'The Tempest' Innovative Analog Drum Machine / Synth from Dave Smith + Roger Linn
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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In this video, electronic musician and Dubspot instructor James Bernard takes a deeper look at the Tempest, an innovative analog drum machine and synthesizer from electronic musical instruments design giants Dave Smith Instruments and Roger Linn Design.
He first breaks down the drum machine and explains how it lets you create and manipulate beats and sounds in real time, demonstrating various ways you can utilize the well-thought-out pad bank for a dynamic live performance: the Tempest has sixteen pressure- and velocity-sensitive pads to which you can assign thirty-two unique drum sounds with different settings for each.
Bernard also explains the synthesis aspect and showcases some of the rich sounds you'll find in the Tempest, essentially a six-voice analog synthesizer with four oscillators per voice, as well as many original effects devices. The Tempest is not your average drum machine or synthesizer: whether in the studio or in a live performance environment, the sonic possibilities with this machine are boundless.
Had one of these since they came out. It's not a piece of software that can be custom configured to do anything, anytime. You have to put some time into learning the established workflow, but the reward is worth it. Don't believe everything you read from a few discontented individuals on the DSI forums who want this to function like an 808/909, MachineDrum, GenoQs, super device. It is what it is, and that's a very capable analog drum machine with clever performance functions. Like it or move on.
you know,after watching a bunch of tempest videos in preparation for buying a one, i wasnt at all confident in my ability to master such a complicated beast--well here i am with my new tempest and 24 hours in, i pretty much have most of it under my belt--roger's quick start video helped greatly, as this one does also...... love my tempest--awesome and well worth the money!!!
Good to see James Bernard as a Free Agent on the Dubspot Team! This guy is such a great professional! Good draft choice Dubspot.
mpc style velocity sensitive pads with groovebox synth control this is what I have always dreamed of
Thanks one of true best Tempest tutorials I have seen.cheers!
This is an awesome tutorial! Thanks guys!
This gentlemen is giving a great presentation.
Money, I need more of it!! Very sophisticated, I love how you can play perfect rolls live.
Click always routes out main output AFAIK so you could assign the pad groups to output on any pair of the 6 remaining outs to get a full stereo mix.
sounds so amazing. super cash but probably the best drum machine ever made.
Yeah, this thing looks amazing, and I would love to get my hands on one to really wrap my mind around it. To be honest I was kinda put off by it at first, but everything I see about it just makes me want one more and more.
Hey James,
Great to see you on the new gig at Dubspot!
Blessings…
Sounds really good, another great electronic instrument, thank you Mr Linn!
great video thanks! love the tempest!
"Too much talking"? It's essentially a tutorial, dude. The Tempest is one of the greatest rhythm machine's ever created, it's a total game changer. Unfortunately it's expensive, and very deep with a steep learning curve. The one who commits to learning it reaps the rewards.
Great video showing this beast off. BRB *picks one up at local shop*
it really is an analog groovebox more than a drum machine
I have one of these babies and - sigh - DSI are well known for their not-very-helpful instruction manuals. I learned more from you in this than I did in the whole manual...
I just looked into the prices of Dub Spot courses.
very not cheap.
I would rather buy the gear and figure it out myself. Not paying over ten grand to learn Ableton and stuff. Nice idea if you can afford it but not my deal, that's my situation.
Wish I could get some schooling. I am sure it would help
Lynda.com
I learned a bunch, thanks !!!
Looks super fun
great to see some hardware, you guys should be promoting it a bit more, and nowadays that analog is having its rebirth you should do some tutorials on how to integrate hardware in a DAW setup
Would I be wrong in saying the Tempest can also be a analogue synth with a step sequencer or a bass line sequencer like a 303?
Yes
Subscribed....Nicely done vid mate, thanks
Project mode is best. 8bars x2 u got 16 beat bars on your own. Awesome :))
sounds awesome...
I've got the same piece of paper and everything on that list is checked off except full MIDI implementation. There are also quite a few people that don't seem to be experiencing "constant crashes".
one hell of a review ty
This drum machine is the best money I've spent in 25 years of buying gear.
does it work though?
Purrs like a kitten.
I don't believe it!!!!
PH and I parted ways just before X-mas. Been woodshedding.. :D
man this looks badace. very good explanation.
I far prefer to think opf my tempest as an analogue groove box rather than a drum machine. Its SO much more than a drum machine, along with my MPC its all I need for my live sets.
Can't afford it now, but will surely get one before discontinued.
Dr James Bernard will see you now.
can any tempest user help? when i play midi notes from tempest to dsi tetra i am encountering this problem: when i play the notes live from the 16 tunings i can play continuous notes but when I record them they sound short when played back. i tried sustain, i cleared choke parameters, checked settings on DSI Tetra but I assume it is a record pad hold setting that i cannot find. any ideas?
Is it straightforward enough to assign one of the 6 outputs for specific pads / sounds? I'm very keen to grab one of these to augment the workflow i've structured with Maschine, and would love to add some analog drum synthesis to my style
Joe Rogan of drum machines.
A computer programing interface like the Tetra has would be a sweet addition.
Hi, I've just bought a tempest and when I use extra voice outs, other than the main L&R outs, I notice there is some sort of polyphony stealing going on, i.e. some sounds being cut short or not playing at all, do you know why this might be? Any help would be much appreciated, Ian
Assign individual voices, otherwise the Tempest will automate the process which can result in drops.
what kind of swing/groove can this Tempest do? a drum machine like this is most useful if I can easily apple groove templates.
haha, true. So now you're not 'tied' to a single production tool, which other DAWs do you love?
can i route a click track from the tempest through any out or through the headphone out?
Hello! How are you using the keyboard with the tempest? I.e. what leads etc? thanks good video :)
It's hooked up via the red MIDI-cable.
Thanks Reggie! You will be seeing more of me.. well.. at least videos that is..
I'm back on my workout program, so you will see less of me when it concerns my weight... ;-)
5:19 where it all be startin
8:19 - the 'reverse' mode isn't reversing the same envelopes though :(
1- and 2-pole filters are 6 and 12 dB/octave, not 12 and 24.
envelopes are really cool
And by the way - Best Review I've Seen On You Tube. Official.
So...can it play the old LM-1 sounds or nah?
good of course
I love this drum machine, though is there no way to turn the swing down to zero?
50% is 0 swing on this machine!
Kevin Seidel yeah I figured it out 😅
you should really put a link on your youtube channel!
Think i found you anyhow :)
I remember seeing the prototype of this maybe 5 years ago i think it was called "the boom chick" or something then.
to each his own
where can we get a shirt like that??
can you add your own sounds or kits?
dubspot gets free tempests if they give dave smith an 18 minute advert on their channel
okay...
This, i'm sure, is a stupid question:
What is the difference between this and the Arturia Sparks drum machine?
I'd still like to know from an expert.
thank you.
this is awesome-the spark sucks--i had spark and sold it,now i have the tempest and its not going anywhere........
Don Dorward I wouldn’t say Spark sucks. I got a Tempest about 6-7 months after it came out, and it’s been my favorite piece of hardware. I use the Spark app on my iPad, and it’s one of my favorite synth apps. To me they are pretty similar, and Spark actually fills in on the sample aspect where the Tempest falls short. The programming aspect is actually pretty similar, and I love how Spark has a full mixer and FX section for filling out its sounds and work flow. Together they make a pretty good team! I could see running the software version on a laptop, in tandem, and probably with more stability and MIDI capability than the iPad version.
yea but does it compress m8?
No samples in this machine?
It is a synthesizer, not a ROMPLER. The digital oscillators can and do hold sampled drum waveforms. If you have one wave form and a machine of this power why would you need samples, oh BTW it has 540 different wave forms including 808; 909; Lin Drum; and real"sampled" drum waves. So yes there are over 900 samples, there is a list in the instruction manual and yes they are listed as "SAMPLES"
Ableton Live 9, Reason 7 and Logic 9
its funny seeing you here...i just came across your 2013 release Introspective, and its the best album ive heard in the last 6 months.
yea frst ting taht i askd miselv
A little disappointed you opted for a more "traditional" drum pad layout. The default pad layout really seems more geared towards playing the tempest as an instrument. I think this is one of the more brilliant things Roger brought to the machine.
This is the ******* business. Want.
Unfortunately, those of us that bought this thing a year and a half ago are still stuck with a buggy beatbox that crashes constantly, still lacks major features that were promised on a piece of paper when it was released, and a company that's already moved on to their next device, the Prophet 12, before the Tempest is even finished or fixed.
JAMES!!!!! lol
if only it worked!
ive got one,...great machine...check out my 'Nuclear whale' soundcloud, mnost of my stuff has the tempest leading the charge!
You can keep the Dr. title and just send me the Dr. paycheck thanks.
:-)
by the way.. what the hell is up with my hands.. didn't realize I occasionally go all "limp wrist" when I get deep into a topic. I must fix that..
PSYCCCCCCCC
lolz cute kicks I'll stick to my fat ass elektron rytm
I realy like this machine. two great minds made a fire peice. vanmusicproduction check vids contact for music.
:-)
I only went with them so I could work with Chris Petti again.
Juuussssttt kidding.
actually, it does lol
Less talking. More sounds please.
SHUT UP & PLAY!!!!!
rodger > dave
Dude that kit was not the shit
The human interface does not look very intuitive.More for the nerds, less for the musicians?
u get what u pay for
too much talking man
I wanted to listen to the sounds
There's a lot of information here, but...95% of this is talking...talking...talking...
This machine does all kinds of stuff...but you'll just hear ABOUT what it can do...not what it really sounds like.
Play, not talk dude XD
I have one, it’s not very good…