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Tap Tempo Feature
This convenient function lets you automatically set the tempo
by tapping out the beats on a pad or the Audition button.
This is especially useful when you want to intuitively set the
tempo by “feel” during song playback or click playback.
1.
Open the Tap Tempo screen by simultaneously holding
down the SHIFT button and pressing the TAP (CLICK)
button. While using the Tap tempo feature, the current
tempo value is shown in the LED display.
2.
Use the knob under the BEAT parameter to set the time
signature of a measure. The tempo will be detected for
one measure of the time signature specified here.
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Settings:
1/4~16/4, 1/8~16/8, 1/16~16/16
3.
Count the beat by hitting a pad or the Audition button at
a steady tempo, for one measure.
If you set a tempo for a 4/4 measure, hit a pad 5 times to
count 1st to 4th beat, plus 1st beat of the next measure.
Similarly, for a 3/4 measure, hit 4 times to count 1st to
3rd beat, plus 1st beat of the next measure.
The tempo is detected from the timing at which you hit
the pad, and is shown in the LED display and indicated as
a TEMPO value (blinks) in the LCD screen.
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Recognized Tempo Range:
30-300
Tempo detection is done between every other beat to the
1st beat of the next measure. In this way, if you continue
tapping, the tempo is determined on every 1st beat of the
measure in the 2nd pass and after.
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If you do not hit the pad for a certain period, the tempo count
is reset. In this case, start counting from scratch (hit 5 times for
a 4/4 measure).
4.
Press the ENTER/YES button to apply the calculated
tempo. The TEMPO value will stop blinking and remain
lit.
5.
Repeat steps 2 to 4 if you want to restart tempo detection.
6.
Press the EXIT/NO button to finish the tempo setting
and return to the Play mode display.
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The Tap Tempo feature cannot be used during recording or in
recording standby.
[TAP TEMPO] TEMPO BEAT
=138 4/4
Current tempo
Current time signature
SHIFT
CLICK
TAP
[TAP TEMPO] TEMPO BEAT
=115 4/4
1
2
(1)
Detection start
3
(2)
4
(3)
1
(4)
2
3
4
Hit at a steady tempo
Detection end
