Dave Smith Instruments TEMPEST - Manual (Page 19)

9 Tempest Operation Manual The Pad Function Keys
16 Levels
If 16 Levels is selected (by pressing 16
Sounds and 16 Mutes together), the sixteen
pads play a single Sound at sixteen evenly
spaced volume (velocity) levels. This is an
alternative to using the pads’ touch sensitivity
for playing and recording dynamics.
If the P
adS
key (in the Screens section) is lit,
the following screen will be displayed, showing the velocity level for each pad
plus related controls:
8
72
16
80
24
88
32
96
40
104
48
112
56
120
64
127
Quant: 16 Swing: 50.0%
120.0 1.1.01 16 Levels
Bt: 14/Swing beat 100 bpm Snd: A12/Boomy Kick
Soft Knob 1:
Quantize
When recording Beats in real time,
notes are moved to the nearest 1/8,
1/16 note, etc., set here. This is also
used for the Note Roll rate, plus the
step size for the ‘Beat Events’ screen
and the ‘16 Time Steps’ pad function.
Soft Knob 2:
Swing
Varies the selected Beat’s 1/16
note Swing amount from 50%
(straight 1/16s) to 66% (triplet
swing) and more. 54-58% gives
a relaxed 16th note feel.
Beat & Sound
Displays the selected Beat and Sound.
To change the selected sound
(the sound that plays at the 16 volume
levels), hold Shift while pressing the
pad that holds the desired sound in the
16 Sounds screen.
Velocity Levels
Shows the velocity level at
which each of the 16 pads will
play the selected sound.