Bad Gear - Tempest

Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness 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: 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