Dave Smith Instruments Tempest ANALOG DRUM MACHINE

Features:

• 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 pattes 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

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