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Re: Using tap tempo on Repeater



>
> There are a couple of things that are still eluding me.  One is the use
> of tap tempo.  I haven't been able to get it to work as I expect.
> Here's a sample scenario:  I start with tempo dialed in at 72 bpm.  With
> the 'peater in User sync, and tempo lock "off", I tap the the "Tap
> Tempo" button on every other blink - expecting to lock on about 36 bpm.
> What happens is that the tempo shifts slightly after several taps, say
> from 72 bpm to 70.5, for example.  I am able to dial it down to 36 bpm
> using the tempo knob, but not by tapping. I've tried different
> combinations of sync mode, and tempo lock - none of them properly lock
> onto the tempo I'm tapping.  Have others had this problem?  Do I have a
> buggy unit?

While being repeaterless myself (for the time being). I would assume this 
is
a 'feature' not a bug. It sounds like the repeater is finding the closest
time division that fits your tempo - that takes some sophistication.

bIz