Bpm System; Setting The Bpm Manually; Setting The Bpm Using Tap Tempo; Setting The Bpm Automatically - Korg ZERO Manuel D'utilisation

4. BPM system

In the ZERO8, the BPM (Beats Per Minute) setting is used as the master
clock for MIDI and for effects that are synchronized to the BPM. The
ZERO8 has an Auto BPM function that automatically detects the BPM from
an audio input source. You can also set the BPM manually.

Setting the BPM manually

1. Press the BPM button to access the BPM page.
2. Turn push-knobs 7 and 8 to set the desired BPM.
By turning push-knob 8 you can adjust the BPM in fine steps of 0.01.

Setting the BPM using tap tempo

Press the TAP button at least three times to the beat of the song. The inter-
val at which you pressed the button will be calculated, and specified as the
BPM value.

Setting the BPM automatically

Here's how you can use the Auto BPM Counter to detect the BPM of a song
that's being input.
1. Press the BPM button to access the BPM page.
2. In the LCD display, press 1–8 or the MASTER button to
select the source whose BPM you want to detect.
If you select 1–8, the BPM will be detected from the sound of the cor-
responding channel.
If you select MASTER, the BPM will be detected from the mixed sound
of all channels.
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3. In the LCD display, press the AUTO BPM button to turn
AUTO BPM on; automatic BPM detection will begin.
If the BPM is detected incorrectly, you can leave AUTO BPM turned
on, and press the TAP button at the beat of the song; the BPM will be
automatically detected using your manual tapping as a guideline.
While AUTO BPM is on, the BPM will continue to be adjusted auto-
matically even if the BPM of the audio input is changing.
TIP: By pressing the AUTO BPM button on the panel, you can
turn AUTO BPM on/off even when you're not in the BPM
page.
TIP: The BPM cannot be detected correctly for songs that don't
have a definite beat.