Tempera is a hardware granular synthesizer and sampling instrument from Beetlecrab, designed for hands-on sound design and live performance.
- 8 stereo samples loaded at once, up to 11 seconds each
- Global stereo pool of 4096 grains, across 16 voices of polyphony or combined into a single voice
- Up to 64 placed emitters per voice, from sparse triggers to dense grain avalanches
- Four concurrent emitter configurations with optional Euclidean sequencing; multi-timbral via MIDI channels
- Per-voice ADSR amplitude envelope
- Per-voice multi-mode filter: 12 dB/oct resonant LP, BP, HP, 24 dB/oct resonant ladder LP, rake and formant
- Ten per-voice modulators (AD/AR envelopes, smooth and S&H noise, LFOs, aftertouch, mod wheel)
- Per-emitter 6 dB/oct tone shaping with variable-width band-pass filter
- Simultaneous FX chain: Chorus, Delay, Reverb and Patina
- Internal recording and resampling of the output; live grain processing of the audio input
- Onboard microphone for sampling without external gear
- 8 GB internal storage (200+ canvases), expandable via micro SD
- Onboard overlay polyphonic aftertouch keyboard with multiple layouts
I/O
- Audio out: 2 x TS (L/R) plus stereo headphone jack
- Audio in: mono or stereo; line, instrument, microphone and pickup signals
- MIDI: TRS, Type A and Type B compatible
- USB: DAW connection, mass-storage file transfer, USB MIDI controllers, USB flash drive storage
- Micro SD card slot
Dimensions: 20.0 x 14.6 x 3.4 cm (5.4 cm including knobs)
UNIT AND POWER
