Description
Used but in mint condition.
Rare & hard to find analog and digital drum machine, designed persnally by Dave Smith, before he passed, and Roger Linn the creator of the original Akai MPC line of samplers.
Comes with official carrying case.
Each of the Tempest's six analog voices has two analog oscillators plus two digital oscillators. It also comes with a massive bank of included samples, so you start off with plenty of sounds to manipulate and play with. Speaking of manipulations, the Tempest includes a VCA with feedback, five envelopes, two LFOs, and incredibly flexible modulation routings. You also get complete access to analog effects and processors, including compression and tube-style saturation/distortion. A large graphic display surrounded by dynamic function controls are makes routing and sound editing easy.
What's more, the Tempest also has excellent hands-on controls, including dedicated knobs for every common synthesis parameter, and two position-sensitive slide controllers, which are great for modulating effects parameters. If you've been dreaming of drum machine that gives you the best of analog and digital synthesis, you absolutely need to pick up a Dave Smith Instruments Tempest!
16 pressure- and velocity-sensitive backlit drum trigger pads in an 8 x 2 matrix
6 analog voices, each with 2 analog oscillators and 2 digital oscillators, loaded with a large bank of included samples
Modulation path includes Dave Smith's classic analog lowpass filter with audio-rate modulation, highpass filter, analog VCA with feedback, 5 envelopes, 2 LFOs, and an extraordinary variety of analog modulation routing options
Doubles as a 6-voice analog synth
6 direct voice outputs plus stereo mix outputs, headphones outputs,
2 inputs for foot switches or expression pedals
MIDI in/out
USB
90 panel controls
Bright 256 x 64 OLED display
real-time and step recording
ROLL button permits creating drum rolls or repeated groove patterns by varying pad pressure as
the beat records
ROLL button doubles as a momemtary "stutter" effect when the pads are assigned to play beats. Sustain button holds the note of tuned parts (like a keyboard's Sustain pedal) or to choke drum sounds or drumbeats when the pad is released
2 pressure- and position-sensitive Note FX slide controllers permit real-time recording of note or beat-wide sound parameter changes into the drumbeat as you play
A variety of unique effects:
Stereo analog compressor and distortion circuits affect the stereo output mix
Beat-synced delay is achieved by generating additional delayed note events within the sequencer
A beat-synced "stutter" effect is created entirely within the sequencer by looping short portions of the drumbeat on demand
Adjustable swing timing with real-time control
Dimensions: 15.4" L x 9" W x 2.5" H