How to use the external tap tempo on the TC Flashback 2 (custom cable build)

WHY SO DIFFICULT?!?!?!?! JMFC & I bet they sell this cable for a "nominal" fee >=(

Its because of boss's version of tap tempo, which is normally closed loop tap, instead of everyone else's normally open tap

Can you put a signal on the tip and still use the pedal in stereo?

Ten minutes with a soldering iron and cutters and I have a fully functional tap tempo with parts I already had. Thanks! This video is such an immense help.

Any idea what sort of voltage is required to send the tap signal?

Thanks a lot for this video, it works perfectly! I've done it with the Ernie Ball tap tempo... Great!

Thanks mate!

you can buy the EBS ICY-30 it also works

how can i use it with earnieball tap tempo?

This is a great video. Thanks

There is a new firmware (1.2.00) on the website of TC electronic for tap tempo since october.
You do not need to buy a tap tempo pedal anymore.

someone says that it works even with a normal cable (mono-mono), you just need to pull out a bit the jack from the pedal side.

Thanks for this essential hint with the TRS adapter. I even had one floating around since I had needed it some time ago for my Kawai MP6 stage piano (which also requires for the second foot switch for the tip contact to be left open, if you want to go for your BOSS switch and not buy the expensive original double pedal). I use the Flashback II together with a self-made switch that serves as an analog tap button and a MIDI Clock Foot Switch... (Arduino project). Unfortunately the Flashback II will not stick to the tap tempo when switching presets. Nevertheless, I really like the sound of the Flashback II and also I appreciate the fact that it does not introduce any audible noises.

Followed the instructions, works Fine. Perfect, thanks

Yay, thanks! Grabbing my soldering iron right away!

Disaster Area TNT or MXR M199 both work fine with the FB2.

Question, would it be possible to still use a stereo input? Because the tip is still unused, could it work that tip-sleeve is an input signal, and ring-sleeve is the tap function? You would have to solder custom cables for that of course.

Thanks man, that was really helpful!

Thank you so much you help me a lot! I also have this pedal but I just put in my effect loops, No I can use my boss pedal to control it! Can it works with the reverb pedal?

Can you tap the tempo on the BOSS even when the TC is bypassed?

Can you still use both outputs to operate in stereo mode? For a ping pong L&R ?

Thanks for this. Had a short patch lead and a spare stereo jack so made up required lead. Bought a cheap tap pedal from Thomann and it now works to tap the tempo! Can’t yet get the loop function to work though...

helpful video, thanks!

They did this way because that input is hybrid, for audio (stereo) and tap tempo function

does this work for tc eletronic alter ego v2 too?

@tcelectronics should pay you for supplying the info they should have put in the manual! thanks

Yeah, you solder this one first then you're fucked!!!

Many thanks!!! I was also very puzzled by the unclear instructions by TC Electronic, so this is just what I was looking for - nice clear instructions!

Vids like this save us a lot of time and frustration. Thanks!

I don't know how to do this....can't I just buy a cable to do this?

Thank you so much for this. I ordered a “Monoprice 109439” patch cable from Amazon because it was cheaper to get a TRS patch cable than 1 right angle plug. I used my own Mogami 2524 cable and a pancake mono plug like my other pedals.

So I made the cable and it works, but I was wondering what polarity you have the switch set to, normally opened or closed? I ask because I modded a Diamond tremolo with external tap that I tie my Boss dd-7 into and it works great, but the TonePrint app keeps giving me different tap values, I know we can’t tap exactly the same time, but it jumps from 300ms to 400ms and everything in between. On my Helix and tap metronome and I’m not this “bad” at tapping in time.

This has put me off the flashback! Why don't they do it so it just works with any tap tempo switch?

Thanks!!! Precious info!!

Maaaaaan KILLLERR thanks sooo much

What a royal pain in the butt. Get it together TC.

Strymon DIG works only with TRS to TRS Cable, Will this cable work with DIG, if I use the BOSS 5FU tap tempo pedal ?

Thanks so much, really helped.

dude, thank you so much for that explanation!

Based on this, I wonder if you could add a second footswitch to the case and connect it to the ring and sleeve pins directly, to have a built-in tap tempo switch (without losing the Mash functionality)?

You might try only plugging in the stereo TRS plug till you hear the first click instead of all the way in where you would hear two clicks. This may engage the parts of the male quarter inch TRS plug that need to be engaged to make tap tempo work. If so, you've saved yourself a lot of soldering and custom work.

Hi! Help pls, have a few questions.
In looper mode external button works like a stop, and in delay mode it works like a tap tempo, do I understand correctly?
Is it possible to use for example a looper first, record a layer, then switch to delay mode, and play with a delay on top of the layer?
What kinda footswitsh i need to buy SPDT switch, or some else?

So this means you could have both the signal and the tap tempo in one cable? You just use the tip of the stereo cable for the signal and the ring for tap tempo

Thank you for taking the time to explain and demonstrate this. After seeing your diagram of the connections, I grabbed an existing Y-shaped TRS stereo > dual TS mono cable and used one side of it as a temporary fix. Would have been guessing for a lot longer without your help.

wow ! That function is awesome !

Lo que buscaba! Gracias genio! Like! : )

Does the polarity switch on the Boss pedal not make a difference?

Very helpful, thanks! Why a fine company like TCE the using the tap tempo on the Flashback as complex as possible is beyond my reason. Including a on-board tap temp in a small box cant be that difficult - Nux figured out how to do it for $50.

I do the same thing on the external home Made Switch to the mini beat buddy 2 and it Works