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=Tempo and Metronome: in the owner's manual=
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=In the owner's manual=
 
* Axe-Fx II: 12 Tempo
 
* Axe-Fx II: 12 Tempo
 
* Axe-Fx II: 16.9 Tempo Cross Reference
 
* Axe-Fx II: 16.9 Tempo Cross Reference
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* AX8: ...
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* FX8: ...
  
=Tempo and Metronome: Tap Tempo=
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=Tapping tempo=
* Axe-Fx II firmware 18.06: Added Tap Tempo mode option to Global menu. “Average” averages up to the last ten taps. “Last Two” uses only the most recent two taps to determine the tempo.  
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* The Global menu provides a Tap Tempo mode option. “Average” averages up to the last ten taps. “Last Two” uses only the most recent two taps to determine the tempo.  
  
=Tempo and Metronome: Tempo menu on FX8=
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=Tempo menu in FX8=
 
* When tapping the tempo, the Tempo menu appears. You can specify in the Global menu how long it should stay on-screen.
 
* When tapping the tempo, the Tempo menu appears. You can specify in the Global menu how long it should stay on-screen.
  
=Tempo and Metronome: tempo LED=
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=Tempo LED=
 
* Cliff: "The tempo LED is handled by a low-priority thread so it isn't rock solid and the higher the CPU usage the less solid it will be. The metronome, however, is perfectly accurate." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/51049-does-tempo-led-actually-flash-time.html#post658471 source]
 
* Cliff: "The tempo LED is handled by a low-priority thread so it isn't rock solid and the higher the CPU usage the less solid it will be. The metronome, however, is perfectly accurate." [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/51049-does-tempo-led-actually-flash-time.html#post658471 source]
  
=Tempo and Metronome: Metronome=
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=Metronome=
* Fractal Audio devices can output a metronome signal via the Tempo menu. The metronome plays through Output 1 only. You can start the metronome using an IA switch.
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* Fractal Audio devices can output a metronome signal via the Tempo menu. The metronome plays through Output 1 only. You can start the metronome using an IA switch or through the Tempo menu.
  
=Tempo and Metronome: auto-activating a delay=
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=Auto-activating a delay=
 
* If the parameter Auto Delay in the Tempo menu is “ON,” any delay blocks that are bypassed will become active whenever a tempo is tapped in. This allows you to set the tempo and un-bypass your delay block(s) from a single footswitch.
 
* If the parameter Auto Delay in the Tempo menu is “ON,” any delay blocks that are bypassed will become active whenever a tempo is tapped in. This allows you to set the tempo and un-bypass your delay block(s) from a single footswitch.
  
=Tempo and Metronome: MIDI CCs=
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=MIDI CCs for Tempo and Metronome=
* The MIDI CC for Tempo is CC 14.
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* MIDI CC for Tempo: CC 14.
* The MIDI CC for the Metronome is CC 122.
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* MIDI CC for Metronome: CC 122.
  
=Tempo and Metronome: Controlling Axe-FX tempo via Sysex=
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=Controlling Axe-FX tempo via Sysex=
 
* In some situations it may be desirable to send tempo information to the Axe-FX when changing presets.  This reduces the need to maintain many similar presets for songs with different tempos. [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/101437-possible-set-tempo-axe-fx-ii-via-sysex.html This Thread] provides a list of hexadecimal codes that control Axe-FX tempo.  These can be inserted into the MFC-101's Preset Custom MIDI Message field in order to set a desired tempo when a preset is loaded.  They can also be used Sysex editors, or with any MIDI controller that has the capacity to send custom hexadecimal messages.
 
* In some situations it may be desirable to send tempo information to the Axe-FX when changing presets.  This reduces the need to maintain many similar presets for songs with different tempos. [http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/101437-possible-set-tempo-axe-fx-ii-via-sysex.html This Thread] provides a list of hexadecimal codes that control Axe-FX tempo.  These can be inserted into the MFC-101's Preset Custom MIDI Message field in order to set a desired tempo when a preset is loaded.  They can also be used Sysex editors, or with any MIDI controller that has the capacity to send custom hexadecimal messages.
  

Revision as of 12:08, 7 October 2015

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In the owner's manual

  • Axe-Fx II: 12 Tempo
  • Axe-Fx II: 16.9 Tempo Cross Reference
  • AX8: ...
  • FX8: ...

Tapping tempo

  • The Global menu provides a Tap Tempo mode option. “Average” averages up to the last ten taps. “Last Two” uses only the most recent two taps to determine the tempo.

Tempo menu in FX8

  • When tapping the tempo, the Tempo menu appears. You can specify in the Global menu how long it should stay on-screen.

Tempo LED

  • Cliff: "The tempo LED is handled by a low-priority thread so it isn't rock solid and the higher the CPU usage the less solid it will be. The metronome, however, is perfectly accurate." source

Metronome

  • Fractal Audio devices can output a metronome signal via the Tempo menu. The metronome plays through Output 1 only. You can start the metronome using an IA switch or through the Tempo menu.

Auto-activating a delay

  • If the parameter Auto Delay in the Tempo menu is “ON,” any delay blocks that are bypassed will become active whenever a tempo is tapped in. This allows you to set the tempo and un-bypass your delay block(s) from a single footswitch.

MIDI CCs for Tempo and Metronome

  • MIDI CC for Tempo: CC 14.
  • MIDI CC for Metronome: CC 122.

Controlling Axe-FX tempo via Sysex

  • In some situations it may be desirable to send tempo information to the Axe-FX when changing presets. This reduces the need to maintain many similar presets for songs with different tempos. This Thread provides a list of hexadecimal codes that control Axe-FX tempo. These can be inserted into the MFC-101's Preset Custom MIDI Message field in order to set a desired tempo when a preset is loaded. They can also be used Sysex editors, or with any MIDI controller that has the capacity to send custom hexadecimal messages.