TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

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TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby kg0 » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:11 pm

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.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby Obitheincredible » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:23 pm

I have support looking into this for you.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby brianbane » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:26 pm

It's not currently possible, unfortunately.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby electrrr » Sat Dec 13, 2014 1:42 pm

After so many requests all over the forum, it's a shame IK Multimedia hasn't looked into this yet...
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby beatpete » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:27 am

Has this been rectified? I can't believe that so called "pro" app doesn't have midi tap tempo!
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby emilebes » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:50 am

Yes, people have been requesting this since 2012 but they obviously don't care about what the customers want. :(
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby emilebes » Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:23 pm

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/
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby tapslore » Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:45 am

Interesting! Will try. And thanks for sharing!

emilebes wrote: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/
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby bwademusic » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:49 pm

tapslore wrote:Interesting! Will try. And thanks for sharing!

emilebes wrote: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?
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby emilebes » Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:18 am

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.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby bwademusic » Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:26 pm

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..
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby emilebes » Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:48 am

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.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby bwademusic » Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:39 pm

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.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby bwademusic » Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:54 pm

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.
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Re: TAP Tempo via MIDI Controller

Postby emilebes » Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:27 pm

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