10
For the Sonic Adventurer
Notes on Tap Tempo!
The Tap Tempo feature of the SFX-10 is an incredibly powerful tool that
takes this pedal way beyond what “normal” delays can do. It totally
removes the guesswork of trying to sync your Delay time to a song’s
groove. Simply tap your foot on the Tap Tempo footswitch and you’ll
hear the Delays fall right in line, right on the downbeat, every time—
with whatever D/A, Feedback, and Modulation settings you’ve chosen.
Remember: If the Ratio/Delay Time switch is set to Delay Time, hitting
the Tap Tempo footswitch will generate one delay cycle per tap. When
this switch is set to Ratio, you can choose between quarter notes, dotted
eighth notes, eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes. Depending on
which bracket the knob is within. Hint: The triplet setting (three cycles
per tap) works great over shuffle grooves.
Another cool thing about the Déjà Vu’s Ratio mode is that you can now
use Tap Tempo to enter in delay times faster than humanly possible with
individual taps. 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 allow you to tap to beats up to 4 times
faster than your physical limitations!
