Beat and tempo: tap, BPM and the downbeat
Autoloops run to the beat. In live mode you set the tempo yourself, let the microphone listen or play a song from the project. This article covers setting it by hand.
Step by step
- Tap “TAP” at least twice along with the music (or press T). Droplit takes the average of your last taps. After a 2-second pause, counting starts over.
- Fine-tune: “−” and “+” change the tempo by 1 BPM, with ⇧ held by 0.1 BPM. On the keyboard use ↑ and ↓.
- A fixed value: tap the BPM number and type the tempo. 40 to 220 BPM are possible.
- Tap “1” (or press R) when the downbeat comes in the music. The Autoloop bars then start exactly there.
- The four dots show which beat of the bar you are on.
More from “Live mode”
- Opening live modeLive mode plays all Autoloops, static looks and song shows of your project on the 3D stage, and you control them the way you do on the night: on the computer, on the PRIME 4 or on the Control One. That way you see how your shows work together before the gig.Summary
- Live Desk: control your show while you DJThe Live Desk is your own MIDI surface for SoundSwitch: on your computer, tablet and phone. It comes mapped to your show, with the names and colors of your loops and looks. There is nothing to learn or map.Summary
- Spot Director: guide your movers from your phone on the nightWith Spot Director you guide your moving heads from your phone or tablet during the event. Tap the floor and all selected heads go there together. Drag your finger and they follow the couple across the dance floor.Summary
- Choosing the controls: Perform, PRIME 4, Control One, StageAt the top of live mode you choose what the controls look like. Each layout recreates a device, so you pick your shows the same way you do on the night.Summary
- Playing Autoloops and static looks liveIn the “Perform” layout you see SoundSwitch 2.11 in Performance mode, just like on your laptop after clicking “MIDI”: the same tabs, buttons, colors and spacing. You play Autoloops and static looks there just as on the night.Summary