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TEMPO AND SWING
Tempo and Swing are closely related and the methods of adjusting them are very similar.
Tempo
Circuit Mono Station will operate over a wide range of tempos. The tempo can be set by the
internal tempo clock in the range 40 to 240 BPM (with a default tempo of 120 BPM), or, if you
are working with other MIDI devices or a DAW, by an external MIDI clock source in the range 40
to 240 BPM.
To display the current BPM of the internal tempo clock, “nudge” the
Tempo
control
2
slightly.
The BPM is displayed on the pad grid as two or three large digits in blue and white. The
“hundreds” digit (which can only ever be a “1”, “2” or off) occupies grid columns 1 and 2, while
the “tens” and “units” digits occupy three columns each, How the digits 0 to 9 are depicted is
illustrated below.
The tempo may be adjusted by turning the
Tempo
control further. If it is not turned, the tempo
display times out after 1.6 seconds and the grid display reverts to the previous View.
External clock
Circuit Mono Station may be slaved to an external MIDI clock. Internal/external clock selection
is made in Settings View; see page 85 for full details. Once external clock is selected, a valid
clock signal will be used as the clock source once detected, and the grid will display the work
“SYN” in red and white. External MIDI clock can be applied either via USB or the MIDI IN break-
out cable; the TRS
MIDI IN
3
will take priority over the USB port
8
if both receive valid clock
signals.
While the internal tempo clock only allows discrete numbers of BPM (i.e., no fractional tempo
values), Circuit will synchronise to any external clock rates – including fractional values - in the
range 40 to 240 BPM.
If an external clock is removed (or goes out of range), Circuit Mono Station will stop playing and
revert to the internal clock. The “SYN” display will remain visible until
Play
button is pressed
(i.e., cancelled). The display will then show the BPM value that was saved with the Session and
the
Tempo
control can now be used to adjust the tempo.
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