Switch for tap tempo.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:44 am

I have a tap tempo footswitch, I forget who made it for me, but the switch clicks when it is depressed and this restricts how quickly I can set the tempo. Is it possible to get a switch that doesn't click when depressed?

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:47 am

why would someone use a latching switch for tap tempo?

you just need to replace the switch with a momentary one.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:51 am

I think a lot of momentary footswitches DO click a bit, the one I used for my homebrew momentary fx bypass loop thang did.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:54 am

how many times do you have to press to set the tempo, 2 or 4? i mean do you need to press/depress and again press/depress?

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:14 pm

riotshield wrote:how many times do you have to press to set the tempo, 2 or 4? i mean do you need to press/depress and again press/depress?

I'm not sure how many times exactly but it must be at least twice. The problem is that the resistance created by the switch latching/clicking into place stops you from switching it quickly, so it doesn't really matter how many times you need to click it as it's the switch itself stopping you.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:36 pm

That's why you need a proper momentary swiitch - no click

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:09 am

swap out the switch for a big arcade button, I've seen it done a few times by people who want faster responses from tap tempos