Tempo Tapper Help
Complete help for Tempo Tapper measurement, confidence locking, delay times, MIDI Clock, appearance, settings, and privacy.
Tempo Tapper is a focused iPhone and iPad utility for measuring tempo by touch, calculating musical delay times, and sending MIDI Clock to compatible gear and music apps.
Start here
- Getting Started introduces the main screen and the fastest path to a reliable BPM.
- Measuring and Locking Tempo explains smoothing, stability, automatic locking, resetting, and intentional tempo changes.
- Delay Times and Exact Tempo covers note-value calculations and manual BPM controls.
- MIDI Clock explains 24 PPQN clock, Start, Stop, Continue, and destination behavior.
- Themes, App Icons, and Settings explains appearance choices and saved state.
- Troubleshooting covers common tapping, display, icon, and MIDI questions.
- Privacy Policy describes local processing and saved preferences.
The basic workflow
- Tap the large tempo surface in time with the beat.
- Keep tapping steadily while the stability indicator builds.
- When the BPM changes to the confidence color and shows Locked, use that result or tap Clear to measure again.
- Read the calculated delay times, adjust the BPM manually, or send MIDI Clock if needed.
Tempo Tapper includes the same short visual walkthrough inside the app. Open Settings > Getting Started whenever you want to replay it.