Dave Smith Evolver
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
Never owned any of these products but that encoder thing was a shocking read. Incidently, I was amazed how many Tempest drum machines have appeared on ebay already....
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
I gotta say that I havent heard one good tempest demo. Although I dout they have the same encoders as the duff prophets....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
I don't think I have ever mentioned it on here really, I kept my mouth shut as some people were thinking of getting it but I was following the 50 - odd page thread on gearslutz for ages when the hype was around regarding the Tempest and I never got past the opinion that I may as well be listening to a VST drum synth. I appreciate everyone has different tastes but I have yet to hear a DSI product I actually like. I've tried really hard to like them but I just can't.lem wrote:I gotta say that I havent heard one good tempest demo. Although I dout they have the same encoders as the duff prophets....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
That said, if you include Sequential, I'd gladly take a Pro-One.....
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
what bugs me more than anything about the tempest is its interface.AK wrote:I don't think I have ever mentioned it on here really, I kept my mouth shut as some people were thinking of getting it but I was following the 50 - odd page thread on gearslutz for ages when the hype was around regarding the Tempest and I never got past the opinion that I may as well be listening to a VST drum synth. I appreciate everyone has different tastes but I have yet to hear a DSI product I actually like. I've tried really hard to like them but I just can't.lem wrote:I gotta say that I havent heard one good tempest demo. Although I dout they have the same encoders as the duff prophets....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
That said, if you include Sequential, I'd gladly take a Pro-One.....
I mean, come on ! one look at the video's will show you it's not intuitive at all to program.
I'm glad I decided to get me an xbase888, I doubt I'll ever regret not getting a tempest...
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
What bugs me more about the tempest is the sound! It just sounds like an Evolver, but it costs a million pounds? Ok exaggeration maybe....But it seems way over priced for the market.Hades wrote:what bugs me more than anything about the tempest is its interface.AK wrote:I don't think I have ever mentioned it on here really, I kept my mouth shut as some people were thinking of getting it but I was following the 50 - odd page thread on gearslutz for ages when the hype was around regarding the Tempest and I never got past the opinion that I may as well be listening to a VST drum synth. I appreciate everyone has different tastes but I have yet to hear a DSI product I actually like. I've tried really hard to like them but I just can't.lem wrote:I gotta say that I havent heard one good tempest demo. Although I dout they have the same encoders as the duff prophets....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
That said, if you include Sequential, I'd gladly take a Pro-One.....
I mean, come on ! one look at the video's will show you it's not intuitive at all to program.
I'm glad I decided to get me an xbase888, I doubt I'll ever regret not getting a tempest...
Re: Dave Smith Evolver
doesn't it have way more voices than an evolver?lem wrote:What bugs me more about the tempest is the sound! It just sounds like an Evolver, but it costs a million pounds? Ok exaggeration maybe....But it seems way over priced for the market.Hades wrote:what bugs me more than anything about the tempest is its interface.AK wrote:I don't think I have ever mentioned it on here really, I kept my mouth shut as some people were thinking of getting it but I was following the 50 - odd page thread on gearslutz for ages when the hype was around regarding the Tempest and I never got past the opinion that I may as well be listening to a VST drum synth. I appreciate everyone has different tastes but I have yet to hear a DSI product I actually like. I've tried really hard to like them but I just can't.lem wrote:I gotta say that I havent heard one good tempest demo. Although I dout they have the same encoders as the duff prophets....
....i dont kno if its just a prophet thing. I would have thought they would use the same encoders as the p8.. but the problem doesnt seem so common for the (older) evo....
That said, if you include Sequential, I'd gladly take a Pro-One.....
I mean, come on ! one look at the video's will show you it's not intuitive at all to program.
I'm glad I decided to get me an xbase888, I doubt I'll ever regret not getting a tempest...
i had a brief moment with the tempest its very pretty and i love the form factor. Pretty simple to use and program, way more so than the elektron instruments.
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Re: Dave Smith Evolver
I have no dog in the race, but the Tempest OS isn't even finished yet. It is a bit early to say what it is and isn't.
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Thats a whole new can of worms there! Why release something that isn't finished?Casanova808 wrote:I have no dog in the race, but the Tempest OS isn't even finished yet. It is a bit early to say what it is and isn't.
Also I think certain instruments need time before people learn how to use them properly (or improperly) like the 303...
Yeah it must have way more voices, but I can't help but feel that it sounds across between a circuit bent drum machine and an evolver....hydrogen wrote:doesn't it have way more voices than an evolver?
i had a brief moment with the tempest its very pretty and i love the form factor. Pretty simple to use and program, way more so than the elektron instruments.