Dave Smith Instruments TEMPEST User Manual
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14 The Screens Keys
Dave Smith Instruments
Note Event Parameters
The nine note event parameters are described below:
•
Velocity -
n
ote
v
eloCity
value to be used by various modulation
destinations in the synth engine (0-127).
•
Duration -
n
ote
d
uRation
in 24 PPQN increments (parts per quarter note),
used to gate the envelope generators (1-255). When ADSR envelopes are
used, the d
uRation
determines the time period before the Release envelope
phase begins.
•
Tuning -
Changes the Pitch of the note in semitones (-60 to +60).
•
FX1, FX2, FX3, FX4 -
n
ote
fX 1-4 directly control the n
ote
fX
d
eStinationS
as assigned in the Note FX menu. (See “Note FX” on page
43 for additional details).
•
Time Shift -
Tempest’s sequencer resolution is 96 PPQN.
t
iMe
S
hift
allows a note to be shifted +/- 3 parts. At 120 BPM, 1 part equals
about 5.2 milliseconds.
•
Reverse -
R
eveRSe
allows you to reverse individual notes in a Beat.
Reverse causes Sounds—even completely analog, non-sample-based
Sounds—to play in reverse by reversing the envelopes.