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About the tempo
The MC-09 has a single tempo setting that governs the playback. This is called the standard
tempo. Although each pattern also has its own tempo, this is separate from the standard tempo.
When you select a pattern, its tempo will be loaded and will become the standard tempo. The
standard tempo can be adjusted
in a range of = 40 through = 240.
Pattern, effect control, and loop control will play back according to the standard tempo. In
addition, effect parameters such as phaser rate and LFO rate will also synchronize to the standard
tempo while a pattern, effect control, or loop control is playing.
You can also make pattern, effect control, and loop control play in synchronization with the
tempo of an external MIDI device, regardless of the standard tempo (p. 64).
fig.6-1
Checking the standard
tempo
1. Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator
lights.
The value shown in the display is the current standard
tempo.
* If the MC-09 is set to synchronize to an external MIDI device
(i.e., when Sync Mode = Slave), this will indicate “ ”.
Setting the tempo manually
1. Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator
lights.
2. Use the [INC] and [DEC] buttons to set the tempo.
Setting the tempo with the
[TAP] button
You can set the tempo by pressing the [TAP] button at the
desired timing.
1. Press the [DISPLAY] button so the BPM indicator
lights.
2. Press the [TAP] button three times or more at the
desired quarter-note interval.
When you press the button three times or more, the tempo
will be calculated automatically, and will appear in the
display.
Standard
tempo
External
MIDI device's
tempo
Sound pattern
Effect control
Loop control
Sync Mode
INT,
REMOTE
SLAVE
What is BPM?
BPM stands for Beats Per Minute, and indicates the
number of quarter note beats that occur in one minute.