Tempest
Tempest is a midi utility for Dave Smith's and Roger Linn'...
- Type
- MIDI Effect
- Author
- bongo808
- Version
- 3.2
- License
- AttributionNonCommercialNoDerivatives
- Live version
- 12.1
- Max version
- 8.6.4
- Downloads
- 4
- Updated
- 2026-01-07
Tempest is a MIDI Effect for Ableton Live by bongo808, distributed as Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives. It targets Live 12.1 and Max 8.6.4. On maxforlive.com it has 4 downloads. First published 2016-01-12, last updated 2026-01-07.
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Description
Tempest is a midi utility for Dave Smith's and Roger Linn's Tempest analog drum machine with Ableton Live.
You can control the parameters that are available on the Tempest. The tempest os used is 1.5.0.2
The parameters are:
- Distortion
- Compression
- Revert Beat FX params to defaults
- Beat FX All Osc Frequency
- Beat FX Feedback
- Beat FX Lowpass Filter Cutoff
- Beat FX Lowpass Filter Resonance
- Beat FX Lowpass Filter Audio Mod
- Beat FX Highpass Filter Cutoff
- Beat FX All Env Attack
- Beat FX All Env Decay
New parameters added with version 3.0
Four midi modulation sources : midi pitch bend, mod wheel, breath and expression
The virtual pads displays both bank A and B. These pads are clickable and send midi notes, the MIDI notes used in this device are a chromatic scale from C0 to G2 (assigned from pad A1 to pad B16). Be aware that C0 received and sent by the Tempest is a C2 for Ableton Live, so you must set up your tempest according to that scale in the system preferences.You must set midi output of your track or external instrument according to MIDI Remote Pad IN Channel in Tempest's system preferences.