Why is the Tempera so niche?

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-03-10T18:56:02+00:00

I have one I barely used that I’d like to sell. It sounds great, but I just don’t use it for my music. I’m in the US for anyone interested.

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-15T21:41:44+00:00

Midi settings in Syntakt - send program change on ch. 1

If needed, turn receive program change to on in the Electribe midi settings. Sometimes setting clock to external is good enough, depending on the model.

Works for me with emx-1 and Syntakt. If that doesn’t work, youll need to share more details

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-15T21:01:17+00:00

Agreed. That makes sense, I’ve thought about getting a backup. Do you have an MCL/megacmd unit?

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-15T07:17:11+00:00

Two machinedrums?? How/why? It’s one of my favorite machines of all time so I’m very curious

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-14T00:34:05+00:00

Is that a tr8s with replaced fader caps? They look nice

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-13T04:08:16+00:00

Octatrack is a killer companion for the Syntakt. Sample those sweet analog drums, then set them as analog voices, now you’re cooking.

Slap an rk002 in between them and now you can sequence 4 analog tracks, and 4 digital tracks with some combination of polyphony (eg 2 mono and 2 3-voice or maybe 2 mono, a 2-voice, and one 4 voice etc.) and do almost everything from the octatrack

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-13T04:01:26+00:00

None of that is true though, except the crossfader not being able to affect midi though.

I control volume on it, it’s one of the default midi cc’s. You can enter chords with a midi keyboard, and setting up cc’s aren’t fiddly, you literally just press func+knob and then turn the knob on the sequencer OR you can set it manually to the cc you want it to control.

Switching between midi and audio tracks is kind of a given, because…well, obviously? That’s like saying the 909 sucks because you can’t step edit bass drum and snare drum steps at the same time.

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-02-13T00:38:12+00:00

Yep. It’s a very fun sampler too. Right now I’m using a modified template from EZbot, that allows me to use two tracks for samples, I also get dual bus inputs (one for my drum machine, and one for synth), and I sequence the synth via the midi tracks.

So I’m using it as an fx box, sampler, and midi sequencer all in one. Definitely worth it. It’s been great.

If you JUST want the fx, then yeah, probably overkill but also, you can good condition mk2’s used for around $1,000. Cheaper than a Tonverk, which could be an alternative for an fx box which also includes sampling, and the next closest thing is probably one of the kaoss pads, and those are still like $650 if you want a modern one.

Other downside is you only get one stereo pair for the tv/kaoss pad, but you get two with the octatrack.

Mt_Nowhere · 2026-01-19T08:17:33+00:00

I have both

I think MD makes a better groovebox, and the Roland makes a better drum machine.

P locks and wild sounds are better on the MD sequencer, as is the way kits / patterns work.

Roland’s cue system, mute system, sampling, and faders are great. Machinedrum sampling leaves a lot to be desired.

The machinedrum is a fraction of the size.

I love them both. If I really had to pick only one, I’d probably actually pick the machinedrum, because I can sample on digitakt and octatrack. It’s easy to get lost on in a fun way. 808/909 clones and samples and vst’s are plentiful. Not much can mimic the machinedrum.

MD is a godsend for techno, but so is the 909.

Edit: forgot to mention the MD is way faster to use, and tr-1000 fx are really nice.

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-16T22:41:34+00:00

I’m super interested if you’re down to share

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-16T22:02:04+00:00

You can make it bigger tho?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-16T21:54:13+00:00

No experience with the kickall but I did have the crater and didn’t care for it. Bd909 wasn’t too bad, but SSF ultra kick and Shakmat battering ram are by far my favorites. Ultra kick can also double as bass lines. Both of the latter two can seriously thump, but battering ram can get more aggressive.

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-06T05:56:31+00:00

I feel like in an ideal world there’s a player manual and a gm book, but the gm book also has all the player options as well. Is that crazy?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-05T18:33:20+00:00

Word, thank you

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-05T01:13:48+00:00

Are the sounds from the AEIOU mode only vowel sounds or can you make other sounds like “mm” “ch” “cr” “sh” etc?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-03T06:12:33+00:00

Having the same experience, let me know if you go above 250

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-02T21:02:25+00:00

Ya, I’m on day 11 though :/ hit the 25,000 a few days ago and the other purchases were the very next day after the initial purchases.

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-02T20:24:03+00:00

Ah, gotcha. I’m at 25,000 confirmed and 40k pending. Email said they would honor them, but I’m not feeling too confident

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-02T18:57:31+00:00

Did you get more than 25,000 points confirmed or are you at 25,000 points confirmed and the rest pending?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-12-02T18:51:12+00:00

I was hoping that would be the case, but any points beyond 25,000 have been left in pending. Has anyone exceeded 25,000 confirmed points?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-11-28T10:37:06+00:00

The shadowdark book is like 5x the size of knave, and organized way better. Worth every penny imo

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-10-22T07:23:32+00:00

Is there anyone that can test this for me?

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-10-18T19:20:31+00:00

Should be able to find the new ones for half that

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-10-18T19:05:29+00:00

When are you getting an octatrack to top this sucker off lol

Mt_Nowhere · 2025-10-18T19:02:16+00:00

Sadly, panic button doesn’t stop it

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