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MicroVerb III guide

Using the MicroVerb III's preset list, and converting various popular BPMs to milliseconds, it's pretty straightforward to work out which tempos work with which settings:

Simple metre

Tempo 1/16 (♬) 2/16 (♪) 3/16 (♪.) 4/16 (♩)
80 BPM - LD9 RLD9 RLD10 - -
90 BPM MD8 RLD7 RLD8 LD16 RLD15 RLD16 -
100 BPM RMD5 RMD6 M7 RLD5 RLD6 - -
105 BPM MD4 - LD12 -
110 BPM MD3 RMD3 RMD4 LD2 RLD3 RLD4 - -
115 BPM MD2 LD1 - -
120 BPM MD1 RMD1 RMD2 MD16 RLD1 RLD2 LD9 RLD9 RLD10 LD16 RLD15 RLD16
125 BPM SD16 MD15 - LD15
130 BPM SD15 MD14 LD7 LD14
135 BPM SD14 MD13 RMD7 RMD8 LD13 RMD13 RMD14
140 BPM SD13 MD12 LD5 LD12

Compound metre / triplets

Tempo 1/12 (♪3) 2/12 (♩3) 3/12 (♩)
80 BPM MD16 RLD1 RLD2 M4 LD16 RLD15 RLD16 -
90 BPM MD13 RMD13 RMD14 LD13 RLD13 RLD14 -
100 BPM RMD11 RMD12 M3 RLD11 RLD12 -
105 BPM - - -
110 BPM MD10 RMD9 RMD10 - -
115 BPM MD9 - -
120 BPM MD8 RMD7 RMD8 LD6 RLD7 RLD8 LD16 RLD15 RLD16
125 BPM MD7 - LD15
130 BPM MD6 - LD14
135 BPM MD5 - LD13 RMD13 RMD14
140 BPM MD4 - LD12

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