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Tempo and Swing
Tempo and Swing are closely related and the methods of adjusting them are very similar.
Tempo
Circuit Tracks will operate at any tempo in the range 40 to 240 BPM; the default tempo for a new
Project is 120 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 Tracks’ 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 is used to adjust the tempo; its LED illuminates bright blue.
External clock
No switching is required to allow Circuit Tracks to be slaved to a source of external MIDI clock
(subject to clock settings – see “Clock settings” on page 106). 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.
While the internal tempo clock only allows integer BPMs (i.e., no fractional tempo values), Circuit Tracks
will synchronise to any external clock rates – including fractional values - in the range 30 to 300 BPM.
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