User Manual

14 The Screens Keys Dave Smith Instruments
The Screens Keys
Tempest’s graphic OLED screen can display a variety of different types of
information. The keys in this section are used to determine which information it
displays.
The Events key
This displays the Beat Events screen, containing either a grid
view of the beat’s note events (if Play List is off) or a scrolling
list of Play List events (If Play List is on). This is described on
the following page.
The Sounds key
One of many screens
is displayed, showing
the various parameters
for oscillators, filters,
VCA, envelopes, LFO
and modulation paths.
To see and learn about
these screens, read
the Sound Controls
section of the manual.
The Play List key
This function allows
you to create 4 lists
of up to 99 Beats
each that play back
in sequence.
Mixer and Effects
(press Pads and
Sounds together)
One of four screens is
displayed, showing the
various mix param-
eters. To see and learn
about these screens,
read the Mixer and
Effects section of the
manual.
The Pads key
A 2 x 8 matrix is
displayed, showing the
function of each of the
16 pads.
Different information is
displayed depending
on which of the 6 Pad
Functions is selected.
See the description of
each Pad Function to
learn about each
screen.