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Tempo and Swing
Tempo and Swing are closely related and the methods of adjusting them are very similar.
Tempo
Circuit Rhythm will operate at any tempo in the range 40 to 240 BPM; the default tempo for a new
Project is 90 BPM. The tempo can be set by the internal tempo clock, or by an external MIDI clock
source. External MIDI clock can be applied either via the USB port or the MIDI In port.
To display and adjust the BPM of the internal tempo clock, press the Tempo/Swing button
16
to
open
Tempo View. (Like most of Circuit Rhythm’s buttons, you can short-press to switch the grid to
Tempo View, or long-press to check the BPM momentarily.)
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.
0 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
Macro control 1 (Tune) is used to adjust the tempo; its LED illuminates bright blue.
External clock
No switching is required to allow Circuit Rhythm to be synced to a source of external MIDI clock
(subject to clock settings – see “Clock settings” on page 91). If a valid external clock is applied, it
will automatically be selected as the clock source, and the grid will display “SYN” in red if Macro 1 is
turned. Adjusting Macro 1 will not alter the internal tempo when an external clock is in use.
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