circuit mono station

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TEMPO AND SWING

Tempo and Swing are closely related and the methods of adjusting them are very similar.

Tempo

Circuit Mono Station will operate over a wide range of tempos. The tempo can be set by the internal tempo clock in the range 40 to 240 BPM (with a default tempo of 120 BPM), or, if you are working with other MIDI devices or a DAW, by an external MIDI clock source in the range 40 to 240 BPM.

To display the current BPM of the internal tempo clock, “nudge” the Tempo control

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slightly.

The BPM is displayed on the pad grid as two or three large digits in blue and white. The

“hundreds” digit (which can only ever be a “1”, “2” or off) occupies grid columns 1 and 2, while the “tens” and “units” digits occupy three columns each, How the digits 0 to 9 are depicted is illustrated below.

The tempo may be adjusted by turning the Tempo control further. If it is not turned, the tempo display times out after 1.6 seconds and the grid display reverts to the previous View.

External clock

Circuit Mono Station may be slaved to an external MIDI clock. Internal/external clock selection is made in

Settings View

; see page 86 for full details. Once external clock is selected, a valid

clock signal will be used as the clock source once detected, and the grid will display the work

“SYN” in red and white. External MIDI clock can be applied either via USB or the MIDI IN breakout cable; the TRS MIDI IN

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will take priority over the USB port

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if both receive valid clock signals.

While the internal tempo clock only allows discrete numbers of BPM (i.e., no fractional tempo values), Circuit will synchronise to any external clock rates – including fractional values - in the range 40 to 240 BPM.

If an external clock is removed (or goes out of range), Circuit Mono Station will stop playing and revert to the internal clock. The “SYN” display will remain visible until Play button is pressed

(i.e., cancelled). The display will then show the BPM value that was saved with the Session and the Tempo control can now be used to adjust the tempo.

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