User Manual

Tempest Operation Manual

Mixer and Effects

Compressor Envelope

The Compressor has its own set of envelope controls that allow you to ne tune

compression characteristics.

To display the Compressor parameters:

1. Press the Shift button and turn the ComPReSS knob.

2. Press the Page Down button to display the

env tRiggeR parameter.

3. Turn soft knob 4 to select the sound that will trigger the compressor envelope.

4. Press the Page Up button to re-display the Compressor parameters and

adjust them as desired.

Attack:

0...127—

Sets the attack time of the Compressor.

Peak Hold:

0…127—

Normally, the decay stage of the envelope begins imme-

diately after the attack stage reaches its ultimate value. Peak briey holds the

envelope at its peak value, delaying the transition from attack to decay. This can

add extra punch to a Sound’s attack.

Decay:

0...127—

Sets the decay time of the Compressor.

Amount:

-127...127—

Sets the amount of modulation from the enveloPe tRig-

geR (see below) to the Compressor. Use amount if you don’t want the Sound to

use the velocity sensitivity of Tempest’s drum pads. The modulation amount can

be positive or negative, allowing for inverted envelope control.

Envelope Trigger:

Off, Sound A1...A16, Sound B1...B16—

Selects a Sound

from Sound Bank A or B to act as a trigger for the Compressor’s envelope. This

functions like a side-chain on a traditional compressor and allows a signal other

than the main input to control the amount of compression.

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Comp Env

Attack Peak Hold Decay Amount

120.0 1.1.1

DECAY AMOUNT

064

ATTACK PEAK HOLD

640