User Manual

60 Save/Load Dave Smith Instruments
A Beat is loaded into RAM from ash and assigned to one of Tempest’s pads.
Beats can also be imported via MIDI. (See “Importing Sounds, Beats, and Proj-
ects” on page 66.)
Load Beat Options (including Loading Sound Kits)
When loading a Beat, there are ve options to determine what data gets loaded.
Normal —All Beat data will be loaded into the destination Beat.
Sounds + Mixer —Only the Sounds and mixer settings will be loaded.
Sounds Only —Only the Sounds will be loaded.
In Tempest there are no separate “Sound Kit” or “Drum Kit” les. Instead, you
can use this option to load only the sounds from any Beat le. This has the advan-
tage that any Beat le can be used as a sound kit le.
Sequencer + Note FX —Only sequence and Note FX settings will be loaded.
Beat FX —Only the Beat FX settings will be loaded.
To Load a Beat:
1. In 16 BeatS mode, tap a pad to select the destination Beat.
2. Press
Save/load, choose Load File (Sound/Beat/Project), and press the
neXt Soft Key.
3. Choose the Type, Folder, and File, and press the
neXt Soft Key.
4. Choose the Beat Load Option: Normal, Sounds + Mixer, Sounds Only,
Sequencer + Note FX, or Beat FX.
5. The selected destination Beat is displayed, but can be changed, if desired.
6. Press the
load now Soft Key.
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Load Options Dest Beat
DEST BEAT PAD TO REPLACE
14/Fast beat #2
BEAT LOAD OPTIONS
Normal
Load Beat “A Bouncy C”: