49 thoughts on “Dave Smith Instruments NAMM Show Teaser”

1. Variable wave shapes, LED graphics, Sequential Circuits styling, chorus, spring reverb… Just tell us, Dave!

2. Tempest II?

   1. How about a double manual synth. Call it the Prophet 10v2. that I would buy…

3. A Tempest Synth: synth version of their tempest drum machine or a Hardware version of the VST Prologue synth.

4. Why do you post multiple teasers from the same company? Just say no.

5. Is it going to be a $55,000 Dave Smith modular?

   1. LOL, after the big (in all counts) disappointment from Moog, I really hope Dave will bring us something big in musical terms.

6. So this must mean that Dave is designing cars now and he developed the new Ford Tempest. Did I get it right?

   1. LOL. A Tempest* with one tiny knob as a steering wheel.

      *Wasn’t it the Ford Tempo?

      1. Pontiac made a tempest…

         1. So did Atari.

7. Great synthesisers Mr DSi! But, please remove the RED LED vibe. It interferes with my LSD flashback, episodically! And no Mr Roland, green definitely isn’t working either 8-(

   1. HEY EVERYBODY THIS GUY DID DRUGS BEFORE, ISNT HE KEWL?

   2. well blue is all Asian hotrod ground effect, so what are we left with?

   3. when you’ll grow old you’ll fully understand why big leds are easier to read than LCD

      1. Yep, lcd is great for hiding features in sub menus…

8. PROPHET 12 eurorack synth
   with LFO, ENV and FXs
   FX input /?

9. It’s going to be an analog kaossilator.

10. Better not be a new tempest, i just got the original tempest.

    Damnit. Looks like a tempest with on oard effects like echo etc!!!

    Still more excited about the 50 year old schematics on the new moog modular. Doesnt dave know that the only way forwards is backwards?!

11. Really if you look at it, a multitimbral synth in tradition of the six-trak doesn’t a spot in DSI’s lineup. The tempest is partially a step in that direction, but is designed around another purpose. The poly-evolver could be used as 4 mono synths, but is discontinued. I think the voice allocation of the poly-evolver was very desirable, and I know people wished they had it in the Prophet 12. Though most people would comment about how they can just overdub mono synths. : /

    1. The tetra is multitimbral..says it right on the face of the unit and is what sets it apart from the mopho x4, well that and keys and more knobs etc.

       1. I stand corrected. :/

12. Show us something interesting. These teasers are too vague. All we know is that DSI is releasing a new product, which honestly, isn’t that surprising.

13. I’d like a new Poly Evolver. I’ve heard nothing like it, before or since. I was saddened when discontinued. And please make it daisy-chainable with my old Mono Evolver. 🙂 chances are it won’t be a new Evolver, though. Evolver is blue.

14. About this red LED display, it seems to be dedicated to the effects section implying a more intuitive interface design is implented that doesn’t need much menu scrolling and each section has it’s current settings visible.

15. Perhaps a programmable analog/digital effects processor?

    Tempest just came out with OS 1.4 so I think that’s unlikely.

    Dave’s first product was a programmer for other analog synths eg. the Minimoog. That was his prologue leading to the Prophet-5. Maybe he’ll do a CV programmer for the Eurorack format.

    1. previous photo showed a continuously variable oscillator (saw to square)

16. Sorry, I meant that since they just came out with a new OS for Tempest, a new Tempest drum machine seems unlikely.

    1. how about a tempest voiced mono synth a la mopho?

17. I think it’s their own take on the analog four, kind of tetra/tempest synth module with built-in sequencer

18. By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes

19. DAVE PLEASE Resurrect PROPHET VS

20. Hmm look’s like Dave’s answer for KOrg Volca…, Design has never been his strenghts 🙂

21. A sample-based Tempest maybe? Sort of an ESX-1 to the original Tempest’s EMX-1.

22. No need for a tempest 2, still so much to explore and the current unit. But knowing the synth functions we could see a keyboard tempest hopefully with some prophet vs elements introduced.

23. Or some kind of expander unit compatible with all of the current dsi rang

24. Its going to be a new Pro-1, monophonic prophet series without a sequencer, prob 2 octave keyboard – 800-ish list price

    1. Yep a scaled down version of the Pro2 for sure. That is totally a Dave move. I will go with that.

25. Whatever it is I hope it’s multi timbral. There aren’t enough analogue multi timbral instruments out there these days. I used to love using the Matrix 12 this way (i used as 8 mono plus 4 poly).. great for getting stuck in to writing

26. drum machine ? no because they have tempest. Another analog monophonic ? i think no because they have pro 2 . Another digital-analog hybrid poly ? noo because they have the great prophet 12 , mmm?!?! what da hell is that man ?

27. I really am a fan of Dave smith gear, I have the tetra and mopho keyboard.
    I hope this new gear is aimed at the budget end of the market, after his last synths are out of most of our budgets.
    DSI, lead the way .

28. (1) Enough of this ´teasing` and get to the point.
    (2) SCI Pro One reissue…at a good Price, `cause mine are totally knackered after 34 years.
    (3) While I`m at it…Yeah, a clear acrylic Pro One, just like that one in the original ad.
    (4) I suppose that I should be asking Korg regarding the above.

29. sequential circuit pro fx 500?,,

    1. anyone tried the pro fx 500?

30. I’m thinking it’s some standalone synth, but that is probably all that can be reasonably assumed from it.

31. I just hope this new synth will be able to teach Americans irony. Surely a priority. What do you think Mr ‘Whatever’?

32. Make sure it has retina incinerating LEDs Dave, so you can only read the panel while standing on the sun.

33. Prophet6!

34. Prophet 6. Well that’s something not many people were expecting, but I’ll take it. Apparently Dave’s heard the all-analog cries.