Tempest Analog Drum Machine - Dave Smith Roger Linn

[ProjectEndgame]

It's weird. In no other genre of music does one single artist have the capability to make people lose their collective shit over any gear they might use.

[ortiza2007]

Nick, you should review the Arturia Spark, just a suggestion.

[0M3N802]

hey nice korg MonoPoly in the background there. looks just like the one i have with the wood even a little bruised. love the reviews.

[tonykanemusic]

This product disappoints me. limited outputs + no sampling = pointless in hip hop.

[DJRexistsforyou]

yep, getting one : )



[PukkatronicAllstars]

the beat kicking in around 6:00 is so lush!

[Noisebuddy]

like the Tetra or Mopho, needs to dig into the sound-engine, then it will sound great

[SoundWavesSurfer]

For me nothing else would do, the price is the only bitch : | 

[clubdeejay]

.... And a 1 voice mono synth for $1300 is ok but a 6 voice, 4 osc machine with an amazing interface for $2000 too expensive? As far as I know there's nothing else out there like this in such a sweet, intuitive and fluent package.

[clubdeejay]

As a Tempest owner I'm in love with this box and think its worth every penny if it's your kinda thing. Not everyone needs analog but I think the sound (in person) is great and characterful while the interface is fun and inspiring. Like he says, you do need some skill in percussion programming to really appreciate this beast's beats.

[WootsonTV]

Great machine, but way too expensive. It's only for the hardcore musicians, who probably already have everything analog and digital this box has to offer.

[PickledYoshi]

If this had alt time signature support it'd be an insta-buy. So many drum machine only support boring signatures like 4/4 3/4 and maybe 5/4. I want to do shit in 15/16 bitch.

[mrBrianlovesmovies]

wanting what i will never have :-(

[MarcJX8P]

Great review again Nick; it sounds pretty good!

[withaspoon94]

100% no computer integration, im sorry but for such a high price it needs that as a standard feature.

[aikighost]

@withaspoon94 And yet its already selling well. I suspect people who are addicted to their computers cant see that many of us who bought tempests did so precisely because we don't want a computer in the studio.

[withaspoon94]

@aikighost i didnt know it was 100% analog... that justifys the price

[thewakz]

Nice beats you made. Yeah, this has 4 oscillator (that is a lot for ANY synth). Full on synthesizer. Imagine a MPC2000 but with live analog and digital synths creating the sounds. It's going to sound amazing. Also an analog compressor? Rad. What it needs is a software companion (access virus ti style).

[sonicstate]

@thewakz I spoke with Roger on this and he said there might be a software editor, but its not something they do, all the DSI editor software is made by a 3rd party. But the compressor did sound good, though I guess it would have been nice to have access to the discrete parameters. With the separate outs, you can process to taste however

[qwe1231]

You have to respect DSI for putting out best-of-breed gear, even if it won't be a mass-market hit because of the price.

[LeoNacht]

Yeah I knew all this already.... Waited too long for an opinion less review of the tempest.

All you said about the compressor was "it dulls the top end" this machine deserves a more in depth look.

[benderass100]

I still feel very skeptical about doping 2g's for drum machine

[benderass100]

Holy shit I never tough this will happed

Sonicstate review

[bibibibibiotip]

does the Tempest have this kind of parameter-lock (Elektron)/ Motion Sequencer (Korg Electribe) going on?

[aikighost]

@bibibibibiotip Yes. Each step has several editable parameters plus routing of things like velocity and the fx ribbons (which are recordable) to whatever parameter you like.

[LeoNacht]

Was this a review or an introduction? Did you like it? Is it worth the money? All things considered?

[sonicstate]

@LeoNacht its expensive, but unique

[MarctheDarc]

Sooo sexy! I really like the live playable mindset behind much of the design - lots of useful stuff in there. I'm also a huge fan of the Evolver for its inspired synth-engine, so this is an interesting evolution of that idea.

I cant help being impressed with the complexity achieveable with "only" 6 voices - depending on your style, you could actually produce entire tracks on just that 1 box it seems.

Thank you for another great review! ^^ now to win the lottery...

[theechoinggreen]

Absolutely fantastic review. Thank you! Side question: who makes that sexy red keyboard stand you have it on??

[dddccc14]

Brother, I enjoy videos and reviews, but I'm not going to be able to keep watching if you insist on abusing your Jupiter in the background. Seriously, it ain't a bookshelf.

[CoolColJ]

I don't think it has it sound wise

[glxblt]

GAAAH I so want to rip that protective film off the display.

[RiczVeloce]

This is Really Amazing, Mr Batt! Nice Review, As Always!

I'd Love to Own one... But How Many Synth Sounds does it have? Can We Say that this is a TETRA with Pads? It Doesn't look like it has a sequencer or an Arpegiattor... It Might Be a Stupid Question, considering that this is a Different kind of Instrument, I Know It's Not a Synth... But it has Synth Sounds... Can We Play some Voices with a Controller,(like a Pad or a Bass) without having that Sound loaded in a Pad?

Greetings From Portugal

[aikighost]

@RiczVeloce Nope its not tet4a with pads its closer to 6 drum oriented evolver desktops with a built in MPC.

[rodzeroher]

@RiczVeloce dude did you paid atention? Yes it has a sequencer, a basic function for a drum machine. It is a aynth you can make any sound you skills allow.

[englishhermit]

Object of lust. I love the idea of having a poly analogue synth and a drum machine in one instrument with the flexibility and tweakability in the OS. I will wait until there have been a few OS upgrades and I would ideally want a software editor as well.