Community: Message List - HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:18:28 GMT

drive by?

So you bought one before reading this (and several other) 3 year old thread? $400 is way too much for a new HD400...You can get an HD500 in the US for that if you look...

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:33:34 GMT

This seriously sucks. The specs for the two (400 v 500) really need to be more clear about this.

While I appreciate people trying to help with the solution of tapping it, then doing some math and setting it to make it really do what you want...that would be fine if it wasn't a $400 piece of stage hardware.

That's kind of hard to do between songs though.

Epic fail, Line6.

Mine came in the mail Wednesday and I'm ******.

I'll be returning it on Monday.

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:49:01 GMT

CairnsFella wrote:

My own view (guess) is that this limitation is an intended (though not massivley highlighted) product differentiator.

That was my inferrence also.

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:56:31 GMT

The theory is the same

http://line6.com/support/thread/11624

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:47:21 GMT

I tend to doubt it at this stage BUT....

You can manually set they delay time (based on BPM) using a calculator like the one here: http://www.guitar9.com/delaytime.html

It;s pretty simple.

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:09:39 GMT

Josiahfied wrote:

It's a pretty dirty move to not have it in the 300 and 400 when previous pedals have had it. I just got my pedal in the mail yesterday (the 400) and when I found out there isn't even a dotted 8th tap delay on it.. Well. Seeing as there are multiple forums about it you get the point.

Will there be an update where they allow us to change the delay note?

If you have a look around you'll probably get the same impression as I, which is there is very little usually known about forthcoming updates. Indeed there is no explicit reason to believe there will be any more (but then I guess there is none to the contrary either).

My own view (guess) is that this limitation is an intended (though not massivley highlighted) product differentiator, in which case I'd say it was unlikely.

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:06:32 GMT

I think its an intriguing limitation. Would have thought it was quite a noteable one, but I guess its lack of mention means it isnt being missed too much.

Anyway, for once I will go home, pick up the guitar, and have a little smile regarding a HD500 benefit I never knew I had (all due respect to the unfortunate 300 and 400 owners of course)

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:32:57 GMT

Yep, on the HD500 you can select either a tap tempo interval or a fixed time interval. The pic below shows both along with the list of available intervals. Click on it to zoom in. Same deal with the desktop and Pro. First I have heard that it was limited on the 3/400.

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:50:22 GMT

It's a pretty dirty move to not have it in the 300 and 400 when previous pedals have had it. I just got my pedal in the mail yesterday (the 400) and when I found out there isn't even a dotted 8th tap delay on it.. Well. Seeing as there are multiple forums about it you get the point.

Will there be an update where they allow us to change the delay note?

Re: HD400 Delay Tap Tempo (Dotted 8th)

support@line6.com — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:46:55 GMT

I was hoping that was 1/4 note by default.

Another boost for me to get the 500.

Still seems odd that with the XTL, X3, and I believe even with the M series you could set the note but not on the HD400. Maybe L6 will change that in an update???