Beetlecrab Audio Tempera 2.0, granular synth gets new features via major firmware update

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera is a multi-timbral granular Synthesizer; the new major firmware 2.0 update brings new features and improvements.

For the most part, granularity has only been explored in software Thanks to ever-better processors, numerous synths with high-resolution granular engines have come onto the market in recent years: Waldorf Iridium/Quantum, the GR-Mega, which is about to be delivered… A special one is the Tempera from the young Czech company Beetlecrab Audio.

Tempera is a multi-timbral synth, offering up to 4096 grains, 16 voices, up to 64 placed emitters per voice, and more. Using a newly developed touchpad, you can populate the mapped samples with grains and generate rich soundscapes. Firmware 2.0 is now available, which boosts the Tempera even further

Beetlecrab Audio Tempera 2.0

Tempera 2.0 is out now, and it’s a free download. “It’s the biggest upgrade so far – like three packed into one,” says Andre Sklenar of Beetlerab Audio. The developers particularly emphasize the feedback they received from the community via their official Discord channel.

Canvas Gallery

A highlight of the Beetlecrab Audio Tempera 2.0 update is the Canvas gallery. This is Tempera’s new preset format in which you can save your patch with the samples, parameter settings, etc. and share it with the community.

To highlight this, there will be a Canvas Gallery where you can download such presets. Plus, the new firmware brings a Canvas quicksave “shortcut” function, with which you can immediately save your project. Other new features are:

• adjustable LED and emitter colors (personalize the look of your Tempera)
• improved onboard keyboard with the new chromatic piano-like keyboard layout 
• improved modulator visualization 
• stable and reliable MIDI clock sync: improved clock BPM detection, etc.
• new shortcut for emitter editing
• new global MIDI channel parameter 
• bug fixes and polishing 

First Impression