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7 Tempest Operation Manual The Pad Function Keys
16 Mutes
If 16 Mutes is pressed, the sixteen pads act
as sixteen mute switches for playback of the
sixteen Sounds in the selected Sound bank (A
or B). This is usefu l for arranging the Beat’s
parts in real time while playing. A lit pad
indicates the Sound’s playback is on; an unlit
pad indicates it is off. Pressing a pad toggles
between on and off states.
If the P
adS
key (in the Screens section) is lit, the following screen will be
displayed, showing the assignment of each pad and related controls:
When 16 M
utes
is selected, the Real Time FX sliders and sound controls
affect beat-wide effects, just as they do when 16 B
eats
is selected.
Swing: 54%
All On
BtRoll: 8th
Tom1
Splash
Tom2
Crash
Tom3
Ride
Snare
Bass
HatOp
HatCl
Snar2
Bass2
Shaker
Claps
Tamb
Clave
Soft Key: All On
Pressing this soft key
unmutes all 16 Sounds in
the active bank.
Sound Types
The center area shows the Sound Types
for the 16 loaded Sounds, which can be
changed in the 16 Sounds screen.
Beat & Sound
Displays the selected
Beat and Sound. To
change the selected
sound, hold Shift while
pressing the pad that
holds the desired sound
in the 16 Sounds screen.
Soft Knob 2:
Swing
Varies the
selected Beat’s
1/16 note Swing
amount from
50-75%.
Soft Knob 4:
Beat Roll
Hold the Roll key for a
Beat Roll, a stutter effect
in which a small portion
of the beat loops. This
setting controls the
duration of the beat roll.