# Add option to display tap tempo indicator on screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [September 9, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/add-option-to-display-tap-tempo-indicator-on-screen/23289 "2026-09-09T00:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anartist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@anartist](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/anartist)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/add-option-to-display-tap-tempo-indicator-on-screen/23289/1 "2026-09-09T00:42:06Z")
I’m surprised I couldn’t find a feature request for this, especially after seeing multiple suggestions for it in the [Disable blinking Tap temp light](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/disable-blinking-tap-temp-light/3861/5) thread: > [@Disable blinking Tap temp light](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/disable-blinking-tap-temp-light/3861/5): > > I will add that it would be great to implement the ability to display a blinking indicator on the screen, as is done on the BOSS processors: > ![Metronom](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/neuraldsp/original/2X/c/c08e687c6cb2c44a60225bda1e8829922fbb82be.gif) > [@Disable blinking Tap temp light](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/disable-blinking-tap-temp-light/3861/9): > > But switching to a indicator on the display and turning the blink off is equally necessary. > [@Disable blinking Tap temp light](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/disable-blinking-tap-temp-light/3861/10): > > OMG what a GREAT idea!@!!! > [@Disable blinking Tap temp light](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/disable-blinking-tap-temp-light/3861/11): > > Adding my vote. Either a dimmer or the ability to disable the LED altogether would be great. Move to on screen would be even better still. Interestingly, all of these suggestions were made before the QC Mini existed. I’d say this feature is even more relevant to the QC Mini where the current tap tempo indicator obscures what the footswitch D LED would normally display. For implementation, I imagine a simple option in the global settings: **Tap Tempo Indicator** ☑ LED (default) ☐ On Screen With **LED** selected, the tap tempo indicator would behave as it does currently. With **On Screen** selected, the tap tempo could instead be shown as a small blinking dot on the display. A green blinking dot when using the QC’s internal tap tempo, or a blue blinking dot when receiving MIDI clock. I guess there could be an option to enable both the LED indicator and on screen indicator at the same time, but I don’t see the point of that unless the on screen option also has the option to show the BPM similarly to the BOSS example above. That’s the end of the feature request, BUT, as a bonus, there could also be a global override to always show or hide the tap tempo indicator, regardless of how it is configured on the tempo screen for each individual preset. I can see this potentially causing some confusion though. One way to address that would be to show a small **“!”** indicator on the tempo screen whenever the preset has the tap tempo indicator enabled but it has been disabled by the global override. Tapping the **“!”** could bring up an info box explaining that the global setting is overriding the preset setting, with a button to jump directly to the relevant global setting. That would preserve the flexibility of having both per-preset and global control, while still making it clear to the user why the indicator isn’t behaving according to the preset’s setting. ---
**Author:** ![DiffractionCircuit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/diffractioncircuit/32/3793_2.png) [@DiffractionCircuit](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/DiffractionCircuit)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/add-option-to-display-tap-tempo-indicator-on-screen/23289/2 "2026-09-09T01:26:36Z")
These requests have been kicking around already… > [@Display current tempo on the screen](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/display-current-tempo-on-the-screen/4522): > > Would be great if a tempo could be squeezed into the main screen at all times - or at least the option. As far as I can tell, there is no way of checking the tempo unless you hit the tap tempo switch (and change the tempo. Also would love for the QC to send midi clock out to, say, a strymon timeline, so at least the external pedal would then show the tempo! > [@Tap Tempo Screen Update](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/tap-tempo-screen-update/4758): > > The tap tempo screen is a little too much during a live performance and it stays up too long making it where you can’t see or use your stomps. It would be nice to have the tempo appear as an overlay on the screen while performing so it doesn’t interrupt. ---
**Author:** ![anartist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@anartist](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/anartist)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/add-option-to-display-tap-tempo-indicator-on-screen/23289/3 "2026-09-09T09:02:47Z")
The first request is about displaying the BPM so you don’t have to open the tempo screen to see what it is. The second request is about the tempo screen blocking the footswitches. This request is addressing a bit of a different issue, one that didn’t exist when those feature requests were made. Since the QC Mini doesn’t have a dedicated tap tempo LED, the current implementation effectively takes over the LED on Footswitch D. Having the option to display a tap tempo indicator on screen would give you the visual feedback without having to sacrifice the Footswitch D LED. It would basically be an option to have a blinking dot on screen instead of a blinking LED. They could be marged as overall tap tempo improvements though.