TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

[kg0]

Anybody know how to control tap tempo in AmpliTube III externally? I have been able to figure out how to controll most partameters except tap tempo.

[Obitheincredible]

I have support looking into this for you.

[brianbane]

It's not currently possible, unfortunately.

[electrrr]

After so many requests all over the forum, it's a shame IK Multimedia hasn't looked into this yet...

[beatpete]

Has this been rectified? I can't believe that so called "pro" app doesn't have midi tap tempo!

[emilebes]

Yes, people have been requesting this since 2012 but they obviously don't care about what the customers want.

[emilebes]

I've figured out a work around to set the BPM via midi in Amplitube 3. You need a program called midiStroke.

MidiStroke converts midi signals to keystrokes. The letter "t' is the keyboard shortcut in Amplitube to set the tap tempo. (You have to hit it at least 4 time before it changes tempo.) Once I configured midiStroke, I added an external pedal to my iRig Blueboard, launched the Blueboard app and there you go!! You don't need and external pedal for the blueboard but it helps.

http://www.charlie-roberts.com/midiStroke/

[tapslore]

Interesting! Will try. And thanks for sharing!

I've figured out a work around to set the BPM via midi in Amplitube 3. You need a program called midiStroke.

MidiStroke converts midi signals to keystrokes. The letter "t' is the keyboard shortcut in Amplitube to set the tap tempo. (You have to hit it at least 4 time before it changes tempo.) Once I configured midiStroke, I added an external pedal to my iRig Blueboard, launched the Blueboard app and there you go!! You don't need and external pedal for the blueboard but it helps.

http://www.charlie-roberts.com/midiStroke/

[bwademusic]

Interesting! Will try. And thanks for sharing!

I've figured out a work around to set the BPM via midi in Amplitube 3. You need a program called midiStroke.

MidiStroke converts midi signals to keystrokes. The letter "t' is the keyboard shortcut in Amplitube to set the tap tempo. (You have to hit it at least 4 time before it changes tempo.) Once I configured midiStroke, I added an external pedal to my iRig Blueboard, launched the Blueboard app and there you go!! You don't need and external pedal for the blueboard but it helps.

http://www.charlie-roberts.com/midiStroke/

that's a great idea..when you say external pedal do you mean switch? How would a pedal generate taps?

[emilebes]

I have an iRig Blueboard connected via bluetooth but the buttons on that is not good for tap tempo. I attached a Yamaha sustain pedal to the Blueboard that is much better for tap tempo.

[bwademusic]

but how would that allow you to "tap" the tempo? It seems a pedal would increase or decrease the bpm but not "tap" tempo. Could you elaborate? thanks..

[emilebes]

The BPM gets set by the tempo at which you repeatedly press (tap) down on the pedal. To set the BPM you have to tap the pedal at least 4 times.

[bwademusic]

OK thanks for replying...so as you step down on the pedal (I'm thinking mean a continuous pedal as in expression pedal) does the midi stroke read the one CC you program for the keypad stroke as the pedal passes through that note or am I thinking this out wrongly?
PS this all becomes clear if the pedal is just a step on switch to send out a midi CC number. That I can understand....thanks again for clearifying this for me...I can't even get IK tech to speak on the subject so far.

[bwademusic]

HI again, sorry for my last question, I just noticed you're using a sustain pedal That explains it!
I think I have a sustain pedal somewhere so I'll try it...thanks...Brett

PS I still can't see why IK could not have included some kind of feature in amplitube to accommodate such an important function. This question has been popping up for years.

[emilebes]

I agree completely. Just wish there were other shortcuts as well.