"Transparent" Tap Tempo

After using the QC live, I’ve had several instances where have to tap tempo in the middle of a song.

This results in natural pitch fluctuations inherent when changing the time setting on a delay.

On the helix and other digital delay pedals, there is an option for “transparent” tempo, which shifts without causing these artifacts and fluctuations.

This should be a setting where users can opt to have this apply or not.

This is ABSOLUTELY a MUST. Please add!!!

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I concur… having said this, never had a unit do this. Could open the doors to some interesting sonic explorations, but agree, standard should be transparent

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We should at least have the option per preset or something.

Am I allowed to bump this? More people need this!

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Yes! This is so important especially for P&W music.

Yes please. This would be so helpful. I love the toe delay sounds but can barely use love for fear of making a weird noise. I know these can be cool but not always in a quiet moment or during a song intro.

I didn’t even know this was a thing. TIL

It doesn’t do it on all delays. REALLY needed though!

Right, only a feature of analog-style delays that would actually respond this way in the real world. Digital delays don’t do the pitch-warble

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This is a crucial feature that is glaringly missing from the QC. Hoping that NDSP picks up on this!

Quite upset this hasn’t been added… I tap tempo MIDI every set i play and more often then not whilst I am playing. The pitch change is extremely jarring.

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Likewise. I find it mindblowing that this is the case.

But PLEASE make this selectable. I use Delays like in DUB or Reggae music. Love, play and use exatly this Pitch shifting as an integral Part of my sound.
I know AXE FX once made it not Pitch shift and many (me included) wanted that Feature back. Not it can do both (in a stupid way implemented but still) :wink:

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The digital delay and dual delay are the only current options which offer seamless tempo changes. This is very limiting and is a bummer because I love analog and tape echo. The QC tape and analog delays aren’t as magical as some of my experiences with Strymon products yet, but I could enjoy the QC delays if only I could make seamless tempo transitions. I personally don’t have the luxury of the dead air that happens when switching presets- I need to have sustain of sound between song transitions which limits me to one preset. Last time I tried to use an analog delay it made several of the vocalists laugh out loud when I changed the tempo eg. the comical speeding up or slowing down of what was being echoed.

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Would definitely love to see this. It would make the delays more usable for sure.

Still fascinated this has not been resolved!!

Yeh I’ve had some absolutely wild stuff come out of it when it’s taking midi tempo from ableton and something new gets fired!!

Kind of cool if that was an effect in its own right, not ideal in massive tails in stereo all round the room!

I can’t believe this is still not possible on this level of product.

I use one universal preset for the whole show, only turning on and off the pedals I need and often need to change tempo between songs.