Tempest

[Tony Scharf]

>>That being said, I really haven’t liked the sound of any of the new Dave
Smith stuff so maybe it’s just me.

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.

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).

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.




On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:58 AM, James R. Coplin <james at ticalun.net> wrote:

> 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.****
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> *From:* music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org [mailto:
> music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] *On Behalf Of *Tony Scharf
> *Sent:* Monday, January 07, 2013 11:57 AM
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> 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.  ****
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> 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.  ****
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> 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.****
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> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Andrew Tarpinian <
> andrewtarpinian at gmail.com> wrote:****
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> 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.
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