<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Tony Scharf <<a href="mailto:noisetheorem@gmail.com">noisetheorem@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">>><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">That being said, I really haven’t liked the sound of any of the new Dave Smith stuff so maybe it’s just me.</span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br></span></div><div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">How much editing did you do? I think the biggest flaw in DSI stuff is the preset programming which is absolutely atrocious. The PEK, for example, can be a great sounding synth if you stop trying to recreate old prophet VS presets and moogs on it. </span></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Dsi have the worst presets. I thought I would not be impressed with the sound but after a closer look on youtube etc... It seems to be perfect to how I make drums, combining analog and digital, plus quick looking interface... something like a linn drum + 909 + MPC. Plus it looks like it sounds really tight and punchy and you have the ability of 6 voice analog synth...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">
<div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">I don't like the new price on the Tempest, but the used price is not bad considering the competition (MachineDrum UW, JoMoX 999/888, Vintage Roland). </span></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Musician friend new 15% off, tempting...</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">
<div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">I keep thinking I want a drum machine...but I don't know. Drums are at the end of my workflow and not that important.</span></font></div>
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</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:58 AM, James R. Coplin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:james@ticalun.net" target="_blank">james@ticalun.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I sat down with one at a friends and I was really underwhelmed, especially given the price tag. It just really left me flat. That being said, I really haven’t liked the sound of any of the new Dave Smith stuff so maybe it’s just me.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">James R. Coplin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org" target="_blank">music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org" target="_blank">music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Scharf<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 07, 2013 11:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Music-bar<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Tempest<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I talked to a few people who have one, and both said it was "the drum machine they always dreamed of". I also played with it a bit at knobcon and came away impressed. <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It has some UI issues from what I gather, but you get used to them. DSI has also been pretty good about implementing new features based on user requests. <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Now that they are available second hand, I've thought about giving one a go....someday. The fact is I really just don't need a drum machine.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Tony <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Andrew Tarpinian <<a href="mailto:andrewtarpinian@gmail.com" target="_blank">andrewtarpinian@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone play with one? I sort of wrote it off as being over priced, but on taking a closer look, it looks cool as shit, and sounds pretty amazing.<br>_______________________________________________<br>
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