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Based on the Deluge Manual – Amadeus Edition (draft). Being updated for community firmware up to C1.3.

4.3 Tempo & Swing

Tempo can be set manually or a tap tempo option is available.

Manually setting the tempo

  1. turn Turn TempoTempo control to adjust the BPM in +/-1 BPM Increments.
  2. For higher BPM increments, press & turn Press Turn TempoTempo to adjust the BPM.
  3. The display will show tempo settings when adjustments are being made. Press TempoTempo to quickly check the current setting.
  4. This behaviour can be reversed in the community features menu in the system settings.

Setting the tempo using tap tempo

  1. Tap the Tap Tempo button two or more taps. The button will flash green while tapping.
  2. Tempo will adjust automatically and more accurately as more taps are captured.
  3. The display will show tempo settings when tapping.
C1.3 Four-press tap tempo. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Community Features Menu (aka Runtime Settings).

Switching the metronome on/off

  1. Press Shift + Tap Tempo button. The button will illuminate green to signify that the metronome is turned on.
  2. The metronome will sound out when the sequence is in play and running. A higher pitch at each bar start and lower pitch on the beat.
  3. (OUTPUT LEVEL) will adjust the entire volume output and headphone output. This will also affect the metronome volume. The metronome volume level with respect to the main output audio level can be set in the global setting defaults.
  4. Press Shift + Tap Tempo button when metronome is on to turn it off. The button will be unlit to signify that the metronome is turned off.

Adjusting swing

  1. Press Shift + turn Turn TempoTempo button. A swing % value between 1-99 can be dialled in to adjust the swing and shift.

Swing feature provides a rhythmic adjustment that brings a more natural and organic feel to songs and operates generically and not at an individual note level.

Adjusting the swing interval setting

  1. Open the settings menu by pressing Shift + SelectSelect.
  2. Turn the SelectSelect control to navigate the menu top level and select SWING INTERVAL
  3. Press SelectSelect
  4. turn Turn SelectSelect to choose between 2 bar, 1 bar, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th, 32nd, 64th, 128th note intervals. 16th is the default setting.
  5. Press Back/Undo to back out of the menu when the parameter has been changed or at any time in the menu to back up.
  6. The swing interval setting is saved as part of a song. New songs revert to default while saved and reloaded songs will retain the swing interval setting.
C1.2 Playback start behaviour. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.