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Mission 37 · World 6
Tempo Following
Live follows you.
Live can listen to a drummer and follow their tempo.
+60 XP
// WHAT IT DOES
Tempo Follower analyses an audio input and adjusts Live's tempo to match a live drummer or DJ.
Set up a mic on the kick → enable Tempo Follower → Live's BPM tracks the performer.
Think of it like → Like a metronome that listens and adjusts to your drummer instead of forcing them to a click.
▸ WHY YOU CARE
- • Run backing tracks with a live band where the drummer drives tempo.
- • Sync to external sources without clock cabling.
// SEE & HEAR IT
No simulator for this mission — read & quiz only.
▸ HOW IT WORKS
Audio in → onset detection → BPM estimation → smoothing filter → Live's master tempo.
▸ Signal flow — watch the dot
▸ SIGNAL FLOW
Glowing dot = your signal travelling through Live.
▸ LISTEN FOR
- • Tempo number nudges with the live source.
▸ WALKTHROUGH (3 steps)
- 1. DO: Preferences → Link/Tempo/MIDI → Tempo Follower → set input.▸ LISTEN: Section ready.
- 2. DO: Enable on the transport.▸ LISTEN: Tempo number tracks the input.
- 3. DO: Disable to revert to manual tempo.▸ LISTEN: Tempo locks to set BPM.
▸ COMMON MISTAKES
- ✗ Using a noisy or syncopated source — tracking falls apart.
- ✗ Forgetting to disable when you go back to programmed material.
// QUIZ (QUICK)
Question 1 / 30 correct
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