TEMPERA - An amazing granular-synth-sampler instrument by Beetlecrab Audio

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"Finally making another video! I'm long overdue. It's been a busy year and I also moved, which was a huge amount of work. I live on a beautiful island now though, so well worth it :) Back in the Fall of 2024, as I was preparing to work on a new film project, an ad popped up in my news feed. I think on Facebook, or maybe Instagram . . . It was for this new granular sample based instrument called the 'TEMPERA' by Beetlecrab Audio. It didn't take long after reading a bit about it and watching a few videos that I felt that THIS was something I needed to get! Perfect for the film I was going to be working on. Part of what I was going to do with the project was to record a handful of real musicians (voice, bass clarinet, trumpet and guitar) and then further manipulate and make samples of the performances I recorded. The TEMPERA seemed like it would be a really great tool for some of that work, and it was! It is months later now, the film is finished and I felt that I should make a quick video showing some of these patches, or 'canvases' as they are called, that I made.

The TEMPERA is an amazing and inspiring instrument and I'm looking forward to working more with it.

The film I worked on is called #vanlife and you can read more about it here

https://www.screendaily.com/news/prod..."

Introducing Tempera MINI

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"Tempera MINI is a new synthesizer from Beetlecrab.audio in a form factor so small, it defies reason."

Tempera MINI prototype devlog #1

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"First video of Tempera MINI proof of concept development"

via beetlecrab.audio

"At beetlecrab.audio, we have always been committed to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Tempera has seen an incredible response from musicians, sound designers, and experimental artists who have embraced its unique interface and deep sonic capabilities. However, one question has persisted: what is the absolute essence of Tempera?

This question led us down an ambitious path of innovation, culminating in our latest development—Tempera MINI. A radically compact version of our flagship granular synthesizer, Tempera MINI distills the essence of expressive polyphonic synthesis into a form factor so small, it defies reason.

Development Progress & Challenges

The development of Tempera MINI has been an exercise in extreme engineering. Our team faced several core challenges, including:

Interface Miniaturization – The original Tempera features a spacious multi-touch surface designed for expressive playability. Shrinking this down while compromising playability required rethinking the user interface entirely. Through meticulous touch calibration and adaptive gesture detection, we managed to preserve a highly playable surface area despite the drastic size reduction. Component Density – Packing almost none of Tempera’s synthesis engine into a fraction of the space posed significant electronic and thermal management challenges. After extensive board redesigns and custom component sourcing, we successfully achieved a form factor that maintains basically no functionality of the original Tempera—albeit at a radically compact scale.

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‪@ModularWorld‬ Set

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"20 min set for the ​⁠‪@ModularWorld‬ show on 3/23/25

Check out the channel! Also check out ‪@ajohnsonstudio‬

Thanks to ​⁠‪@JohnoWells‬ for your beloved channel and for reaching out.

Thank you also ​⁠‪@chris_economou‬ for the Camera B and dancing bliss❤️

Featuring:

​⁠‪@nyppy‬ Neutral Labs Elmyra 2
​⁠‪@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC‬ Strega and 0-Ctrl
​⁠‪@intellijel‬ Cascadia, Sealegs
​⁠‪@somasynths‬ Pulsar-23
​⁠‪@ArturiaOfficial‬ Polybrute
​⁠‪@SequentialLLC‬ OB-6
​⁠‪@beetlecrabaudio‬ Tempera"

Yamaha TX816 w/ Beetle PR-7 Programmer SN 001023

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Yamaha TX-816 FM Rack Synthesizer (8 DX-7s in a rack) with Beetle PR-7 Programmer The Yamaha TX816 is a monster of DX and FM digital synthesis. It is a unique system in that it is a rack unit that could take up to eight TF1 modules. A TF1 module is basically a DX7 condensed down to a single circuit board with almost no front panel controls. Definitely designed for use with external hardware and software controllers, the TX816 allows you to easily carry around up to eight DX7s! Software such as MOTU Unisyn, Emagic SounDiver, or even another DX7 can be used to program the sounds in each module via MIDI. This unit contains eight TF1 modules. A TF1 module is basically a DX7 condensed down to a single circuit board. Each TF1 module consists of a 16-voice, 6-operator digital FM synth engine. So this complete TX816 with all eight TF1 modules offers up to 128 voices and 48 operators! Each TF1 also features an independent audio out (XLR) and MIDI I/O for a total of eight audio outputs and MIDI I/O's. It also has one global MIDI in/out port with 8-part multitimbrality, but no common stereo or mix output. The TX816 is fully compatible with all other DX synthesizers including Native Instruments FM7 software-based plug-in. You can use the TX816 like it's eight seperate DX7s or mix and pan each module together to layer your sounds into one monstrous DX powerhouse!

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Beetlecrab Audio Vector Digital Hardware Desktop Synthesizer SN 070029

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"Vector, an experimental exploratory hardware synthesizer combining elements of several synthesis methods into a very special expressive blend. With a touchscreen interface, smooth rotary encoders and firm toggles for navigating the partials — how they evolve, modulate, mix and cut.

Features:

Innovative hybrid synthesis engine

Complex modulators

16 voice polyphony with 4 filters per voice

Extensive arpeggiator with a step sequencer

4 carefully tuned rich effects

7" capacitive touchscreen

25 smooth infinite rotary encoders

7 toggle switches

Metal body 29×18×5 cm (total height 7.5 cm)

1.5 kg weight, built like a tank

Stereo 6.35 mm output (2× mono jack)

Stereo 6.35 mm headphone output

Ethernet port

USB device, USB host

MIDI TRS input and output ports

Runs on ARM® Cortex™-A53

Powered by real-time Linux

32-bit internal processing

32-bit DAC (106 dB SNR)

Firmware upgrade via LAN or USB drive"

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beetlecrab audio Tempera: Ambient Jam

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"即興演奏に適したポリフォニック・グラニュラー・シンセ – beetlecrab.audio / Tempera 解説 & レビュー by Yebisu303"

"Polyphonic granular synth for improvisation – beetlecrab.audio / Tempera Commentary & Review by Yebisu303"

Introducing: Tempera v2.1 -- Hardware granular synthesizer

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"An introduction to the Tempera granular synthesizer with v2.1 firmware release introducing Live Grain FX processing, a new exciting filter and a lot of big and small improvements.

Tempera is a playful hardware instrument with a novel approach to manipulating sounds and a lot of processing oomph to back it up at over 4k simultaneously available grains, 16-voice polyphony, 10 per-voice modulators, a per-voice filter and a curated set of high quality onboard effects."

scattered light ... Beetlecrab Tempera ... (dark) ambient

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"What a great instrument Tempera is ... especially for ambient ... and it gets better and better. The next update (already available as a beta) will include the new Rake filter (comb filter), among many other things. Here is a first test run with it.

A performance on the Beetlecrab.audio Tempera
Recorded in one take.
Mastered in Ableton Live.

Tempera canvas and music are available for my patrons.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !!
/ substan"

Beetlecrab Vector Desktop Synth

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"Much enthused about by Benn Jordan amongst others. This takes vector synthesis off in a whole new direction. A tiny amount of test usage and therefore in as new condition. A future classic, almost certainly? This is a hugely powerful touch-screen vector synth with a lot more thrown in as well. In excellent one-owner scarcely used condition. Boxed, with whatever manual came with it. ***PLUS VAT in UK***. VEMIA can collect and pack: 6GBP."

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eruption ... Vector, Tempera, Hapax & Digitakt II ... ambient, psychedelic D&B

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"Sometimes my dark(psy) past breaks its way into the present.

A performance on the Beetlecrab.audio Tempera & Vector
and Elektron Digitakt II.
Sequences by the Squarp Hapax.
Recorded in one take.
Mastered in post.

Vector patch & Tempra canvas are available for free on the beetlecrab gallery:
https://gallery.beetlecrab.audio/patc...
https://gallery.beetlecrab.audio/patc...

Digitakt II project file and music are available for my patrons.
The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !!
/ substan "

nexus ... tempera, vector & hapax ... ambient

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"Welcome Vector !! ... a whole cosmos of sound in one box.

A performance on the Beetlecrab.audio Tempera & Vector
Sequences by the Squarp Hapax.
Recorded in one take.
Mastered in post.

Tempera canvas, Vector patch and music are available for my patrons.

The great support from my patrons makes all of this possible ... thank you so much guys !! / substan

Substan Bandcamp Page: https://substan.bandcamp.com"

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera, Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field and TX-6

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"I guess I felt attached to my weakness. My pain and suffering too. Summer light, the smell of a breeze, the sound of cicadas - if I like these things, why should I apologize?
(Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase)"

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera and Strymon BigSky Mx

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"Dense grey skies, like today, envelop my world in a soft and mysterious embrace. In these moments, things around me seem to breathe more slowly, inviting reflection and calm.
It’s then that thoughts with a distant memory of serenity emerge."

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera

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"Not just beautiful, though — the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me. What I’ve up till now, what I’m going to do — they know it all. Nothing gets past their watchful eyes. As I sit there under the shining night sky, again a violent fear takes hold of me. My heart’s pounding a mile a minute, and I can barely breathe. All these millions of stars looking down on me, and I’ve never given them more than a passing thought before. Not just the stars — how many other things haven’t I noticed in the world, things I know nothing about? (Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore)

P.s.
Did you know that with Tempera you could play the original sample while processing it with different emitters? I didn't, and it was a wonderful surprise to discover this amazing feature."

TEMPERA Granular Instrument v2.0 Firmware

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"After 3 months of seasoning and battering, the v2.0 TEMPERA firmware is ready to be wrapped and served.

Tempera is an electronic music instrument, a hardware granular synthesizer which allows for a full hands-on approach to sound design and live performance. Blend tones like paint on canvas with pristine audio processing in a compact, sturdy build.

https://www.playtempera.com/"

how to make ambient with Tempera

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"In this video I show you some ways to work with tempera using my canvas 'substantials - neon sky' that I made for beetlecrab.

Here you can download the canvas for free: https://gallery.beetlecrab.audio/patc..."

BeetleCrab TEMPERA // A New Approach to Granular Synthesis

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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:55 Why it’s special
3:05 Emitter basics
4:15 Rhythmic trigs
4:50 Playing the grid
6:50 Track types
7:35 2-lane mode
8:10 Wavetables?
9:20 Multitimbrality
10:05 Hardware
12:35 I/O
13:20 Some specs
15:00 Track menu
16:00 Sampling
16:55 Editing samples
18:20 Emitter params
25:45 Overlay “keys”
26:55 Modulators
29:05 Effects
30:55 Settings
31:30 Load/save
32:30 Macros
34:00 Gallery & misc
34:30 Pros & cons
38:50 Factory sounds
51:35 More sounds!

Superbooth 2024: Trying out the TEMPERA from beetlecrab.audio

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"Great fun with the Tempera. This one really impressed me, for the simplicity of creating complexity. :-D
It's also just basically beautiful!

00:00 Tempera 1
02:37 Tempera 2
04:10 Tempera 3
05:46 Tempera 4
06:08 Tempera 5
07:13 Tempera 6"

How to ROCK a GRANULAR Synth - Tempera - Superbooth 2024

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TEMPERA demo scrubbing through vocal and speech samples

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