIDI FX Audio Unit.

Create your own individual B-Step colour theme with the B-ColourStyler or choose one of the preset styles. Be able to switch through your favourite ones quickly and easily. Styling your own personal look has never been as easy as this. Find a colour scheme that works for you, on your monitor settings.

Expect simple project and file management with the new B-DataManager. It comes with a couple of bonus features like free downloadable presets and import and export of your projects via text or email. Add preview audio samples and comments to your projects and chords, or share your own work at the B-ProjectRepository.

If you’re having difficulty in using one of the many features that B-Step provides, no problem! We give you the option to embed the user manual inside the program itself, which makes it very easy to get to the right information at the right time, for any feature. It’s as simple as dragging the ‘Question Mark’ to the component you want to learn about.

We kept the B-Step 1 base and built a lot of exciting stuff on top of that.

For the right groove in your set, we have added an advanced shuffle mode. Now you can add the shuffle modifications to every second 16th, 8th or 4th. You can modify the timing, velocity and duration of the notes in the shuffle grid.

To fill the pattern, you can use the Sequencer Ratcheting features (Step Repeats). This is ideal when you want to create drum rolls, arpeggios or experimental stuff.

Different measurements? Sure! You can reduce the pattern length down to 1/16th or increase the length by adding some Non-Linear Playback features.

Polyphony: control up to 4 synthesizers independently with one instance of B-Step. Just split it into 4 sequence groups and share the things you like between.

Scales? We have that covered also. You can fill the chords randomly with notes from scales.

Fixes:

Stop playing notes if playback stops.
Add Error messages if a MIDI port is not able to open (have a look in our forum to fix issues on Windows).
MIDI learn map will not loaded correctly.
MIDI Thru bug.
Restore MIDI ports on reopen B-Step.

Sequencer Settings:

Add clock thru option in standalone.

Presets:

Add export/import project files.
Add export/import chord presets.
Add export/import MIDI maps.
Add some project presets & chord presets.

Sequencer Features:

Add mute-chain | you can now play empty bars or mute a bar in the chain.
Add master track octave offset rotaries.
Add what's the next bar in the chain marker.
Add panic button.

MIDI learn (new design):

Add Feedback.
Change the editor layout and MIDI learn handling.

User Interface:

Clean up settings editor.
Clean up main interface.
Add tree different colour setups.
Remove step was enabled marker.

Launchpad:

Add bar copy support (hold down one bar button (source) and click a other bar button (target) ).
Change default MIDI channel to 1.

OS:
- Add support for OS X 10.5 to 10.8 ( Intel ).

Hosts:
- List as instrument in Ableton Live.
- Remove support on OS X for Cubase ( unsolved problems ).

Settings:
- Add settings editor for MIDI IO.
- Add pop up for manage MIDI learn.

Programming/Handling:
- Add chord editor. You can program your own chords or use the defaults.
- Increase to max 8 repeats per bar ( from 4 ).
- The target bar will be the selected after drag'n'drop.
- Bar-repeats, bar-offset, bar-octave will be no more copied by drag'n'drop.

Timing:
- Fix timing bug - everything is absolutely sample accurate.

Launchpads:
- Improved the complete launchpad map.
- Add external MIDI port handling to manage MIDI IO.

MIDI learn:
- Add multiple controller assignments.
- Add support for notes as controller.

User Interface:
- Add rotary to control all duration rotaries.
- Add rotary to control all velocity rotaries.
- Reduce ui refresh rate, feels less laggy.
- Add auto resize if the desktop area is to small.