UAD‑2 Live Rack Manual
Chapter 4: Live Rack Application
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Changing tempo values via MIDI
Tap tempo can be used to set a new tempo from incoming MIDI that is received via the
macOS operating system. This method requires any external MIDI hardware and/or MIDI
software that is recognized by Audio MIDI Setup, which is macOS’s MIDI routing utility
application (located in /Applications/Utilities).
About external MIDI tap tempo control
• Audio MIDI Setup must be configured before Live Rack is launched. After it is
properly configured, Audio MIDI Setup does not need to remain open.
• MIDI note values or MIDI controller values can be used as the data source.
• Live Rack cannot synchronize the tempo to incoming MIDI beat clock.
MIDI configuration/setup
1. Before Live Rack is opened, verify the MIDI output device and/or MIDI software is
configured properly and active in Audio MIDI Setup.
2. In the View Menu>Settings>MIDI Tab (
DEVICE, MIDI CHANNEL, DATA TYPE, and DATA VALUE to match the transmitted
MIDI data.
3. Transmit the MIDI note or controller (as specified in the previous step) at least
four times to establish the tempo. The Tempo Display is RED during this period.
4. After a new tempo value is established, the new tempo is used and the Tempo
Display changes back to BLACK. Simply retransmit the MIDI data to apply further
tempo updates.