Dave Smith Instruments TEMPEST - Manual (Page 52)

42 Real Time FX Dave Smith Instruments
Real Time FX
The Real Time FX touch sliders have two modes:
• Beat FX: The sliders can alter the sound of the
entire Beat playback.
• Note FX: The sliders can alter parameters of a
single Sound, and those changes can be recorded
into the Beat.
Beat FX
If Pad Function is set to 16 B
eatS
, Beat FX mode is active, in which slider move-
ments affect Beat-wide sound parameters, altering the sound of the entire Beat’s
playback. In this mode, the P
layBaCk
key is always on.
Try it out. Select the 16 B
eatS
key, press a beat pad and press P
lay
. Now press
either of the sliders and move your finger up and down. Hear how your finger
movements alter the sound of the Beat. Now hold S
hift
and press the left l
atCh
o
n
key, then move your finger on the left slider as the Beat plays. Notice that
you hear a different sound change, because you’ve just selected the alternate FX3
function for the left slider.
Here’s what the keys do:
Playback key
The Playback key is always on.
Shift + Playback: Assign
This displays the Beat FX Assign
screen, permitting the viewing or
editing of the Beat FX assignments.
The Latch On key
Normally the sliders are active only when you touch them. If the Latch On
key is on, the sliders remain active at their last touched positions at all times.
Shift + Latch On: FX1/FX3 or FX2/FX4 Select
Pressing Shift + the left Latch On key toggles the left slider between its FX1
and FX3 functions. Pressing Shift + the right Latch On key toggles the right
slider between its FX2 and FX4 functions.