Tempest

[Andrew Tarpinian]

On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>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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> 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. 

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...


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> 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).  

Musician friend new 15% off, tempting...

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> 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.
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> 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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>> James R. Coplin
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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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>> Subject: Re: Tempest
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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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