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# Getting an accurate MIDI Clock Tap Tempo

If you are using the MIDI Clock Tap message type to tap in a tempo, you may find that you might not be able to tap a very fast tempo (i.e. > 150BPM). This is related to the switch sensitivity setting (under the Controller Settings tab), where a higher setting will let you tap in a faster, more accurate tempo. The Switch Sensitivity setting exists to allow the controller to do dual switch presses (to bank up/down etc). A lower setting will allow dual switch presses to execute more accurately, at the expense of latency between a switch press and when the preset executes.

## Solutions
### Use a higher switch sensitivity
Setting the Switch Sensitivity setting to 5 will allow you to tap in the quickest and most accurate tempo. However, this is at the expense of the accuracy of executing dual switch presses as explained earlier.

### Use the MIDI Clock menu
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e8bd1d589d920800/image_1b5ilt5.png)
You can use a preset to engage the MIDI Clock menu. in this menu, you will be able to tap in a tempo very accurately and then exit the menu after. You even have the top of increasing/decreasing the BPM.


### Use a Looper Mode message type 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e8bd1d589d920800/image_1e1vn14.png)
You can add an `Engage Looper Mode` message type together with your MIDI Clock Tap message, so that Looper Mode will be engaged while you are tapping in a tempo. In the example above, I am using Preset A for this, so in my Looper Mode message, I only applied it to Switch A. I also have a `Disengage Looper Mode` message to disable Looper Mode when I select another preset. Alternatively, you can just have another switch to engage/disengage Looper Mode.