What's a good usb tap tempo device?

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What's a good usb tap tempo device?

As a guitar player, using MS for delay effects, I need to reset the delay time on the fly as drummers (inevitably) speed up. I find the touch pad on my MBP doesn't always track my taps accurately, so I'm looking for a usb controller to map to tap tempo. Has anyone found a really accurate one?

Soma

Posted on Nov 24, 2009 1:42 PM

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Jilles

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Nov 25, 2009 1:51 AM in response to Soma spiral

Any USB Controller will do because you do the (midi)mapping in MS. A KORG NanoKontrol is perfect while it is small and is pretty cheap.

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gilapuki

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Nov 25, 2009 6:48 AM in response to Soma spiral

I use a MIDI controller with knobs & sliders.

In MS, set one of these to Tap Tempo.
Restrict your control range to a pair of useful tempi, e.g. slowest 60 bpm - highest 280 bpm.

This method is more accurate than tapping the tempo & very easy to control.

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Soma spiral Author

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Nov 26, 2009 12:03 PM in response to gilapuki

Your method is accurate, but doesn't help in my situation. Using a knob to enter a numeric tempo is a best guess method, that can be refined, or dialed in, as you go. I am listening to live drummers, and need to enter the tempo accurately on the first try, or my delays create havoc. I need a very accurate tapping device.

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Nov 27, 2009 4:40 AM in response to Soma spiral

Maybe you should try a foot controller. You can set a pedal as a tap tempo and then you would be able to control it live. A cheap controller is the FCB1010 from behringer. You should try it.

Is that what you want?

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Soma spiral Author

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Nov 28, 2009 12:34 AM in response to Alex Favilla

That's the kind of thing I'm looking for, or something with finger pads. I'm asking for a recommendation for a device that someone has actually used and finds it accurate for entering tempo information live.

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