SOFTSTEP

Brand: Keith McMillen

Model: SOFTSTEP

Type: MIDI foot controller

Description:

Brilliantly Backlit

SoftStep 2 provides visual feedback from backlit keys, LED indicators, and an alphanumeric display.

Smart Fabric

Complete gestural control. A Smart Fabric layer under each key detects foot position and pressure in real time.

Road Proof

Durable by design. Softstep 2 has been tested to survive spills, 2-story falls onto concrete, and being run over by a car.

Lightweight, powerful, and highly programmable foot controller that could replace pedals and sliders. 

Technical Specifications:

Controllers 

•10 keys with pressure and location (X/Y) sensitivity 

•1 navigation pad with pressure and location sensitivity

LEDs / Display 

•10 bi-color (red/green) LEDs 

•4 character alpha-numeric display

Dimensions

450mm x 105mm x 24mm 

17.7in x 4.1in x 0.94

Weight

1.3lbs (0.59kg)

Connections

•USB connector 

•Mini-USB connector

Power Source

•USB bus power 

•USB power supply (not included)

Power Consumption

SoftStep 1 hardware: ~105mA max draw @ 5V 

SoftStep 2 hardware: ~ 140mA max draw @ 5V

Included Accessories

USB cable (5m, USB 2.0)

Data Transmitted

•Class-compliant MIDI over USB 

•MIDI over 5-pin DIN (via KMI Expander)

System Requirements (Mac) (Software Editor)

Mac OS 10.5 or later 

Intel Core 2 Duo processor or greater 

50MB free hard disk space

System Requirements (Windows) (Software Editor)

Windows 7 or greater 

Intel Core 2 Duo processor or greater 

50MB free hard disk space