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Getting to the Crux of Realtime Tempo Changes
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Dear All,

Thank you to those who responded to my question. But I believe that we are still back in square one, in terms of finding a real solution. So, please let me clarify the question or situation as follows:

We would not always be satisfied with the fixed results of using step recording to store various tempi throughout a song. After all, the song will always playback at the same tempi, and cannot be adapted or taylored to a different feel or rendition that requires a different evolution of tempo changes.

Imagine that you are really pining for a continuous realtime control of the tempo as a parameter that will change not only from moment to moment throughout a song, but also differently from one performance to another, depending on the context or situation. This degree of control of tempi will allow you to speed up or slow down according to the mood of your singer(s) and/or solo player(s), or according to the dramatic gestures and emotional contents of the music that you are playing. The crux of the matter is that since different singer(s) and/or solo player(s) perform differently, using step recording to store various tempi throughout a song not only defeats the purpose of live performance but also ignores the uniqueness and variability of each performance, and by extension, each singer and/or each player.

The only way that I can think of is to find some way of getting the expression pedal to control the tempo rather than the volume. I am not sure whether this is even remotely possible, or if there are other means that I have yet to discover.

I look forward to this breakthrough for all of us. Someone out there may have the solution . . . . .

Khai

[This message has been edited by Khai (edited 01-18-2005).]