TC Electronics Plethora X1

I just bought a X5 and returned my X3. I paid $300 used(mint) for the 5 which is only $20 more than the 3. With the latest FW It can make one slot a fulltime Tap Tempo/Tuner(long press) and leave me 4 other slots. For me this is enough. This is a secondary board for a local jam, it more than enough. I have better stuff for recording.
 
madmarcus1960 said:
I just bought a X5 and returned my X3. I paid $300 used(mint) for the 5 which is only $20 more than the 3. With the latest FW It can make one slot a fulltime Tap Tempo/Tuner(long press) and leave me 4 other slots. For me this is enough. This is a secondary board for a local jam, it more than enough. I have better stuff for recording.
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I guess there's no way to use an external footswitch for tap tempo or tuner?
 
laxu said:
I guess there's no way to use an external footswitch for tap tempo or tuner?
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At least not for tap tempo. Which really sucks.
If the X3 had that (but it doesn't even have an EXP input), I'd bought it long time ago already. The X5 is too big for my use case already (and apparently still doesn't allow for tap tempo via an external switch).
 
MIDI CC 92, in this day and age, someone must make a 3/4 button fully programmable midi cntlr, not my strength of knowledge. For the price 4 slots plus a tap tempo/tuner fill my needs. Using the setup for a local blues jam. I won't need more and vanilla FX.
Definitely messed up by not allowing the EXP port to use a FS and program to Tap. Seems pretty universal. Price was right for what I need, but, yes, not a perfect design.
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madmarcus1960 said:
Definitely messed up by not allowing the EXP port to use a FS and program to Tap.
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Yeah, really, that's as awkward as it gets. But hey, at least the guys from Mooer have stolen that concept with their Ocean Machine (which I had an eye on for a while as well). Also can't do external tap tempo, has no global tempo and needs a long-press to take you to the tapping mode.
 
Sascha Franck said:
Yeah, really, that's as awkward as it gets. But hey, at least the guys from Mooer have stolen that concept with their Ocean Machine (which I had an eye on for a while as well). Also can't do external tap tempo, has no global tempo and needs a long-press to take you to the tapping mode.
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Hard to believe Devon Townsend was involved with that.
 
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