User Manual
6 The Pad Function Keys
Dave Smith Instruments
Sound Bank B
Sixteen additional Sounds can be stored and accessed per Beat for a total of 32.
Sounds in bank B are designated B1 through B16. Press
Sound Bank B to toggle
between banks A and B.
• While holding
CoPy to copy a sound, use Sound Bank B to switch between
banks.
• To erase a Sound in Sound Bank B from a Beat, select
Sound Bank B
before or after holding eRaSe, and then hit a pad to erase that sound.
Selecting Sounds by Category
For convenience, the sounds in Tempest’s internal sound set are grouped into
categories. This makes it possible to quickly navigate through these categories
to select the general type you’re looking for (kick, snare, etc.), then the specic
sound within that category.
To navigate the list of sounds by category:
1. In the Pad funCtion section, press the 16 SoundS button.
2. In the
SCReen section, press the PadS button.
3. Tap the pad to which you want to assign a sound.
4. In the display, turn soft knob 4 (
load Sound), then turn soft knob 3 (Sound
foldeR) to select a category. Turn soft knob 4 again (load Sound) to select a
sound within that category.
5. Repeat for additional pads as desired.