The most exact tempo is not useful, when the music is completely out of time. This is why the BOOM
KICK uses a sophisticated algorithm, which will slightly increase or decrease the tempo in short time,
to get constantly closer to the time you are tapping.
If “phase correction” is on, each tap has an influence on the phase and shifts the rhythm in the direction
of the next quarter note. (To the next "2" or "4" in the "24one mode", see below.)
To keep the influence of inaccurate taps small, the average values are constantly calculated. This means
that with an increasing amount of taps the influence on the phase is larger. When you stop tapping, the
phase shift ceases. However, single taps still have a certain influence.
For four new measurements you will have to tap five times: e.g. "1" - measurement - "2" -
measurement - "3" - measurement - "4" - measurement - "1"'
Keep in mind that BOOM KICK is an instrument and exact tapping has to be learned in the same way
as time-correct playing of other instruments.
Three preset sounds
BOOM KICK contains three different preset sounds. In order to change the preset, make sure BOOM
KICK is stopped, next tap the mute switch until you’re in single tapping mode (blue). Now, while you
hold the tap switch, you can select the preset by tapping the mute switch.
Preset #1 is cyan, #2 is yellow, #3 is magenta.
(If you prefer to change the preset without hearing its sound, you can alter-natively hold the mute
switch on turning blue and select with the tap switch.)
Editing presets
Select the preset you intend to edit by going to single tapping
mode (blue), holding the tap switch and tapping the mute
switch. Next tap the mute switch again and while holding it,
release the tap switch instead. The mute switch’s LED is
flashing red now, indicating you can change the MIX parameter
“bass drum” vs. “noise”. (Inside BOOM KICK, there’s a bass
drum synthesizer and a noise synthesizer.)
Use the tap switch to change it. Red means 100% bassdrum, 0%
noise, the next steps are yellow, green, cyan, blue, magenta and
white. White means 0% bassdrum, 100% noise.
Once you found your setting, click the mute switch to edit the
next parameter. This is the bassdrum frequency (NOTE), the
mute switch’s LED flashes yellow now. In case the MIX
parameter’s on 100% noise (0% bassdrum, no need to tune),
different cowbells can be selected vs. white noise instead.
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