The sequencing capabilities of the tetra are astounding. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some knowhow related to. Performing a global reset in dave smith instruments tetra. Dave smith tetra desktop synthesizer dave smith instruments jokes that the tetra is a sort of mini prophet. The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits somewhere between their prophet 08 polysynth and its monophonic desktop. What the tetra offers is fourvoice polyphony and multitimbral. Daarnaast zorgen sub oscillatoren voor een supervet laag. Up for offer is a lightly used dave smith instruments tetra. Buy dave smith tetra and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. This is intended as an overview of the sounds and features of the synthesizer, with a small narrative about the over complex expectations of todays synthesizer enthusiasts that. Four voices played from a keyboard this length feels right to me, but theres also that other whispering voice. The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits somewhere between their prophet 08 polysynth and its monophonic desktop module counterpart, the mopho.
He designed the prophet 5, 10, t8, pro one, and vs under the sequential circuits name and also changed the way we all make music forever with his huge contribution to the invention of midi itself. With suboscillators on every voice, analog curtis lowpass filters, and fourpart multitimbrality that can be routed to four separate outputs, the tetra can also be poly chained via midi with other synths for additional polyphony. Years ago, most people would say the idea of a device at this price coming close to recreating the prophets unique polyphonic sound would be out of the question. In multi mode, tetra becomes a sound module capable of playing four monophonic parts on four midi channels, with separate outputs for each voice. Sound editor provides the ultimate editing and sound development experience by displaying all tetr4 program parameters in a single intuitive graphical interface. Sequential tetra multitimbral fourvoice analog synthesizer. When used with a prophet 08, up to two tetras can be poly chained for a maximum of sixteen voices. Korg, yamaha, roland, alesis, akai, line 6, maudio, and tcelectronic. This unit is not rack able but its so small and portable that you would not want to rack it, you can pretty much take it anywhere with you. Dsi tetra black cube soundset 128 presets, download. In fact, other than the new prophet 08 themed paint scheme and knobs, the tetras case and layout is virtually identical to the mopho. It is a fourvoice, analog poly synth, a sort of mini prophet. Dave smith instruments tetra compact analog 4voice synthesizer features at a glance.
The best part of the tetra is that it is not a plugin. In 1978, sequential released the prophet5, the first programmable polyphonic synthesizer, used by artists including michael jackson, madonna, and john carpenter. Dave smith continues supply the world of synthesis with his wonderful machines with the release of the tetra which can be seen as either four times a mopho i guess that would be a really bad mopho, or half a prophet 08. After a stint working in software synthesis for seer systems, dave. Tetra takes the awardwinning sound and features of mopho, multiplies them by four, and packs them in a box less than half an inch larger. Now, the tetra, like the mopho, still remains a terrific choice for people wanting some simple analog goodness. Sequential is an american synthesizer company founded in 1974 as sequential circuits by dave smith.
The dave smith instruments tetra take 4 voices from the dave smith instruments prophet 08 to create a incredibly compact analog desktop polysynth. There is no visual feedback on program change as yet, but hopefully this can be added with a sysex decompiler at a later stage. Tetras four voices feature a 100% analog signal path and fourpart multitimbral operation with individual outputs per voice. The dave smith instruments tetra multitimbral fourvoice analog synthesizer takes the awardwinning sound and features of the mopho, multiplies them by 4. Sequential released many innovative instruments and drum machines over. Novation bass stationrack dont really reccomend this over the others but its a nice cheapy analoguedco synth thats actualy better for mono leads and ok for bass. But as noted in the winter guide, dave smith still has some tough competition from dave smith. Tetr4 soundeditor is a fullyfeatured editor and sound development tool created specifically for dave smith instruments tetr4 synthesizer sound editor provides the ultimate editing and sound development experience by displaying all tetr4 program parameters in a single intuitive graphical interface. In 1977 dave designed the prophet5, the worlds first fullyprogrammable polyphonic synth, and the first musical instrument with an embedded microprocessor. Midi quest dave smith tetra editorlibrarian for ipad. The tetra follows as the soupedup successor to the mopho monosynth that wowed us last year. Released in 2002, evolver is the first instrument to come from dave smith instruments.
Override tetra with mopho sounds and polychain to tetra for 4 extra notes. Split, layer and four part multitimbral make this a powerful instrument. The tetra also shares a name with the badass pirate version of the princess zelda from recent nintendo games. Be very careful with the volume because the tetra can be loud. There is no external audio input, but input gain is now programmable for total recall of feedback settings. This has most of the controls to manipulate the dave smith tetra. Dave smith tetra desktop synthesizer like 4 mophos in one.
Dave smith instruments tetra vintage synth explorer. Want to get something analog yet poly soon looking at these products from dsi. Dave smith instruments dsi is a californiabased company which manufactures excellent electronic musical instruments dave smith is an engineer and musician and was responsible for designing the very first commercial polyphonic and microprocessorcontrolled synthesizer prophet 5 the prophet5 is the first polyphonic synthesizer thats fullyprogrammable in the. Buy the dave smith instruments tetra, an affordable, fully programmable poly synth with a 100% analog signal path for classic analog sound with legendary curtis analog lowpass filter. The dave smith instruments tetra multitimbral fourvoice analog synthesizer takes the awardwinning sound and features of the mopho, multiplies them by 4, and packs them in a box less than a 12 larger. With four voices of genuine analogue polyphony, dave smiths tetra is a big synth. Set mopho to play lowest key and tetra plays 4 notes. Full marks to dave smith for prioritising portability we may just have hit the optimum sizetofun ratio. Tetr4 soundeditor is a fullyfeatured editor and sound development tool created specifically for dave smith instruments tetr4 synthesizer. Sequential was also pivotal to the development of midi in 1982, which synchronizes electronic instruments by. We take a look a the new four voice dekstop analog synth from dave smith instruments. Sound quest has developed andor licensed software to the top three synthesizer manufacturers along with other major midi hardware makers including.
A 4voice poly synth and 4part multitimbral synth in one, with 100% analog circuitry. Tetras voice architecture is the same as mophos, but with a couple of notable differences. Tetra takes the sound and features of the dsi mopho, multiplies them by four, and packs them in a box less than half an inch larger. Dave smith instruments has introduced a new multitimbral synthesizer, the dsi tetra. Sequential released many innovative instruments and drum machines over the next 10 years. For players who, up until 1974, had been restricted to monophonic synths or, at best, a basic form of duophony, the dream of playing multiple, correctly shaped notes simultaneously was synthesizer heaven, and the first instrument to offer this was not dave smiths prophet, the. The tetr4 sound editing software is not software instruments and it will produce no sounds unless connected with the dsi tetr4 synthesizer. Chris hector, andrew mcgowan, joanne mcgowan, and tracy wadley. Dave smith instruments tetra sound editing software. Sequential is led by legendary instrument designer and grammywinner dave smith, the founder of sequential circuits in 1974. I use a mophokb with the tetra for most patch creation, sometimes use the free soundtower software. Tim ande, dave polich, ravi sharma, james terris, stefan trippler, and jason ware for their voicing work. Dsi tetraprophet black cube soundset 128 presets lfo team loves dave smith instruments. The dave smith tetra editor and librarian operates in demo mode until activated with an inapp purchase.
Dsi tetra black cube soundset 128 presets lfo store. This allows you to use the tetra combos with the mono synth. Thanks also to the authors of the prophet 08 programs, many of which are used in tetra. It has 2 oscillators and a 100 percent analog signal path on this 4 voice analog synth. Dave smith is a synthesizer designer and tech visionary of the highest order. With four voices of genuine analogue polyphony, dave smiths tetra is abig synth in asmall box.
The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits somewhere between their polysynth and its monophonic desktop module counterpart, the. Multitimbral 4voice analog synthesizer100% analog signal path2 oscillators per voice sawtooth, triangle, sawtriangle, square wit. Dave smith instruments evolver vintage synth explorer. Dave smith instruments tetra 4voice analog synthesizer. Usb tetra transmits and receives midi data via this standard, type b, usb receptacle.
The dave smith instruments tetra is a standalone, fourvoice, analog poly synthesizer with four banks of 128 programs and separate outputs. The dave smith instruments tetra multitimbral fourvoice analog synthesizer takes the awardwinning sound and features of the mopho, multiplies them by. With four voices of genuine analogue polyphony, dave smiths tetra is a big synth in a small box. He created the first polyphonic synth, the prophet5, which has become the obsession of everyone from parliament to arcade fire to james blake. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. This is hands on hardware, tweakable, adjustable and it will maintain its value. His current company, dave smith instruments, is today one of only a handful of synth manufacturers that still makes truly great analogue synths. Soundtowers sound editor for dsi tetr4 4 v2 youtube. In fact, other than the new prophet 08 themed paint scheme and knobs, the tetras case and layout is. The dave smiths instruments tetra is a small portable desktop synth, it has 128 programs and comes with software for mac and pc.
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