Any reason to keep KeyStep Pro? Getting the MPC Key 61

Hello,

This is my first post, and looking forward to learning and sharing as I get my first MPC... the Key 61. Hopefully Sweetwater ships it in a week or two.

Does anyone here use a KeyStep or KeyStep Pro with their MPC? If so, is there any reason for me to hold on to the KeyStep Pro?

Obviously, the MPC Key 61 will give provde keys and a ton of ways to sequence. But the KeyStep still might have unique ways to play and sequence I want hang on to.

So any KeyStep users here?

Thanks,
Joe

I got a 37, I hardly use the key board In the studio, but when I play live I got it set up as a keyboard for a bass channel. I also got the oxygen 49 for my mpc live as a master KB. It allows me to improvise bass lines on one hand and chords on the other.

Nah, it's pretty redundant if you are getting a MPCKey61. The only thing you couldn't do easily or better is what the keystep 37 does with rolling chords. But that isn't really as useful as I had hoped it to be and not on the pro anyway.

Thanks for the replies!

it's easier/more fun to live loop on the keystep pro than on the mpc. I'd keep it for that alone.

not my video but this type of looping is what I mean, where you can play a part, switch tracks, play another part, clear parts, etc., all without ever stopping the sequencer-

Thanks for the info!

Another cool thing about the KeystepPro is the keys are lit. So you keep your ears, eyes, and fingers focused on the keys to compose and learn. Not the biggest reason to own one, but it's not a trivial feature.

It'll make a lot more sense once I actually GET the MPC Keys 61. And, TBH, simplifying and integrating my gear is one of the things I'm trying to do. So I'll be on the fence.

Part of me is thinking the MPC community might think of some new features down the road for their MPCs with Keys. Maybe they can repurpose some ideas from the Keystep and other gear like it.