KAOSS PAD KP3+ Owner's manual - Korg

Using Tap Tempo to set the BPM
If you’re not certain of the BPM value of a
song, you can set the BPM by pressing the
TAP/RANGE button in rhythm with the beat of
the song.
1. Press the TAP/RANGE button three or
more times in rhythm with the beat of the song.
The KP3+ will detect how fast you’re pressing
the button, the corresponding BPM value will
appear in the display, and that BPM value will
be set.
TIP: You can’t use Tap Tempo if the KP3+ is synchronized
to MIDI timing clock data that’s received from
an external MIDI device.
Auto BPM detection
The KP3+ can set the BPM value automatically
by detecting the beat of the song. If the
song's BPM changes, the KP3's BPM value
will change in sync.
1. Press the AUTO BPM button to turn on
Auto BPM detection.
2. The AUTO BPM button will light up, and the
BPM of the incoming audio source will be detected
automatically.
If the KP3+ is unable to detect the BPM
Press the TAP/RANGE button several times in
time with the beat of the song; the KP3+ will
automatically detect the BPM using the beat
you manually tapped as a guideline.
Because of the way that the Auto BPM function
operates, it may erroneously detect a value
that is 1/2 or 2/3 of the correct BPM value,
or small deviations may arise. In such cases,
you can use the TAP/RANGE button to make
compensations. If you press the TAP/RANGE
button while Auto BPM detection is active, the
value you specify by tapping will become the
center value of the BPM range.
TIP It’s not possible to detect the BPM value from
music that does not have a clear sense of beat. The
detectable BPM range is from 80 to 160.
MIDI Sync function
The BPM of the KP3+ can be set to follow
MIDI Time Clock messages from an external
MIDI device. Connect the MIDI OUT connector
of an external MIDI device (such as a sequencer
set to transmit MIDI time clock messages)
to the MIDI IN connector of the KP3+.
TIP: This function will not synchronize sequence
data with the KP3+’s rhythm pattern programs. If you
want to synchronize sequenced data and the KP3+’s
internal rhythm patterns, you will either have to insert
a Touch Pad On message into the beginning of each
measure of your sequence data, or touch the touch
pad at the beginning of each of the KP3+ phrases to
start the pattern.
TIP: If you want the KP3+ to receive Timing Clock
and Touch Pad On messages, go to MIDI Setting
(→p.20), and select “Applying the MIDI message filter”
(→p.21) so that these messages will be received.
TIP: You can not use the Tap Tempo or Auto BPM
functions while the KP3+ is receiving Timing Clock
from an external MIDI device.
Turning off Auto BPM
Press the AUTO BPM button to make the button
go dark. The Auto BPM function will turn
off, and the current BPM value will be fixed.
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