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product_id: 51426389
title: "Keith MCMillen K-712 Softstep 2 USB Midi Foot Controller"
brand: "keith mcmillen"
price: "€ 0.47"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 6
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# USB powered, plug & play across Mac, Windows, iOS 10 pressure & direction-sensitive smart fabric pads Rugged carbon fiber & elastomeric composite build Keith MCMillen K-712 Softstep 2 USB Midi Foot Controller

**Brand:** keith mcmillen
**Price:** € 0.47
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎵 Step into the future of foot control — where every move commands your sound.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Keith MCMillen K-712 Softstep 2 USB Midi Foot Controller by keith mcmillen
- **How much does it cost?** € 0.47 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/51426389-keith-mcmillen-k-712-softstep-2-usb-midi-foot-controller)

## Best For

- keith mcmillen enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted keith mcmillen brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Multi-Message Powerhouse:** Each pad can send up to 6 MIDI message types including Note, CC, Pitch Bend, Program Change, MMC, and OSC.
- • **Effortless USB Connectivity:** USB 2.0 powered and recognized instantly on Mac, Windows, and iOS devices—no drivers needed, just play.
- • **Robust & Lightweight Design:** Crafted from carbon fiber and elastomeric composites, built to endure intense gigs while weighing just 590g.
- • **Next-Level Control Precision:** 10 fully customizable smart fabric pads detect both pressure and directional gestures for unparalleled expression.
- • **Seamless DAW & Hardware Integration:** Compatible with any DAW, music software, and 5-pin MIDI hardware (via optional MIDI Expander) for ultimate versatility.

## Overview

The Keith McMillen SoftStep 2 is a cutting-edge USB MIDI foot controller featuring 10 smart fabric pads that sense pressure and directional gestures. Built with durable carbon fiber composites, it offers seamless compatibility with Mac, Windows, iOS, and any DAW or MIDI hardware. Each pad can transmit multiple MIDI message types, empowering musicians and producers with expressive, hands-free control in a lightweight, rugged design.

## Description

Product Description          Softstep 2 is the world's most powerful USB MIDI foot controller with gesture-sensitive pads registering pressure and position. Perfect for controlling Ableton Live, guitar processors and virtually anything that accepts MIDI control while providing LED feedback.             Manufacturer's Description          SoftStep 2 is the world's most powerful MIDI foot controller. SoftStep 2 is USB powered and compatible with any music software. Each pad detects foot pressure and directional movements, for a myriad of control possibilities. SoftStep 2 is fully customizable with the Editor software and is capable of sending Notes, CCs, Program Change, MMC, and OSC messages per pad. SoftStep 2 will also control 5-pin MIDI hardware without a computer, using the KMI MIDI Expander (sold separately). The software editor for SoftStep 2 is available at http://www.pearleurope.com/home/

## Features

- 10 Smart Fabric Sensor pads that are fully customizable to detect pressure and are directionally sensitive
- Send up to 6 messages per key - Note, CC, Pitch Bend, Program Change, MMC, or OSC
- Constructed from rugged elastomeric and graphite composites with a carbon fibre backing
- USB powered, Mac OS, Windows, iOS
- Compatible with any DAW, music software or 5-pin MIDI hardware*(KMI MIDI Expander sold separately)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Product Dimensions | 44.45 x 10.67 x 2.54 cm; 589.67 g |
| Item model number | K-712 |
| Colour | SoftStep 2 - Foot Controller |
| Compatible Devices | Computers (Mac & Windows), Mobile Devices (iOS) |
| Connector | USB |
| Hardware Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Signal Format | Digital |
| Supported Software | Ableton Live, Avid Pro Tools, FL Studio |
| Material Type | Carbon Fiber |
| Musical Style | Electronic |
| Instrument Key | Any |
| Number of Keyboard Keys | 10 |
| Proficiency Level | All |
| Hardware Platform | PC/Mac/iOS |
| Item Weight | 590 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Keith McMillen
- **Number of keys:** 10
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Special feature:** 4 character LED display, Pressure sensitive keys for expressive control, Control virtually any audio software with your feet, Up to 6 messages per key, USB powered and lightweight
- **Model name:** SoftStep 2

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Product for my needs - Session Drummer 3 in Sonar X2
*by S***N on 17 May 2013*

Arrived very quickly, excellent price, very high quality and beautifully functional. Downloaded editor and set up patch 60 to drive 8 MIDI drum patterns in Sonar's Session Drummer 3. A little bit confusing over note numbers. Working brilliantly using front 8 switches. Will use 5 rear switches for individual drums. Unit can do much more than this! Robust, compact, clear bright lights on switches. Extremely pleased. Obviously a product like this is for particular needs, so advise researching and making sure you know how you would use it. There are alteratives, but I have separate expression pedals, so this complemented them well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A device straight from Star Trek
*by A***O on 16 November 2019*

I always imagined a mixer where the channel faders were actually the LED VU meters themselves but until the KMix this was just an idea straight out of science fiction.This is one of those rare devices that works exactly how you hoped it would. Although Windows support was a bit delayed after its initial release, it is rock solid under Windows 10 as an 8 input, 10 output audio interface and you can set buffering to permit fairly low latencies, around 5-6ms on a not-particularly powerful laptop, playing instruments through Reaper.I've had this unit about 3 years now I think and it has never ever malfunctioned in any way.It was a thoughtful touch that the headphone output is configurable as a separate stereo pair of outs, which makes this perfect in a home studio.It's also the first audio interface I've had - of several over the years - where noise due to ground loops is completely absent, the preamps are very quiet.As a bonus, it also acts as a control surface, which means that within Reaper I can control mute, solo, channel gain, pan, transport and scrubbing as well as switch between plugins directly from the KMix. The control surface plugin for Reaper is completely free (search kmix reaper to find it). You can just switch between control surface mode and mixer mode from the unit front panel, which is very handy.The only very minor negatives I could raise would be that the button legends are quite small though of course backlit and that the preamps could benefit from a switchable attenuator for very hot signals, but that's nitpicking since obviously you can just plug an inline pad into a channel in that situation.It would also be great if KMI ever produce a version where all 8 input channels can handle mic and line inputs, at present you have two mic/line channels and the rest at line level, but this is pretty much the case for most audio interfaces anyway, and you can always hook up an external preamp if you needed more mic-level channels.The mixer is very capable, with inline parametric EQ, noise gate and compressor on every channel, and they work extremely well. Also it supports multiple switchable 'scenes' so you can save an entire setup and recall it at the touch of a button - the sort of thing only available otherwise on high-end digital mixers.There is nothing quite like this unit on the market and considering that an audio interface with this number of ins and outs is already getting close to the price of the KMix, given you also get a decent mixer and control surface included, in something the size of a paperback book, with no moving parts, hence, rugged and reliable - well, what's not to like. One of those rare products that I have not been disappointed with in any way.

### ⭐ Unreliable USB, unreliable sliders, what a shame ...
*by A***X on 24 December 2020*

I'd always wanted one of these, but what a disappointment. I'm gonna keep this short, but basically I sent it back and got a refund. The faders are rubbish; you have to press really hard to get them to move and are totally imprecise; also one of the faders wouldn't got to zero unless you gave it a really hard thumb push; totally unreliable. The USB connection would work sometimes; not others; so just couldn't rely on that either. The pads are multi-touch; but not simultaneously; so you cannot use this as a proper Ableton launchpad. I could go on.Personally, I think KMI should have had a new edition out a long time ago which fixed a lot of these problems. Also note that KMI sell reconditioned units for under half price. I see these are 'out of stock' now.So, gutted about the product, but happy with the way KMI and Amazon dealt with the refund!

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*Last updated: 2026-06-21*