Dave Smith Tempest Analog Drum Machine

[dorfmeister]

http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products ... index.html

This is one sexy beast. Who needs a tempermental, booze and drug addled, unreliable drummer when you can have one of these!

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

this def looks amazing.

i am curious what the roger linn version will end up

[theavondon]

Why did he keep saying "me (Rodger) and Dave"? Not just grammatically incorrect, but unnecessary.

[Holy Schnikes]

Looks amazing but I can't justify spending 2K on a drum machine. I'd rather just drop a bunch of $$ on pedals or another amp and stick with a real drummer. If you have the funds though, I'm sure this would be a treat to own.

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

wow 2k is the price point??? lame sauce.

i'll stick w/ my machinedrum.

[smallsnd/bigsnd]

dave smith makes fine gear! the machinedrum is BADASS though...

[Holy Schnikes]

wow 2k is the price point??? lame sauce.

i'll stick w/ my machinedrum.

Lame sauce indeed!

[elbandito]

Dudes, this thing is a hell of a lot more than a drum machine. Geez, I just watched the vid... 2k doesn't seem so bad, when you consider that a low end MPC will run you close to a grand anyway and can't do half the things this does.

I'm friggin impressed.

wow 2k is the price point??? lame sauce.

i'll stick w/ my machinedrum.

machinedrum needs a computer to function, right? it's not a standalone device, or am I misinformed?

[proroby]

Dudes, this thing is a hell of a lot more than a drum machine. Geez, I just watched the vid... 2k doesn't seem so bad, when you consider that a low end MPC will run you close to a grand anyway and can't do half the things this does.

I'm friggin impressed.

wow 2k is the price point??? lame sauce.

i'll stick w/ my machinedrum.

machinedrum needs a computer to function, right? it's not a standalone device, or am I misinformed?

Yeah, seeing the man himself use it was quite impressive. This thing is amazing and worth that price tag...even though I'll never be able to purchase it :*(

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

oh no doubt on the amazingness of the tempest or dave smith. i own a mono evolver and it is beyond ....theres no sampling capability on this tempest tho is there? or maybe i am misinformed. that kinda deflated my gas (may not matter to some) and unfortunately i'm not made of money.

i think i also overlooked that u can make a helluva lot more than just drum sounds w/ the tempest as u can the MD...probably some really cool shit to be had in there...my initial reaction was 2 grand for an analog drum machine? a little steep considering theres a lot of other cool gear out there and u can get some sweet old school analog drum stuff like simmons or drumfire for like 3/4's the price and sequence it w/ something else.


naw u are mistaken my friend, the machinedrum has its own badass internal sequencer as well as separate midi sequencers, much like an electribe on steriods. and the sounds u can make by tweakin the knobs are really amazing and can get pretty wild, u can make basslines, synth seqs , glitchy noises, sample acoustic sounds pretty easily w/ it.

[fever606]

oh no doubt on the amazingness of the tempest or dave smith. i own a mono evolver and it is beyond ....theres no sampling capability on this tempest tho is there? or maybe i am misinformed. that kinda deflated my gas (may not matter to some) and unfortunately i'm not made of money.

my understanding is that, maybe not in v1 of the software but in a future update, that you will be able to load your own waves / waveforms into the tempest - a'la the machinedrum uw.

i think i also overlooked that u can make a helluva lot more than just drum sounds w/ the tempest as u can the MD...probably some really cool shit to be had in there...

the tempest has 6 analogue voices, each of which is - basically - a mopho sound engine, albeit with tweaks - envelopes, the hpf, etc - that are more 'percussion oriented'. but i think in the linn / smith video they basically say 'you can do synth sounds with it too'

my initial reaction was 2 grand for an analog drum machine? a little steep considering theres a lot of other cool gear out there and u can get some sweet old school analog drum stuff like simmons or drumfire for like 3/4's the price and sequence it w/ something else.

yeah 2 large is a lot, but the md-uw is like $1750 and, while it is a different beast, the price is not completely out of line.

needless to say, the more cooler drum machines come out, the more my old hr-16b and tr-606 start to look like maybe they need a companion...

[Holy Schnikes]

yea, I retract my price complaint, this thing is capable of far more than I realized.

[Gone Fission]

It's got a six voice analog synth onboard. Why has no one else yet speculated on the possibility of hooking the thing up to a guitar?

[Toonster]

I am glad there are still analog drum machines being made, I guess this is aimed towards the professional dance/house/rave/hiphop-producer, looking at the price and all the options.. Also I guess it is for people who think it is awesome, like me when I would've won the lottery or something like that

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

yea, I retract my price complaint, this thing is capable of far more than I realized.

yes i also retract my price complaint....i also thought the MD-UW was like $1400 now, i think i got that from ebay tho...my mistake....will the analog gods ever forgive me?