User Manual

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- MORE ON TEMPO & TAP TEMPO -
TEMPO – The 22500 displays the current tempo setting, in BPM, when you
select R TEMPO mode. The settable tempo range is 40.0 to 320.0 BPM. The
tempo setting is saved with each bank, so as you change banks the last used
tempo for a given bank is recalled the next time you return to the bank.
TEMPO ADJUSTMENTS – You may adjust tempo in two ways: 1) by rotating
the MODE knob when R TEMPO is selected or 2) by tapping a tempo using the
STOP/FSW when TAP ON is enabled.
USING TAP TEMPO – It is usually best practice to give the STOP/TAP FSW 3
taps each time you set the tempo. The 22500 employs tap averaging where 3 or
more taps are averaged together to set the tempo. If you have already set the
tempo with previous taps and you want to update the tempo slightly faster or
slower, then 2 taps can be used but we still recommend going with at least 3
taps. The tap tempo range is 40 to 320 BPM. NOTE: If you tap 3 times but one
pair of taps is way off from the other, the 22500 throws away the 3rd tap which
means a 4th tap is needed to set the tempo.
TIME STRETCH & COMPRESSION – When you adjust tempo, Loop A and B
do not change pitch. Their audio is time stretched or compressed, making the
loops faster or slower to remain in sync with the adjusted tempo setting. The
time stretching/compressing algorithm creates audio artifacts that often sound
like tremolo, this is normal. NOTE: The Rhythm loop audio does not time stretch
or compress when you adjust the tempo. Instead the Rhythm loop changes
speed so both pitch and time are altered.
LOOP A SETS BANK DEFAULT TEMPO – When you record Loop A’s initial
loop, the tempo setting at the time of its recording establishes the default tempo
for the loop bank in which you are working.
RETURN TO ORIGINAL TEMPO – After making adjustments to the tempo you
may want to return to the original tempo that was set at the time you first
recorded Loop A. Pressing and holding either the STOP/TAP FSW or MODE knob
returns the 22500 to Loop A’s original tempo setting. The 22500 only returns to
Loop A’s original tempo, it does not return to Loop B’s original tempo, even if
Loop B was recorded first.
To return to the original tempo using the STOP/TAP FSW: ensure the RHYTHM
and TAP ON buttons are not both enabled, then press and hold the FSW for 1.5
seconds. When both buttons are enabled, pressing and holding the FSW stops all
loops. Using MODE knob: make sure the R TEMPO LED is lit solid or blinking and
then press and hold the MODE knob for 1.5 seconds.
NON-QUANTIZE TEMPO CHANGES
– Tempo is always active, even when you
create loops where Quantize is disabled. Most likely the non-Quantized loops you
create will have nothing to do with the original Tempo setting. If you plan on
changing the tempo of non-Quantized loops you can set the tempo wherever you