Dave Smith Instruments MONO EVOLVER KEYBOARD - Manual (Page 17)

Prog Tempo: Off, On – When set to Off, changing a Program will not change the
tempo- this is useful for keeping a constant tempo but using different sounds. If set to
On, a Program change will change the tempo to the BPM and Clock Divide values
saved with the Program. When on, changing the main BPM will also change the
Program BPM, and vice-versa. When off, changing one has no effect on the other.
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Tempo (BPM): xxx
Clock Div:xxxxxx
Tempo: 30…250 – Sets the basic speed for the sequencer in BPM. Actual speed also
depends on the Clock Divide setting. If using MIDI clock, it will display the BPM of the
incoming MIDI clocks. If Prog Tempo is On, the Tempo and Clock Divide will both be
updated on every Program change.
Clock Divide: see table – Used as a clock divider to provide a wider range of
sequencer speeds. When set to Quartr (quarter notes), the BPM setting is exact, i.e.
120 BPM = 120 BPM. If set to Half (half note), the actual speed is half, so a setting of
120 BPM will actually play at 60 BPM.
Swing settings add a delay to every the odd steps (1, 3, 5, and so on), while
shortening the even steps by the same amount, for a swing feel to the timing. Half
swing is the same with less delay.
Here are all the possible settings, with the effect on the overall tempo:
Display Tempo Timing Division
Half BPM/2 Half note
Quartr BPM Quarter note
Eighth BPM x 2 Eighth note
8 half BPM x 2 Eighth note, half swing timing
8swing BPM x 2 Eighth note, full swing timing
8 trip BPM x 3 Eighth note triplets
16th BPM x 4 Sixteenth note
16half BPM x 4 Sixteenth note, half swing timing
16swng BPM x 4 Sixteenth note, full swing timing
16trip BPM x 6 Sixteenth note triplets
32nd BPM x 8 Thirty-second note
32trip BPM x 12 Thirty-second note triplets
64trip BPM x 24 Sixty-fourth note triplets
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MIDI Program:xxx
MIDI Pressure:xx
MIDI Program: Off, On – When On, the synth will respond to MIDI program changes
received, and will transmit Program changes to MIDI Out.
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