Tempera: a granular instrument

Need to see more demos.

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I want this so bad, so I ordered a Sonicwave Liven Texture Labā€¦lol.

Next batch delivers Feb 24, wish I could have one today. Looks like the best / most fun granular hardware concept Iā€™ve seen thus far.

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I preordered one. If for some reason I donā€™t fall in love you can have mine. Based in Berlin : )

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Fantastic man! Berlin based as well, as you may know :), Iā€™d be right there if it comes to you not liking it! :slight_smile: just hit me with a DM if the moment ever comes :slight_smile:

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So few videoā€™s or even plain info of this synth yetā€¦ Even though the first batch is supposed to be delivered in November '23 (I did preorder for it :slight_smile: )

Anyone got any news? I think it deserves a lot more attention. The creator probably just isnā€™t the best marketing strategist?

ā€œNo news is good news.ā€

They are no doubt working extra getting all the details just right. ā€œHardware is hard.ā€

What theyā€™ve shown so far was good, the Tempera was definitely one of my favorites from the shows.

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Anyone heard any updates on when theyā€™re gonna shipping out the first batch? They had said Novemberā€¦ but now weā€™re 1/2 way thru the month, hmmmā€¦ :thinking:

I spoke to them last week via email. They said so far itā€™s looking good to begin shipping by the end of this month, and that they hoped to find the time to write a newsletter update this week. Iā€™m really looking forwards to getting to play with it :slight_smile:

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Newsletter Update:

PRODUCTION PROCESS & SHIPPING SCHEDULE

First of all let me apologize for being late on the updates. Thereā€™s so much going on but oddly so little to share: the past few months have been what is in the movies usually depicted as a fast-forward collage of ā€œgetting it doneā€. A sequence of bolting things together, examining parts, deciding on which variant to pick, measuring signals, verifying results and nodding at each other. You get the idea :slight_smile:

There have been some surprises along the way, some challenges and a few near misses. Thereā€™s a reason itā€™s called hardware and not easyware! Some things that we anticipated to be problematic turned out to be just fine, and a few things that we considered to be routine gave us some hard time. We feared the remnants of chip shortage but it looks like itā€™s mostly over, while a simple custom-made internal mechanical support part took over 10 iterations to get right.

Hereā€™s the answer to the question you are looking for: We have a slight delay. That being said, we are still on track to start shipping this month. The delay unfortunately means that many preorders will slide into December and given the holiday season a few into January. I donā€™t know exactly. Rest assured that weā€™re firing on all cylinders, and you will not regret being patient.

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new RMR video on the Tempera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jq7YM-QXA

only halfway through but it seems likely a really well considered instrument. a little bit of scrolling through menus here and there, but super flexible. almost feels like a dedicated Cheat Codes from Norns.

edit: caveat for myself and others - doesnā€™t seem like there is a Cheat Codes-esque sequencer in here.

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according to their IG post this morningā€¦ :fire: SHIPPING BEGINS :fire:

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RMRā€™s video is indeed an excellent walk-through. Thanks for linking to it.

Re Cheat Codes, are you referring to the Norns script? If so, was there talk of such features at some point? If not, might be a worthwhile feature request to raise with the makers.

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Anyone got their shipping notification? Nothinā€™ here yetā€¦

nope, not yet. still waitingā€¦

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oh no there wasnā€™t - I just incorrectly interpreted what was happening with the dancing grid lights as a similar sequencing mode. it definitely seems like you can get similar results with whatā€™s already built in though!

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Nothing yet, Iā€™m in the US. Wonder if theyā€™re sending ā€œlocallyā€ first. Iā€™m assuming theyā€™ll send mine in January as they said some will slide into Januaryā€¦ and Iā€™m a pessimist.

I was an early backer so I had high hopes - still nothing (Canada).

Weā€™re always last in line

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at least they replied to you.

iā€™ve only seen posts for a couple folks receiving their actual unit. their IG is not very active for releasing a new product. hopefully because they are furiously packaging and shipping out units, instead of being online?

I just wanna know if Iā€™ll get it by Xmasā€¦

:grimacing:

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