Korg KAOSS PAD KP3 User Manual download pdf (Page 11)

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Saving a pad motion

To save the pad motion you've just re-

corded, write (or re-write) the current pro-

gram into Program Memory (➝p.13)

Specifying the BPM

What is BPM?

BPM (Beats Per Minute) is the tempo of the

song expressed as the number of beats

(quarter notes) that occur in one minute. A

higher BPM value means a faster tempo.

Viewing the BPM

When you turn on the KP3, the BPM will

be set to 120.0 .

If the display shows the current program,

press the PROGRAM/BPM knob to switch

to the BPM display.

NOTE If the clock is set to external synchroniza-

tion, "Ext" will be shown in the display, and you

won't be able to specify the BPM value.

Manually setting the BPM

1. If the display shows the current pro-

gram, press the PROGRAM/BPM knob to

switch to the BPM display.

2. Use the PROGRAM/BPM knob to ad-

just the BPM value in steps of 0.1. By turn-

ing the PROGRAM/BPM knob while

holding down the SHIFT button, you can

adjust the integer portion of the value in

steps of 1.

NOTE The Auto BPM is automatically turned off.

Using Tap Tempo to set the BPM

If you’re not certain of the BPM value of a

song, you can set the BPM by pressing the

TAP/RANGE button in rhythm with the

beat of the song.

1. Press the TAP/RANGE button three or

more times in rhythm with the beat of the

song. The KP3 will detect the interval at

which you press the button, the corre-

sponding BPM value will appear in the

display, and that BPM value will be set.

Auto BPM detection

The KP3 can set the BPM value automati-

cally by detecting the beat of the song. If

the song's BPM changes, the KP3's BPM

value will change in sync.

1. Press the AUTO BPM button to turn on

Auto BPM detection.

2. The AUTO BPM button will light, and

the BPM of the incoming audio source will

be detected automatically.

If the KP3 is unable to detect the BPM

Press the TAP/RANGE button several

times in time with the beat of the song; the

KP3 will automatically detect the BPM us-

ing the beat you manually tapped as a

guideline.

Because of the way that the Auto BPM

function operates, it may erroneously de-

tect a value that is 1/2 or 2/3 of the correct

BPM value, or small deviations may arise.

In such cases, you can use the TAP/

RANGE button to make compensations. If

you press the TAP/RANGE button while

Auto BPM detection is active, the value

you specify by tapping will become the

center value of the BPM range.

NOTE It’s not possible to detect the BPM value

from music that does not have a clear sense of beat.

The detectable BPM range is from 80 to 160.

Specifying the beginning of the measure

While Auto BPM detection can accurately

capture the tempo, you can manually reset

which beat will be considered the start of

the measure. Hold down the SHIFT button

and press the TAP/RANGE (ALIGN) but-

ton; that moment will be specified as the

beginning of a measure. The button will

blink green at the beginning of the beat.

(This is fixed for 4/4; green› red ›red> red)

NOTE This setting will also re-align the beginning

of each sample.

Turning off Auto BPM

Press the AUTO BPM button to make the

button go dark. The Auto BPM function

will turn off, and the current BPM value

will be fixed.

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