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Advanced Applications - Chapter 6
Q20 Reference Manual 103
MIDI Clock Control of Tap Tempo Delay
If you are using a Program that uses either Tap Tempo Delay effects (Tap Tempo
Mono Delay and/or Tap Tempo Ping Pong), you can control the delay time of the
effect(s) via MIDI clock. This makes it possible to synchronize the delay time to
the precise tempo of an external MIDI sequencer or drum machine.
To synchronize delay time to MIDI clock:
➀ Connect the sequencer or drum machineÕs MIDI OUT to the Q20Õs [MIDI IN].
This provides a one-way connection, since this is all we need to control the
Q20Õs delay time via MIDI clock (we donÕt require the Q20 to send MIDI
information back to the sequencer or drum machine).
➁ Select a Program that uses either the Tap Tempo Mono Delay effect or the Tap
Tempo Ping Pong effect, or both.
➂ Set your sequencer or drum machine to output MIDI clock.
Usually, MIDI clock will be output from your sequencer or drum machine only
when it is in play; when not playing, no MIDI clock information is sent.
➃ Play some audio through the Q20 to hear the effect.
Note: If the MIDI clockÕs tempo changes, the Q20 will chase it. If the MIDI clock
signal is discontinued, the delay time will remain set to the last tempo which the
MIDI clock had been.
DELAY: 5 00.0mS [120.0BPM] 1/4
The delayÕs Beat Count parameter (found to the right of the Delay Time
parameter) is used to determine what note value the effect should synchronize to.
Example: If you set the Beat value to Ò1/4Ó, then you can synchronize to the
quarter-note beats of the incoming MIDI clock. If instead you set the Beat value to
Ò1/8TÓ, you can synchronize to eighth-note triplets relative to the incoming MIDI
clock signal. You can also set the Beat value to a dotted-note variation, such as
Ò1/8.Ó, which lets you synchronize to the dotted-eighth-note beats relative to the
incoming MIDI clock signal.