Poke the Knobs

The Tap screen sets up tap tempo over MIDI in both directions. ZOMG, OnSong can send a MIDI event on every beat according to the tempo set on each song, & it can totally steal its tempo from taps sent by another device. On some MIDI equipment, this can be used to set the tempo instead of using MIDI clock, which sends 24 MIDI events per quarter note, or sendin' the BPM as Control Changes. (Srsly, who knew there were this many ways to say "go faster"?)

Sync Mode

Pick which direction your taps are gonna bounce.

• Off neither sends nor follows taps. Ya know, the boring default.
• Both sends taps & follows taps from another device. (Double the action, double the confusion!)
• Lead sends a tap on every beat at the tempo of the song you\'re viewin\'. You\'re the boss. For now.
• Follow takes OnSong\'s tempo from taps another device sends. You\'re not the boss anymore.

Lead

If you choose Both or Lead, you can configure the MIDI events that are sent usin\' this section (buckle up, peeps):

• Channels chooses the channels to send on. Pick On All Channels or one or more specific channels. Spray & pray, baby.
• Beat is the MIDI command sent on every beat. Type it usin\' OnSong\'s MIDI syntax, such as CC105, the default. Only the controller matters, so you don\'t gotta enter a value. Separate more than one command with spaces. (Yeah, we know, it\'s freakin\' nerdy.)
• Downbeat is an optional command sent on the first beat of each bar. Sendin\' one lets the other device line up its bar, not just its tempo. Fancy, right?

Follow

These settings control which incoming taps OnSong follows if you\'ve selected Both or Follow (aka "listening mode"):

• Channel chooses the channel to listen on, or On all channels. HEAR EVERYTHING.
• Beat is the MIDI command that counts as a tap.
• Downbeat is an optional command that marks the first beat of a bar.

These are stored as MIDI Triggers, so they also appear in the Triggers list & can be edited there. Leave a field empty to stop followin\' it. (Easy peasy.)