Bad Gear - Dave Smith Tempest

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    Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the DSI Tempest Analog Drum Machine. Is this hybrid drum machine created by two of the most influential figures in music technology, Dave Smith (creator of the Prophet 5 and important contributor to the midi standard) and Roger Linn (father of the Akai MPC and all that fancy 80s drum machines), the gold standard for hardware-based music production or did the two legends aim too high?
    Thanks to my neighbor Paul for lending me his Tempest, check out his Insta:
    / jasbjb
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro tune
    01:13 Overview Dave Smith Instruments Tempest
    01:45 Sounds, analog/digital oscillators, Prophet VS waveforms
    02:07 Filter, high pass, feedback
    02:30 Delay
    02:39 Envelopes, LFOs
    02:54 Modulations, mod matrix
    03:01 MPC elements, pad modes, roll, arpeggiator, aftertouch, reverse
    03:20 Sequencer, 16 Beats
    03:40 Touch strips, real time FX
    03:59 Distortion, compressor
    04:12 Controversy, limitations
    04:46 UI/UX, menu diving
    05:10 Synth Voices = Drum Voices???
    05:24 Polyphony, note stealing, voice allocation, outputs
    05:51 Sample import (or lack thereof), memory limitations, pricing, thanks
    06:11 Hate
    06:37 Jam 1
    07:31 Jam 2
    08:35 Finale
    09:07 Verdict

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  • @AudioPilz
    @AudioPilz  Рік тому +36

    Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
    Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz

    • @EFFbriskethead
      @EFFbriskethead Рік тому +1

      you'll see me there after i talk to my accountant

  • @thewavewarden3315
    @thewavewarden3315 Рік тому +151

    I love how the title is Bad Gear, but it's always a really comprehensive and positive review of the unit, including two KILLER jams showing once more that you can make music with anything.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +14

      Thank you so much!!!

    • @mattpierce1011
      @mattpierce1011 Рік тому +6

      Um.. dude there are three jams 😳

    • @thealmightycommenter
      @thealmightycommenter Рік тому +4

      That’s why we love this channel! X

    • @PeteBetter
      @PeteBetter Рік тому +1

      The poor workman blames his tools. The poor dancer blames the slope of the floor. Etc.

    • @bwgti
      @bwgti Рік тому

      @@mattpierce1011 I thought the third one at the end was always composed on a Daw or something.
      Or maybe I am confused about the format….

  • @ahhhhh2334
    @ahhhhh2334 Рік тому +198

    The best part of living in Australia is coming home drunk as shit at 2am on a Friday to a bad gear episode. Appreciate everything you do my synth king!!💖

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +10

      Cheers!!!

    • @Pablo668
      @Pablo668 Рік тому +3

      I can concur!

    • @martinklein9489
      @martinklein9489 Рік тому +7

      Coming home for the weekend one hour after a fresh vid dropped is equally satisfying (germany) :)

    • @cooptrol
      @cooptrol Рік тому +2

      For me it's the perfect lunch break!!

    • @Aetila
      @Aetila Рік тому +5

      After fighting crocs all week long... :-)

  •  Місяць тому +3

    This is definitly not a bad gear at all but some of the most incredible and versatile drumsynth ever built. Amazing sound. Will never sell mine. The heart beat of my studio

  • @myc61
    @myc61 Рік тому +46

    Got one for a good price right after it was said they were to be discontinued. It's not for everyone, for sure, but I love hooking this baby up while having it sequencing a fat mono, and noodling some random noise in the back. It can sound exceptionally massive. But that doesn't make it easy to fit in a mix; the magic from this baby is gone by then, for me at least. I do love it minimal setups, where all fullness can be truly appreciated. And yeah, there's a lot to love, but it for sure isn't for your typical drummachine/sampler crowd; it's much more a drum machine for a synthesist; someone who likes to get lost into tweaking, instead of those who like to bang out beats. It's basically a terrific classic sounding poly synth with splendid envelopes that make it more usable for beats then your typical synth. And, as with everyone who owns one: yeah, I do hope they'll eventually get cracked to load up your own samples.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +8

      That sums it up nicely!

    • @FredBloggs919
      @FredBloggs919 Рік тому +2

      Are you Paul Hartnoll? ;)

    • @myc61
      @myc61 Рік тому +4

      @@FredBloggs919 Nah, just a hobbyist knob noodler. 😅 Alongside a couple of decent synths and SQ1 and T-1 as sequencers, my only two beat machines consist of a Tempest and an MPC1000. This might clear up why I am so happy with it, while tons of others dislike it with a passion. For me beats are more of a supplement to what I do, not the groundwork. So for this, these two machines are perfectly fine. If percussion is where your heart is at, the Tempest might just be too cumbersome.

  • @nonspecific
    @nonspecific Рік тому +22

    My band mate and I have had our Tempests since it was released and absolutely love them. We have certainly spent hours discussing the machine's limitations and issues. The memory is the single biggest limitation and is just about the only legitimate gripe people could have, everything else is wish list stuff. There is a particular syndrome amongst synth enthusiasts; spending too much time focusing on what an instrument isn't rather than on what it is.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      True that! Polyphony was my major gripe with it...

  • @ncapone87
    @ncapone87 Рік тому +58

    I've had my Tempest for almost 7 years now and it's probably the one instrument in my studio that I'll never sell. I've played hundreds of sets with it, many of them improvised. It certainly does take some time to get used to but it's very rewarding and it sounds amazing

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      Nice! Great to hear that it works for you

    • @shanesplanetshane3795
      @shanesplanetshane3795 Рік тому +5

      Agreed. I had one, sold it. Got another drum machine and sold that. Rebought a Tempest and now over 5 yrs later I have zero intention of selling. Its not a drum machine, its a percussion instrument to me. It shines by playing it, not programming it. What the Tempest does, can't be replicated. What the Tempest doesnt do... well, you gna have to just get over that sh*t. Love mine!

    • @ncapone87
      @ncapone87 Рік тому +3

      @@shanesplanetshane3795 for gigs I usually double it up with another proper drum machine and let the Tempest handle synth percussion, bass lines and arpeggios and stuff. You just have to find the right application for it, but "drum machine" is a misnomer when applied to the Tempest

    • @blacklightning7227
      @blacklightning7227 Рік тому +2

      it doesn't do what others do.... it is its own thing... very juicy synth

    • @bonesnaps
      @bonesnaps Рік тому +2

      If it had more onboard memory and the ability to load samples it would be the ultimate groovebox.
      Either way I'm still pretty happy with mine and made a full album with it a couple years ago.

  • @quebecclassicrock8812
    @quebecclassicrock8812 Рік тому +12

    Damn, that last song tho 🤌
    Your montage of pictures is so funny everytime, never get tired of it 😆

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thank you!!!

    • @myc61
      @myc61 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, that song is amazing; I hadn't heard something like this being done on the Tempest. I mean, knowingly heard... As it might be on tracks where I don't recognize it. It sounds timeless. Not modern, but classic even upon release, as Sequential tend to do. Then again, others hate them for exactly this. But as you can tell from lots of videos on Bad Gear, modern sounding gear have a good chance of turning useless and cliche (in a bad, not fun way). Sequential, like Moog and others in their category, will always remain relevant due to the market they cover.

  • @prophei
    @prophei Рік тому +13

    I remember seeing the early boards for this, as I have good friends in the company that I would visit at night after work. I was soooo excited! I was working at Digi/Avid at the time, and was able to grab a few of them to bring to our offices to help test. It was around the same time that I got my eventide space, and hooking the two up together yielded some trippy stuff, to say the least.
    The Tempest is a pretty incredible machine, and it can do some truly unique things. The ability to bend the entire pattern in bizarre ways is pretty fun. It definitely had a lot of holes on release, but it was an incredibly complex machine being built be a relatively small team. It's a bummer that they haven't done a V2. As a concept, it is truly unique.. and sounds great.
    As always, you treat the gear fairly, and make the videos fun. :)

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Nice!!! Thank you so much!

  • @MCBrainpower
    @MCBrainpower Рік тому +6

    I was once at masterclass / Q&A by both Roger Linn and Dave Smith in Amsterdam, October 2015. Someone had their Tempest signed and I will never forget that day (and that it wasn’t me getting that machine signed)
    Great episode, bro 💙🎹🎛

  • @JonMichaelDeShazer
    @JonMichaelDeShazer Рік тому +9

    The Tempest was Paul Hartnoll's drum machine of choice for many years on Orbital's tours in the 2010's. I still want one in spite of the price tag and the interface complaints. I think they're incredible machines.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      If you don't mind spending a little time and dedication (and most importantly a few bucks) it's definitely worth a try

  • @legitimatefrenzy
    @legitimatefrenzy Рік тому +2

    You are the man thanks for finally getting this together very grateful and a wonderful surprise this morning!

  • @eladyihie2502
    @eladyihie2502 Рік тому +1

    אחד הסרטונים היותר טובים שלך מעולה. אני מת לבדוק את הכלי הזה בעצמי.... תודה בנאדם!!!

  • @DJKickstarter
    @DJKickstarter Рік тому +85

    Can all your bad gear mixes be heard in full versions? Maybe you should make a video with just an hour of jams made with different bad gear, since you rock them, this one especially the sounds was really dope.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +47

      Thank you!!! Full tracks are available on Patreon (shameless plug;)

    • @tree_relics
      @tree_relics Рік тому +1

      Yes! A season recap special remix epic in 20 minutes or less. Need to do it on a vintage sampler, too.

    • @ChiefExecutiveOrbiter
      @ChiefExecutiveOrbiter Рік тому +7

      We need a Proto Humanoid Proton Postmortem Retro Industrial Funk: Too Fast for the Autobahn Dark Gabber Deep Ambient Break Core MEGA Mix!!!

    • @DeliriumElectric
      @DeliriumElectric Рік тому +2

      @@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter that title is ticking all the boxes

  • @partyeffectsdotbiz
    @partyeffectsdotbiz Рік тому +4

    I had one of these and it broke so I went to Dave Smith office in San Francisco I think 2012, I walked into the office and Dave Smith came up to me, and told me this, and I will never forget it.... "Hey just put the machine down over there in the service area..."

  • @bigkik
    @bigkik Рік тому +2

    Loved your phonkiest 2nd jam ! And overall a great show as always !

  • @Honeysmack
    @Honeysmack Рік тому +2

    the jam with all the multiple pedals is great demo of this machine, I have one and love it! nice work danke

  • @Pablo668
    @Pablo668 Рік тому +4

    Great work as always. Love the references to what is the greatest batman ever put on screen.

  • @majicboxstudios3996
    @majicboxstudios3996 Рік тому +16

    Well! Another gem of a video.
    I believe that we can safely say that the DSI Tempest belongs in the same category as the Alesis Andromeda A7.
    -They both could’ve stayed in the oven a little bit longer, I don’t think the breads quite done. And despite the incompleteness and frustration, there is something magical people find with them!
    Our xBase 999 is pretty magical as well!
    Something else ironic, DSI never made a another drum machine after this one. Alesis never made another Analog Synthesizer after that one. Both one of a kind original, whereas the DSI has the best display of any drum machine pretty much.
    I think this video went by way too fast :-)8
    OK as you were!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Thank you!!!

    • @dankeplace
      @dankeplace Рік тому

      The fact you trash someone like Gabe Miller all because a known troll does, but you wont actually say it to Gabe's face shows who you truly are, that and zero content pretty much equals a no life troll.

  • @fearmonkey
    @fearmonkey Рік тому +1

    You make all the bad gear sound great, I always look forward to the jams!!

  • @wiidlbeetle3857
    @wiidlbeetle3857 Рік тому +2

    Love coming home to find a new episode of Bad Gear!

  • @cdwhiley
    @cdwhiley Рік тому +5

    My favorite part of this device was when DAVE/DSI said no further enhancements or bug fixes would take place....while they still were selling it new.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      I don't wanna know how many hours went into refining that thing

  • @foxholeartist
    @foxholeartist Рік тому +8

    There is no perfect gear, and Tempest is a bright illustration of this rule. Still sounds amazing abd falls into "only drum machine you need for a record" category

  • @sodiumlights
    @sodiumlights Рік тому +1

    excellent video as always..and man, that machine sounds bloody fantastic.

  • @iskogen
    @iskogen Рік тому +1

    Banger finale in this episode! Keep up the good work

  • @mrkd4del
    @mrkd4del Рік тому +35

    Even while at DragonCon (Atlanta, Ga) I had to take a moment to find out the Bad Gear episode of the week! As usual I'm not disappointed. The tempest is certainly weird gear if nothing else!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      Thanks for taking the time!

    • @bronxcartel6193
      @bronxcartel6193 Рік тому +2

      While waiting for my Happy Meal at the McDonald’s Drive-Thru I took the time to reply to your comment!

    • @bronxcartel6193
      @bronxcartel6193 Рік тому +1

      @@artisans8521 Of course they still do! Not sure about Ronald McDonald though.

  • @ringtangting
    @ringtangting Рік тому +3

    Dang, this thing sounds really good to my ears. This is probably one of the best intro songs.

  • @Beatdrop
    @Beatdrop Рік тому +2

    Your videos continue to be amazing. I watch every single one the day it releases. And the memes are fuckin killing me.

  • @connorcraven6777
    @connorcraven6777 Рік тому +1

    Always making my Friday lunch break extra special, thanks dood

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thanks!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @AboveEmAllProduction
    @AboveEmAllProduction Рік тому +4

    you make our fridays awesome

  • @velonaut303
    @velonaut303 Рік тому +3

    Wow - I was expecting a much harsher review. Good to see people rocking it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Yeah, it's very much usable with the latest fw

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому

      The loudest complaints have come from a very vocal few.

  • @AndrewJohnClive
    @AndrewJohnClive Рік тому +1

    Definitely the most awesome grooves you extracted from this machine1❤️

  • @monotrious
    @monotrious Рік тому +1

    Your Reviews Of Music Gear Are The Best Ever ! Great Show As Always .

  • @motzaikmuzik1657
    @motzaikmuzik1657 Рік тому +6

    I love this drum machine. I’ve played on rytm mkii, 808 (and a few other Rolands), machinedrum, and some others, and personally I think this one sounds better than all of them.
    I’ve never minded the work flow, I love building from scratch.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Great when the workflow does the trick for you!

  • @rookmaster7502
    @rookmaster7502 Рік тому +18

    I definitely wouldn't mind having one, but probably not at the price they are selling for.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +6

      Prices are stable for over 10 years now;)

    • @Kung_Fu_Jesus
      @Kung_Fu_Jesus Рік тому +3

      I’ve got one and have been in love with it for eight years, it’s an investment which I get a daily return from the second I turn it on. In an ideal world I would have two, one for the drums and one for the wonderfully complex possibilities of sound and synth textures

  • @Dudderlyful
    @Dudderlyful Рік тому +2

    You made the Tempest shine, I simply cannot be arsed to learn how to use this monstrosity so thanks for that! HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!

  • @telekollektiv
    @telekollektiv Рік тому +1

    Man, you literally review all the gear that I actually own or planned to buy. The Tempest is a fascinating machine, thank you for this vid. Thumps up.

  • @melodywave3
    @melodywave3 Рік тому +4

    when i was in the studio and someone brought one of these to "add to my beat" i had to tell him to turn it off because i couldn't stand it anymore lmao

  • @Fluxwithit
    @Fluxwithit Рік тому +6

    Still one of my favorite boxes. There are a bunch of issues that are not covered in this video... but best to focus on what it does do... and that is sound unique and is fun to program and perform live with.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      👍

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому

      Many of the well-publicized "issues" are actually wish-list items. But you're right, there are indeed some things that should have been fully implemented but never happened.
      BTW Ken I don't know you but I want to say I'm VERY happy with my HS Deluxe. Well ... mostly. It is pretty much feature-perfect, but it has crashed on me for no apparent reason a couple times.

    • @Fluxwithit
      @Fluxwithit Рік тому

      @@infindebula none of the issues I refer to are wish list . Though to be fair they did have certain wish list things on their faq long after it released but interviews contradicted those faq stating that those features would never be coming 🤷‍♂️. My only real gripes are the midi latency issue, lack of a polyphonic sequencing (for chords and a wish) and external midi sequencing is limited to one mono track. That all being said… it’s still one of my most fun drum machines. I sold the rytm twice…. The tempest stays . Thanks for the kind words :) as for crashing, be sure it’s updated. Can’t say that that’s a issue I’ve seen. Always good to shoot support an email if you have an issue ;)

  • @GoFlyYourselves
    @GoFlyYourselves Рік тому +1

    Tempest sounds good! Great video and great job on the Tempest!

  • @TheBroDotTV
    @TheBroDotTV Рік тому +1

    Love your jams! Great stuff.

  • @InFamousProductions
    @InFamousProductions Рік тому +15

    Hey Pilz, finally you made one on a machine I still have! I have spend hundreds of hours with mine, and there are a lot of quarks that are nowhere to be found in the manual. I am always thinking of selling it, but then I turn it on for the "last jam" , and then I decide it's too killer to sell. There is a few things that I'll share with all the fans. I have mine with all six outputs in use, and you lose a few things, like the distortion and compressor, and the master volume. Also it took me a few years to figure out, that by default, all the oscillators and samples go through the filter at a 100 percent "pre" filter mode. the problem with that, is even with the filter wide open, there is still some filtering, and I could never figure out how to get really crisp snares and symbols. then I discovered the "pre/post filter" setting. If you have an oscillator or sample active, hit the right arrow under the "page down" button, and you will see it. Simply turn the knob all the way to the right into post filter mode, and the osc/sample will not have the mud sound anymore. It's night and day. Great review, I was wondering if you would do a vid on that machine, as it's a love/frustration machine. But some of my most epic stuff is off of that. And ya, it's really hard to sit in a mix with other machines. It does go well with the DSI Pro 2, as that is a thinner sounding synth, and the beefy tone of the Tempest doesn't conflict , as an example of how it will either sound good or not good with other machines. Also, the poly "mode" (there is no mode, you just have to figure it out) is not easy to get it to work. I've only got it to do it once. maybe it's because I have all the sounds going out to the 6 individual outs. but to have each sound on it's own is night and day vs the master out, except the compressor is really good on it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      That sums it up nicely!

    • @RayessBekk
      @RayessBekk Рік тому +1

      Hello, Infamous Production, Thank you for the pre/post filter tip. It is definitely a game changer for the tempest sound. The only problem is that you lose the (cut off) filter... even in 16 beat mode....

    • @InFamousProductions
      @InFamousProductions Рік тому

      @@RayessBekk ya of course. so then use an external filter for that output . but I'm only losing the pre filter for mainly drum sounds that I want to sound real and clear. the other weird synth stuff stays with it on. I'm hoping that the company that bought DSI will make a Tempest MKII. same basic design but takes samples, SD card, USB audio out, and patch points or pin style matrix. then it would be the Ultimate machine. I wish I knew how to hack that thing and put in my own mods and patch points. it would be insane! there should be independent filtering that can be bypassed with a patch cable

  • @substance90
    @substance90 Рік тому +5

    Love mine to death! The biggest problem for me is the limited memory for new patches….

  • @benjaminbrand3714
    @benjaminbrand3714 Рік тому +2

    Good to see the Moog filter making an appearance! Love that thing!

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Yeah, it's kinda blasphemous to put it in a DSI jam;)

  • @LouisSerieusement
    @LouisSerieusement Рік тому

    that was an awesome episode, so cool to hear you use a "fine sounding groovebox" ! :D

  • @64north20west
    @64north20west Рік тому +3

    Roger Linn was from the future. If you are a menu diving guru, you have something great with this box. However, it seems that most producers will not spend that much time to figure out how to get the unique sounds that you got here. But you are some sort of master at this stuff, as well as the background videos so ...Thanks again.

  • @channelite
    @channelite Рік тому +5

    I never had such a love hate relationship with any other gear like I had with the Tempest. Sold mine after five years of frustration.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Yeah, it must have been really hard with the early firmwares

    • @michaelmcdaniel3472
      @michaelmcdaniel3472 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz It most definitely was.

    • @user-ui6ti6bl2v
      @user-ui6ti6bl2v 11 місяців тому

      i’m thinking to get one. will i regret?

    • @channelite
      @channelite 11 місяців тому +1

      @@user-ui6ti6bl2v I’d recommend not getting it. If you’re going to spend that much money, i’d go for perkens or the pulsar 23. A lot of work goes into making a drum sound on the tempest.

    • @user-ui6ti6bl2v
      @user-ui6ti6bl2v 11 місяців тому

      @@channelite strongly agreed. perkons looks really nice thanks for your insight!

  • @Spikeypup
    @Spikeypup Рік тому +1

    Dude your vids make me lol so hard from all the saucy memes, I love it!

  • @KutayYavuzMusic
    @KutayYavuzMusic Рік тому +2

    Great video with the most demanding drum machine ever created! The demo tracks were excellent!

  • @robbiewabisabi
    @robbiewabisabi Рік тому +6

    Also, remember this machine took forever from Announcement to "It's Shipping." It was originally called the "Boom Chik" and was announced at NAMM a good 4 years before it was actually available. I love all my DSI gear, but this one is always a non-starter for me.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +9

      The original name didn't age so well;)

    • @robbiewabisabi
      @robbiewabisabi Рік тому +4

      @@AudioPilz there was a rhythmic preset on the original mopho called the “boom chik” as well. Surprisingly, the t4tra is a really good percussion synth as it is 4 part polyphonic and the envelopes are actually quite tight.

    • @coreyhels9638
      @coreyhels9638 Рік тому

      Started out as a Boom-Chik ended up as a BaDump-Tiss

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому

      It was so hyped, and so anticipated, that they pulled this one out of the oven before it was fully baked.

  • @stephenkyburz6529
    @stephenkyburz6529 Рік тому +24

    Here we go again....one of my favorite synth I own going through the Bad Gear treatment......Most people don't know how to use it or take time to tame this monster, that's where most of the hate comes from. You're gonna need to build your instruments before playing them live and that takes some time. I actually play it with my Digitakt (as always the Digitakt is my main gear). BEST COMBINATION EVER. Keep on the videos, love it !

    • @senormadkermit
      @senormadkermit Рік тому +4

      Yep! Same here Digitakt and Tempest is a killer combo!

    • @stephenkyburz6529
      @stephenkyburz6529 Рік тому +2

      @@senormadkermit My man ! ⏯⏺

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +4

      Thanks!!! Certainly great with the 'takt!

    • @Heathcliff_hensel
      @Heathcliff_hensel Рік тому +1

      you are wrong, the hate comes from the fact that Roger Linn designed a $2000 drum machine with no sampling capabilities.

    • @Fortramnasdaq
      @Fortramnasdaq Рік тому +1

      I use the same combo and offload extra drum sounds from the Tempest to the Digitakt!

  • @normdurkin6425
    @normdurkin6425 Рік тому +1

    excellent video as always professor fairly explaining pros and cons.. I was tempted by the Tempest for a few hours then I bought a Vermona drm1 MKII with chrome knobs.. 👊👍😁

  • @hardwaresecuritymodule
    @hardwaresecuritymodule Рік тому +2

    Interesting. I always thought it was just a drum machine - your final jam sounded gorgeous, those were beautiful strings and pads coming from it!

  • @ColibrisMusicLive
    @ColibrisMusicLive Рік тому +4

    its most unique feature:
    beatwide parameter tweaking. example: turning the decay knob would shorten ALL sounds of the beat in relation to their current value

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      True that!

    • @delux.4692
      @delux.4692 Рік тому +1

      Some elektron machines can also do that with the “control all” parameter

    • @ColibrisMusicLive
      @ColibrisMusicLive Рік тому

      @@delux.4692 nice, i didn't know the digitakt can do that, can be cool with beats combining hi pass + low pass

  • @hardcoreherbivore4730
    @hardcoreherbivore4730 Рік тому +4

    The Tempest actually sounds great, but is a menu diving hell. This synth/drum machine helped send me to eurorack.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +4

      That's a quite expensive gateway drug;)

    • @user-ui6ti6bl2v
      @user-ui6ti6bl2v 11 місяців тому

      what would you recommend?

  • @patfinn2697
    @patfinn2697 Рік тому +2

    From the beginning Tempest user, you nailed it. Thanks for reminding me that I still have stuff to learn.

  • @drd9973
    @drd9973 Рік тому +1

    love you man! That was some rippin' beats!

  • @phils9333
    @phils9333 Рік тому +3

    Sounds great but sooo expensive. Please do a episode with the sythstrom deluge. Go on you know you'd love to 🤩

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Great suggestion, thanks!

    • @infindebula
      @infindebula Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz Also there's the much-maligned original Spektralis.

  • @seanshea8596
    @seanshea8596 Рік тому +3

    I was working for Akai as their MPC expert when this was announced. I always wanted one. BTW _ I USED TO WORK WITH AKAI DAN

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Nice!!! How's Dan?

    • @seanshea8596
      @seanshea8596 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz I can't really tell the truth about him without saying some pretty honest stuff that although it is the truth might lead me to defamation liability if I didn't have evidence.

  • @jukesjointOG
    @jukesjointOG Рік тому +2

    Florian, marking another wasted summer week by me, with his outstanding production, analysis, and tunes.

  • @vulpixninetales
    @vulpixninetales 2 місяці тому +1

    Keep up the goods man! I love your videos!!!

  • @HorologicRannygazoo
    @HorologicRannygazoo Рік тому +3

    I wish Arturia's Drumbrute had pads and a layout like this. And 5 minutes in I was thinking that a Behringer remake of this with memory expansion and an SD slot to add sounds would be awesome (without Kotoulas patches, please, lol) .

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Midi pack! It's awesome 😂😂😂

  • @christdolphin69
    @christdolphin69 Рік тому +3

    a "few hours to get used to" an instrument as deep as this is not a negative thing. you dont want an instrument you exhaust the options of in a day. and digital controls reflected on a screen is the only practical way to add that kind of flexibility to an analog instrument. the prophet 12 desktop feels great to program and is so deep you could never get sick of doing sound design on it. all elektrons use the same interface

    • @ocnb
      @ocnb Рік тому +1

      Bit like the Medusa.. two months later and I have it half sussed.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Agreed! There are some unnecessary inconsistencies in the workflow tho.

  • @shanesplanetshane3795
    @shanesplanetshane3795 18 днів тому +1

    Had mine since the beginning. Still have it sitting here next to me. Love the Tempest. Its not really like other drum machines. I consider it an instrument in its own class. Lots of work arounds to use it for recording in the studio, but amazing to play and mix. My pads have long since yellowed, but no matter, now it matches the keybed on the voyager.

  • @thomaslthomas1506
    @thomaslthomas1506 Рік тому +1

    What an awesome piece of kit!

  • @kekethetoad
    @kekethetoad Рік тому +3

    Just imagining how cool something like this would be where instead of the sample-based & editing menu parts it interfaced with smartphone/tablet/laptop DAW (Dave Smith Instruments one perhaps), and for recording its analog part to DAW it could use in-built ADC... Simplified interface and anything that wasn't immediately accessible via buttons/knobs etc. could be more readily and intuitively accessed in DAW. Less discreet as it'd no longer be stand-alone but being more stripped-down & coupled with say a tablet it could prove to be quite the portable powerhouse!

  • @harrisbeatsfrankou6304
    @harrisbeatsfrankou6304 Рік тому +4

    Arguably the best machine if you are writing a score to a Shakespeare screenplay

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +3

      Shall I compare thee...;)

    • @harrisbeatsfrankou6304
      @harrisbeatsfrankou6304 Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz It's Summer soon in Australia...just wait.
      I can wait till then.😂

  • @BenWard29
    @BenWard29 Рік тому +2

    HELL YEAH! I've been waiting for this one for a long time! Yeah baby!

    • @BenWard29
      @BenWard29 Рік тому +1

      Great episode! Hit the nail right on the head. I loved my Tempest but I had to leave it sadly. Next I want to see you get a Fairlight CMI. How much patreon $ to make that happen?

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thank you!!! Fairlight CMI is quite a challenge;)

  • @budgetguitaristcom
    @budgetguitaristcom Рік тому +1

    Great jams out of this box!

  • @ZiegWarheit
    @ZiegWarheit Рік тому +3

    Cyber City Oedo 808. Nice!

  • @Rompler_Rocco
    @Rompler_Rocco Рік тому +9

    I haven't been this impressed since Uli Behringer invented MIDI!

  • @mattpierce1011
    @mattpierce1011 Рік тому +1

    Great episode 👏🏽

  • @MusicianParadise
    @MusicianParadise Рік тому

    Great episode, how did I missed it!

  • @thegroove2000
    @thegroove2000 Рік тому +3

    RIP DAVE SMITH.

  • @ClifBratcher
    @ClifBratcher Рік тому +7

    I love the Tempest, but the lack of midi CC/SysEx drives me crazy. I could sidestep my inability to remember the menus if the controls were exposed via midi.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Haven't tried tweaking it via midi - I thought it was fixed in an update...

    • @ClifBratcher
      @ClifBratcher Рік тому

      @@AudioPilz There're a couple of performance-type parameters available through midi, but most of the things are sadly not.

    • @michaelmcdaniel3472
      @michaelmcdaniel3472 Рік тому +1

      @@ClifBratcher Yes, and this always confounded me since Dave helped create MIDI. That always made me a little sore, but that didn’t detract from the beauty of the instrument.

  • @mr-iz8cx
    @mr-iz8cx Рік тому +1

    Nice review. Your take on the DSI MEK would be great to hear, especially as a follow up to this

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! Great suggestions!

  • @dcpayne5264
    @dcpayne5264 Рік тому +2

    It is such a powerful and unique tool. Back in the day, two tempests covered all rhythm sections in my band

  • @my4trackmachine
    @my4trackmachine Рік тому +4

    Spec wise, the tempest was really solid except with samples. The issue always was the UX/UI made it hard to figure it out. The crashes in the early firmware didn’t Help.
    Dave Smith and his staff demoed the tempest at a local event when it first came out. I met him and got to play the tempest. I think they undersold the machine as a “drum machine” and it had an over reliance on menu diving. It was brilliant but really flawed especially with the buggy early firmware.
    I ended up getting a Elektron Rytm and never looked back.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, hybrid Groovebox would have been more fitting

  • @saxxonpike
    @saxxonpike Рік тому +8

    My gods, the compressor and distortion are quite good on this. Fine filters as well. I'm certain someone, someday will find a way to hack sounds into it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, filters are gorgeous!!!

    • @fluim0102
      @fluim0102 Рік тому +1

      @@AudioPilz but super anoying that when you want to tweak them live while playing with different sounds, they instantly change value when turning the knob instead of waiting for the original value... Also distortion is just on/off.. No way to have it gradually come in

    • @seusicha
      @seusicha Рік тому

      @@fluim0102 I like how the matrix brute implemented this. You can choose 3 options to change parameters that are out of the original value. IMO this should be a must in every equipment as it makes a lot of difference.

  • @williamtell1477
    @williamtell1477 Рік тому +1

    This looks awesome!

  • @profpep
    @profpep Рік тому +1

    As always, you show that talent exceeds equipment limitations. Great sum up of a flawed masterpiece, and I love the tunes.

  • @SynGirl32
    @SynGirl32 Рік тому +3

    I legit thought this was another Novation groovebox, lol.

  • @Scottzilla1970
    @Scottzilla1970 Рік тому +4

    I've always wanted one of these but the price has always put me off it. You mentioned the menu diving which is my kryptonite so you've definitely reduced my want for this device quite substantially lol.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      A lot of important features are hidden in menus, yes...

    • @RabRabNZ
      @RabRabNZ Рік тому

      Not as bad as the tr8s menu

  • @moreausylvain
    @moreausylvain Рік тому +1

    loved that ivdeo :D !

  • @sanjacob
    @sanjacob Рік тому +1

    tolles video und audio pilz ist wohl der geilste name den ich seit langem gehört habe ! 😅

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Besten Dank aber ich heiße nunmal so (also Pilz jetzt, nicht Audio;)

  • @toifel
    @toifel Рік тому +14

    If the Tempest is anywhere near "bad gear", I would consider all of my gear an actual pile of garbage.
    RIP Dave Smith.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +8

      Dave Smith is one of the OG synth gods!

    • @somewhatsomething4882
      @somewhatsomething4882 Рік тому +1

      @@AudioPilz by "god" do you mean he makes things the average human can't comprehend..? 😃
      The mopho was a great sounding pain in the ass.

  • @julieblair7472
    @julieblair7472 Рік тому +16

    This is one of those things that is a super deluxe build of... a bunch of features I do not want at all. It's almost the exact opposite of things I want. Anything expensive with a bunch of drum samples is a no from me. I just don't get it.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Not my preferred workflow either

    • @ringtangting
      @ringtangting Рік тому

      There's a beautiful analog sounds in there too. Jusr curious: what do you want from machine?

    • @Kaje05
      @Kaje05 Рік тому

      You’ll survive

    • @almostghosts
      @almostghosts Рік тому +3

      Yeah who would want a 6 voice analog multi timbral poly synth/ drum machine with built in delay, distortion and compressor.

    • @Kaje05
      @Kaje05 Рік тому

      @@almostghosts I know hey? Such a waste of space 🫠

  • @projectvince1982
    @projectvince1982 Рік тому +1

    i love the songs you made with it!

  • @AndrewOzolins
    @AndrewOzolins 7 місяців тому

    The Tempest grew on me , the longer I’ve had the more I’ve come to Love it , you really need to put the extra effort to get to know it

  • @phelper4554
    @phelper4554 Рік тому +6

    The ultimate techno drum machine 🔥 I always wanted one…

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому +2

      Yup, that one's great for the dancefloor

  • @christianvandalstrom8337
    @christianvandalstrom8337 Рік тому +3

    Try the proteus 2000 or mo phat sometime.

  • @illyb514
    @illyb514 Рік тому

    Bro, that tech track you did for the second jam was dope!

  • @middle_pickup
    @middle_pickup Рік тому +1

    Sequential should send us a sequel sampling. :) I never had one of these, but I still want one.

  • @heavysystemsinc.
    @heavysystemsinc. Рік тому +3

    I remember when it came out and I wanted one really bad but the price kept me away. I didn't follow it's community or anything at all, so it was surprising to see it on this channel, but then after hearing it released in alpha state firmware, then yes, I agree. I'm really tired of this electronics/computer software culture of 'always updating after releasing it unfinished'. It's highly depressing. It means no more enjoying something on day one, and hoping 2-5 years after it's been out and all of the suckers who gave the company money before have been listened to, THEN you can get the finished unit.
    *sigh*
    And people wonder why all my gear is mostly pre-2010's hardware. :P

    • @somewhatsomething4882
      @somewhatsomething4882 Рік тому +2

      I bought a half made house and I'm still waiting for my toilet 😒😒💩😃

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      I try to use stuff older than at least 1 year exclusively;)

    • @heavysystemsinc.
      @heavysystemsinc. Рік тому +1

      @@AudioPilz I feel like 2 y ears is probably a better rule of thumb these days. They like to trickle out features pretty slow now.

  • @SirRigbyBaconKaiser
    @SirRigbyBaconKaiser Рік тому +4

    Oh awesome, it's on bad gear. Hopefully this will crash their price and I can get one!
    Oh who am I kidding. This'll only double the price.🙃

  • @motaki79
    @motaki79 Рік тому +2

    This was a great video. I bought one in my early 20’s when it first came out but sold it because I lacked the commitment in learning the ins and outs. Special shout out to that funk track with snoop double g.

  • @DJPhantomRage
    @DJPhantomRage Рік тому +1

    at 7:51 when you hit the pad with the synth reverb/delay on it. It was haunting and made my hairs stand up. I had to go back and hear it again,

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      Thanks!!!! So happy to hear that!

  • @GB3770
    @GB3770 Місяць тому +3

    This tempest is not bad gear...

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Місяць тому

      One person’s Bad Gear…;)

  • @richyr777
    @richyr777 Рік тому +1

    Finally! a good video on this thing!

  • @JonManness
    @JonManness Рік тому +2

    I felt so dumb when I first tried to use the Tempest, but the sounds are so undeniably good that I'm determined to make it bang.

    • @AudioPilz
      @AudioPilz  Рік тому

      That thing can be really challenging