ARP Tempo 2x speed of Drum Track Tempo?

engineerjoel · Post by **engineerjoel** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:00 pm

I'm trying to program a patch where by the ARP tempo is twice the speed as the Drum track's tempo.

For example: I would like the ARP to run at 180 BPM; meanwhile, the Drum Track runs at 90 BPM.

For audio example: Check out factory program Bank A 039 (Direct E. Piano 1).
When I set the ARP to 180 BPM, the ARP groove is good. But, when I add the default drum track, the groove is just way too fast and erractic sounding.

thanks,

billbaker · Post by **billbaker** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:15 pm

What you want to look at is the clock value as it is expressed for Arp in note values such that the values are off-set by one, i.e., drum at 1/8ths, arp at 1/4s. Not sure where that is on the M50, I know its on the arp play page of the Triton - the M50 should be similar.

You can chose (I think) from 16ths down to half notes including triplet values.

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dimitra · Post by **dimitra** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:22 am

Yes, the Arp setup page, as well as P0, Arp tab has this setting. Just set the note value from 1/8 (if it was at 1/8), to 1/16th.

Alternatively, you could modify the drum track to be a "half-beat" version of itself, but IMHO, this is way more work.

engineerjoel · Post by **engineerjoel** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:00 pm

Hey Billbaker & Dimitra,

Thanks for the excellent Tips. Works perfectly.

Thanks,