Bpm and time.

Keef · Post by **Keef** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:20 pm

I am struggling to understand the tempo and bpm on the volca and need someone to point me in the right direction.

If the Volca is set to 1/1 time then am i correct in saying that the sequencer keys steps are 1 bar with 16 sixteenth notes.

LM · Post by LM » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:36 pm

Yes. And 1/2 will give you two bars of eigth notes and so on.

Keef · Post by **Keef** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:46 am

OK thank you and on to my next question -

If in 1/1 it's 16 beats per measure why does the metronome sound at every 4 beats and not after 16 beats?

Keef · Post by **Keef** » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:18 pm

Ok think I am getting there -

In 1/1 it's 16 semi quavers so in 16 time.
There are 16 notes so 16/16 time which is best written as 4/4 time, which is why the metronome counts every 4 beats.