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16 mutes – Dave Smith Instruments TEMPEST User Manual

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The Pad Function Keys

Dave Smith Instruments

16 Mutes

If 16 Mutes is pressed, the sixteen pads act

as sixteen mute switches for playback of the

sixteen Sounds in the selected Sound bank (A

or B). This is useful for arranging the Beat’s

parts in real time while playing. A lit pad

indicates the Sound’s playback is on; an unlit

pad indicates it is off. Pressing a pad toggles

between on and off states.

If the P

adS

key (in the Screens section) is lit, the following screen will be

displayed, showing the assignment of each pad and related controls:

Note:

When 16 M

uteS

is selected, the Real Time FX sliders and sound

controls affect beat-wide effects, just as they do when 16 B

eatS

is selected.

Swing: 54%

All On

BtRoll: 8th

Tom1

Splash

Tom2

Crash

Tom3

Ride

Snare

Bass

HatOp

HatCl

Snar2

Bass2

Shaker

Claps

Tamb

Clave

Soft Key: All On

Pressing this soft key

unmutes all 16 Sounds in

the active bank.

Sound Types

The center area shows the Sound Types

for the 16 loaded Sounds, which can be

changed in the 16 Sounds screen.

Beat & Sound

Displays the selected

Beat and Sound. To

change the selected

sound, hold Shift while

pressing the pad that

holds the desired sound

in the 16 Sounds screen.

Soft Knob 2:

Swing

Varies the

selected Beat’s

1/16 note Swing

amount from

50-75%.

Soft Knob 4:

Beat Roll

Hold the Roll key for a

Beat Roll, a stutter effect

in which a small portion

of the beat loops. This

setting controls the

duration of the beat roll.