User Guide

Tap Tempo function
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Tap Tempo function
PM1D system software V1.5 provides a “Tap Tempo function” which lets you manually set the TEMPO
parameter of an internal effect by tapping an external switch connected to the GPI connector. Here’s how to
use this function.
1. Connect an external switch to the GPI connector of
the engine or console.
2. Access the MIDI/GPI/TC function GPI screen.
3. Scroll the GPI IN list until you see the INPUT port
to which is connected the switch you will use for
tapping.
4. According to the character of the signal that is sent
from the external switch, set the TRIGGER field to
either low active (On when the switch is grounded)
or high active (On when a high-level signal is input,
or when open).
5. Click at the left of the FUNCTION field to open
the GPI IN SETUP popup window.
6. Scroll the list at the left, and select TAP TEMPO as
the function.
TAP TEMPO has no parameters to set.
7. Click the OK button to close the popup window.
With these settings, you have completed the prepara-
tions for using an external switch with the Tap
Te mpo function.
8. Access the desired screen EFFECT 1–EFFECT 8.
9. From the effect library, recall an effect of a type that
contains a TEMPO parameter (e.g., Delay LCR,
Echo, Chorus).
TEMPO is a parameter that lets you specify a time-
related effect parameter (such as DELAY in Delay
LCR or Echo, or FREQ. in Chorus) in terms of BPM
units.
10. At intervals of the desired tempo, press the external
switch that you assigned to the Tap Tempo func-
tion.
When you have pressed the switch four times, the
average value (BPM) of the three intervals will be cal-
culated, and that value will be input to the TEMPO
parameter.
• The Tap Tempo function is valid only for the cur-
rently-displayed internal effect. However, it does
nothing if the effect type does not include a
TEMPO parameter.
• If the average value is outside the range of 20–300
BPM, it will be ignored.
• Due to functional limitations, you cannot use the
Tap Tempo function by clicking the GPI IN test
button located at the bottom of the screen.
First tap Second tap Third tap Fourth tap
Average value of the intervals will be
input to the parameter