Does Onward’s Stereo Sound Change Like MOOD?? And How Does Tap Tempo Work? Does It Take MIDI Clock??

A lot of questions have arisen about the Chase Bliss Onward, in both the areas of stereo sound (both incoming and outgoing), as well as how it does tap tempo or MIDI clock. Today we’re combining all those answers into one video! First, let’s talk about what Onward does with an incoming stereo signal, and how does that affect it’s own stereo sound? You may remember this video here (https://youtu.be/9q5smZfyycs) where we talked about how the MOOD Mkii’s stereo sound changes depending on how the “MISO” and “SPREAD” DIP switches were set. In the case of the MOOD Mkii, you can only get a ping pong delay with both MISO and SPREAD engaged, and if you disengage them, that it goes away…BUT if you have a stereo effect before the MOOD, you lose the stereo image coming INTO the MOOD. We actually discovered this phenomenon is also true with the Reverse Mode C, Generation Loss Mkii, & Lossy. But what about the Onward? Does it also suffer from the same malady? Let’s find out!

Next, there’s been a lot of question about how the tap tempo works on the Onward, how to adjust subdivisions, and what happens to the Size knob when you exit tap tempo mode. I decided to tackle this one and also add in how Onward takes MIDI clock, and what happens to tap tempo mode while receiving MIDI clock. Enquiring minds want to know, so why make them wait?

What do you think? Did I miss anything? Let me know what you think!