Lexicon MPX 1 - Manual (Page 35)

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Tempo Rate can be set internally or via MIDI Clock. If Tempo Source is set to
Internal, you can dial in any tempo from 41-400 BPM, or you can press the front
panel Tap button twice in rhythm to establish the rate you want (allowing you to
change tempo on the fly from any mode). You can also have the value of a patch
source act as a tap trigger (See Chapter 4: Patching.) or choose to have your
tempo transmitted as a MIDI Clock signal to control the tempo of connected MIDI
devices. (See Chapter 5: System Controls or Chapter 6: MIDI Operation.) If
Source is set to MIDI Clock, MPX 1 tempo will sync to incoming MIDI Clock.
Whether tempo is set internally or via MIDI, the front panel Tempo LED will flash
at the current rate whenever any delay or LFO rate is set for tempo control.
MPX 1 programs can have their own tempo rate settings which are stored with
the program. (Check out those tagged for DataBase sorting by "Tempo" for some
examples.) You can override these individual tempo rates with a global tempo
rate in the System Setup menu. Tempo is also available as an independent patch
source which can control any program parameter. (See Chapter 4: Patching and
Chapter 5: System Controls.)
This is the current tempo (in beats per minute). When Source is set to Internal,
you can select any rate here from 41 to 400 BPM. The Tempo LED will flash at
the new rate. Fractional tempos can be tapped in, but the display will always
show the nearest whole number value.
You can choose to have tempo determined by the MPX 1 Tap and Rate controls
(Internal), or by MIDI Clock (MIDI). Tap also acts as a reset, setting the
downbeat of the LFOs.
Tempo is expressed in BPM. This control allows you to specify the value of the
beat (Eighth, DottedEighth, Quarter, DottedQuarter, Half, DottedHalf, Whole).
If, for example, the rate is 120 BPM, and you select EighthNote here, the tempo
will be 120 eighth-notes per minute. If you select QuarterNote here, the tempo
will be 120 quarter-notes per minute. (The factory default is QuarterNote.)
Option: Tap Average
Press Options to access the Tap Average control which allows you to average
the last 2-8 Taps. Higher numbers mean that the response to incoming Taps will
be more gradual, as the tempo will be updated on each Tap with an averaged
value.
Assign the Tap function to any of the MPX 1 Internal, MIDI or MIDI
controllers(None, On, Knob, Puls1, Tri1, Sine1, Cos1, Puls2, Tri2, Sine2, Cos2,
Rand, Arp, ADR1, ADR2, S/H, Env1, Env2, Mtr1, Mtr2, A/B, ATrg, BTrg, ABTrg,
Pedal, Tog1, Tog2, Tog3, Sw1, Sw2, Sw3, CC1-31, CC32-119, Bend, Touch,
Vel, Last Note, Low Note, High Note, Tempo, Cmnds, Gate, Trig, LGate, TSw).
Option: Tap Source Level
Press Options to access the Tap Source Level control which allows you to set
the level (0-127) at which the Tap function is triggered.
Rate
Source
Beat Value
Tap Source
Press Options to set a Tap Aver-
age for more gradual tempo
changes when you press Tap.
Press Options to set a Tap
Source Level for the Tap function.