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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "spaceanimals" <rainbowjimmy@s...> wrote:
> There's a tempo setting on the AN1x that controls the arp and 
> sequencer. Does that also control the tempo of the tempo delay?
> 

The TempoDly effect will synchronize to either:

a) the internal clock that drives the Arp/Seq
or
b) to incoming MIDI Clock when the Tempo is set to MIDI, i.e., reduce the Tempo to 
less than 40 and the display will read 'MIDI'.


> Also, I know there some conversion charts but can someone tell me 
> what number I set the LFO to get 120 bpm?
> 

In the Documentation directory of our files section here at Yahoo! Groups

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files

is an Excel spread sheet an-lfo.xls provided by Yamaha that lists the relative values of 
the AN1x LFO to actual Hz values. This same spreadsheet is available as a PDF from 
the XGFactory web site:

http://www.xgfactory.com/downloads/an-lfo1.PDF 

Once you have the Hz value you can calculate the BPM and corresponding beat 
divisions. 

A quick visit to Shareware Music Machine http://www.hitsquad.com/ will reveal MANY 
freeware and shareware Music calculators for just this sort of work. 

My current favorite for OS X is 'BPMCalc'. I thought we had a copy of WizCalc for Win 
in the Files section butit is no longer there - perhaps I was mistaken...

I would suggest you might find the FreeEG more convienant as it also sync's to either 
the Arp/Seq or incoming MIDI Clock. Using a FreeEG Tracks you can record your knob 
movements or modulations and set a division of measures using the Length option.

Jon