D’Lay Tap Tempo as an option?

[Anonymous]

Don’t see it on the build doc. Is there a way to turn the tap tempo board off, or am I stuck dealing with more wiring and a switch?

[Anonymous]

And while I’m at it, since none of my enclosures are big enough, would there likely be an issue running a runaway mod offboard to a separate enclosure through, say, a 3.5mm jack? Or the tap tempo, for that matter?

[Playsforfun]

Hey M. No you are not stuck. I’m not sure why you would want to power down the tap tempo board entirely, so I’m assuming we are talking only about the tempo itself. All you have to do is ignore the tap tempo. A slight tweak of the time knob will disengage the tempo you have tapped in and the D’lay will use the tempo that relates to the rotation position of the pot (knob).

And yes, pigtailed mods are very possible. And fun. Even tap tempo. Enjoy!

[Anonymous]

Neat! That’s a beautiful little feature.
Do I still only use the time knob on the tap tempo board, then, and omit the one on the d’lay?

[Playsforfun]

Yes. Just follow the instructions as laid out and you will be all set. Very complicated circuit all in all. Enjoy.

[Anonymous]

Cool, thanks.
I love that the build docs are very clear on how to put it together (though they could use an update to the newest versions), but they aren’t always clear on what options actually do.
Now I think I have a project for my day off.

[Playsforfun]

Hey if you get another day off check out the Knowledge Database.

You could spend days there trying to take in all the info available. Snoop around. That’s what its there for. Find a search box and make a topic search, for example D’lay. You will come across asked and answered questions, a look at other previous builds, and tons of tidbits of information from some of the pros, past and present. Invaluable. Thumb through the gallery for inspiration. I understand what you are saying about the build documents, but I would agree with those that believe that the build doc should focus on getting the basics down, keeping a great hobby from getting too complicated too soon. They are a work in perpetual progress and far superior to any I’ve seen. I print out the version for my build and keep them. I make notes all over them that I can refer to. You can always ask questions in the forum for specific goals for your builds.

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