Dave Smith Instruments TEMPEST - Manual (Page 58)

48 The Edit Function Dave Smith Instruments
4 . Copy Beat
This copies any Beat over any other Beat. Enter the Source and Destination
Beats, then press Copy Now.
Note that if Pad Function is set to 16 Beats, the Copy key can be used to do the
same thing.
5 . Initialize Beat
This initializes any Beat to default settings at the specified time signature, eras-
ing any previous contents. Enter the Beat to initialize, the Time Signature and
Number of Bars, then press the Init Now soft key.
6 . Rename Beat
This permits you to rename both the long and short names of any beat. Enter the
Beat to rename, use the Select Char and Edit Char soft knobs to edit the Name
and/or Short Name (the name that appears in the 2x8 matrix of 16 Beats screen),
then press the Rename Now soft key.
Note that while this screen is active, the Page Up key becomes Insert Char,
inserting a new character into the name, and the Cursor Up key becomes Delete
Char, deleting a character from the name.
7 . Copy Bars
This copies a range of bars from one Beat to the same or a different Beat, either
inserting into or replacing the destination Beat’s bars. There are two screen pages.
On the first screen, enter the Source Beat and First and Last Bars to copy, then
press the Next soft key.
On the second screen, enter the Destination Beat and set the Copy Mode to either
Replaces, Insert Before or Insert After. The middle parameter is used to specify
either the First Bar to Replace, the Bar to Insert Before or the Bar to Insert After.
To perform the copy, press the Copy Now soft key.
8 . Insert Bars Into Beat
This inserts blank bars into a Beat, using the Beat’s time signature. Enter the
Beat, the Blank Bars to Insert and the Bar to Insert Before, then press the insert
Now soft key.