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Rhythm

Tap tempo, the Effect card on screen 2, and fanning a colour across the pick.

Do this

  1. Tap tempo: tap Tap or T on the beat. Two taps set it. A gap over 2 s starts a new count.
  2. Tap the BPM readout to open −, +, ÷2 and ×2. ÷2 and ×2, or , and ., fix a count that came out half or double.
  3. − and + move the beat 20 ms. Sync makes now the first beat of the bar.
  4. Effects: pick lights, then tap Effects in their card on screen 2.
  5. Kind: Sine, Ramp, Chase or Colour cycle. Beats: how long one cycle takes, 1/4 to 8.
  6. Size, Spread, Phase shape it. Changes while it runs glide in, no jump.
  7. Base: From look, or drag your own floor. A KEY or FOH light stops at its cap.
  8. Go starts on the next beat. Stop ends this effect. Stop all effects: tap, then tap again.
  9. Fan: set From and To, then tap Fan. The colours spread left to right across the pick.
Five pars on screen 2: Chase at 2 beats, Go, a colour fan, then Stop all twice.
Five pars on screen 2: Chase at 2 beats, Go, a colour fan, then Stop all twice. 8.2 s loop, captured from the real page.

Keys and gestures

PressWhat happens
T or TapTap tempo.
, .Half or double the tempo.
SyncNow is beat one.
BPM readout, then − +Beat 20 ms earlier or later.
GoEffect starts on the next beat.
Stop all effects, twiceEvery effect stops.
FanFrom and To spread across the pick.

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