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Allen & Heath 22 XONE:DB4 User Guide

BPM ENGINES

The XONE:DB4 has four independent BPM detection engines, one per channel. Tempo analysis is

complex, what might seem an obvious beat to a human requires sophisticated algorithms for a micro-

processor to interpret.

Unlike a DAW (digital audio workstation) the DB4 doesn’t have the complete song file to analyse, it has

to do it real time by “listening” to the audio. To improve the speed and accuracy of tempo analyses the

beat detection engines can be guided to look for a tempo within a given range. This is selected in the

setup menu, under “BPM RANGE”.

The range options are shown below; choose one that nearest matches the

style of music you normally play. If you tend to play songs with a wide variety

of different tempos, set the detection system to 60 to 240, but be prepared for

the occasional misreading, usually a direct harmonic of the real tempo, espe-

cially where there is syncopation.

If the BPM is obviously incorrect, tap the beat using the FX TIME/TAP control;

this will guide the detection system to trigger off the correct percussive ele-

ments within the track, and assist accurate beat analysis.

EXTERNAL MIDI CLOCK

If your playback source is a DAW running through the built-in USB2.0 multi-

channel soundcard, you can use MIDI clock as the timing source for the DB4,

this will override normal BPM detection and affects all channels. If you select

this mode make sure that your DAW supports sending MIDI clocks, and that

this feature is enabled.

TEMPO RESET

The BPM detection system can be forced into a reset by holding down the FX TIME encoder until

the tempo display changes to “- - - .-”. The BPM is automatically reset when a new audio source is

selected, or the range changed in the menu. The BPM cannot be reset whilst a loop is active on

that channel, until the looper is cleared (ROLL LED OFF).

TAP TEMPO

In addition to the previously discussed detection and synchronising systems, a BPM can be ‘tapped’

using the FX TIME encoder. You need to tap a minimum of six times before the tempo will be

displayed. The tap function can be used to force the BPM detection system to lock onto a harmon-

ic of the beat, useful for creating odd time signatures.

Tap tempo can also be used to extend the Loop length for tempos over 120BPM. For instance,

tapping every second beat of a 128BPM track will force the BPM engine to sync to 64BPM, thus

doubling the loop time from 4 bars to 8. Note that the displayed beat fractions will be out by a fac-

tor of 2.

TEMPO LOCK

Current Tempo can be locked at any time by pressing and holding the FX TIME encoder until the

padlock symbol comes up in the display. When a tempo is locked it will not change when switching

to an alternative audio source.

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