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Tap (Tempo)
Applies to: Tempo
The Tap button’s red LED flashes in time with the current tempo, with the down beat of each 4/4 measure
flashing brighter than the remaining three beats.
When pressed, this light flashes in time with the Looper, Chopper, Stutter and Echo effects. Provided you have
not previously recorded a loop, you can re-tap the tempo at any time to sync up with your current song. Keep in
mind that you can tap at half-time or double-time for more flexible control.
NOTE: When the LOOPER is activated (glowing green), this means an audio loop has been recorded. You won’t
be able to tap a new tempo until the loop is erased. The LOOPER section (later in this manual) explains how you
can record and erase drum and audio loops.
RoomSense
Did you notice that little hole on the front of the unit? It’s a microphone!
It’s there for two reasons:
1.
If you activate HardTune effects and you’re not using MIDI, keyboard audio or an Aux music source to
guide key/scale, the mic will listen for chords in the room (like a nearby guitar) and try to figure out key
and scale from that! Pretty cool.
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RoomSense is the most unpredictable of the key/scale trackers, since the room dynamics and
chord information are most easily obscured using this mode.
2.
If you don’t plug in a microphone and have headphones connected, you can sing into the onboard mic.
It’s a great way to practice with virtually no other equipment.
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If you’re singing into the RoomSense mic, the Main Outputs *there isn’t a Mic Out on VE* will be
muted to prevent feedback.
