Disaster Area Design SMARTClock Quick Start Manual page 4

Tempo O utputs a nd S ubdivisions
The S MARTClock h as t hree T empo O utputs t hat a re c apable o f s ending t aps t o n on-­‐MIDI d evices. T he
Tempo Outputs are electrically isolated for low noise, and can act as "normally open" or "normally
closed" switches. Most tap tempo capable devices use normally open switching, most Boss / Roland
products u se n ormally c losed. P lease c onsult t he u ser m anual o f y our t ap t empo p edals t o d etermine
the c orrect s witch t ype.
The S MARTClock c an e asily s end o ut d ifferent t ap r atios, b y s ubdividing t he c lock r ate. F urthermore,
each preset may be saved with different subdivisions for each Tempo Output, so that a variety of
delay o r m odulation r ates c an b e a chieved.
To set the subdivisions, enter Tap Tempo mode and tap the encoder. The display will show the
currently selected Tempo Output and subdivision. Turn the encoder to set the subdivision, tap to
move b etween t empo a nd s ubdivision m enus.
If your devices have their own subdivision selectors, set these to quarter note to make sure
the S MARTClock s ubdivisions a re a ccurate.
Subdivision R eference C hart
Subdivision
Wh Whole N ote
HF Half N ote
HT Half N ote T riplet
Qu Quarter N ote
8d Dotted E ighth N ote
Qt Quarter N ote T riplet
8 Eighth N ote
8t Eighth N ote T riplet
16 Sixteenth N ote
Using t he T empo O utputs a s s elector s witches
The Tempo Outputs may also be used as selector switches. This may be used to toggle a favorite
switch or expression pedal input on your devices, so that some presets have different
sounds.
To use the Tempo Outputs as selector switches, set TAPA or TAPB to OFF in the Setup menu. The
clock will send no taps. To enable the output / close the Tempo Output switch, set the
subdivision t o a ny v alue o ther t han W h / W hole N ote. S etting t he s ubdivision t o W h / W hole
Note w ill t urn t he o utput o ff. S aving t he p reset w ith t he s ubdivisions s et w ill s ave t he T empo
Output state. When the preset is recalled the Tempo Output state will switch to the saved
state.
Note Clock R atio
w 1 t ap p er 4 c lock t icks
h 1 t ap p er 2 c lock t icks
P h hh 3 t aps p er 4 c lock t icks
q 1 t ap p er c lock t ick
e. 4 t aps p er 3 c lock t icks
P q qq 3 t aps p er 2 c lock t icks
e 2 t aps p er c lock t ick
3 t aps p er c lock t ick
rTy
s 4 t aps p er c lock t ick