TEMPER documentation
TEMPER is a physical modeling instrument: 115 factory programs, each with a picture of its own instrument, a material pad and four named macros; a Stage that seats sections of players in a hall; a full-screen Modulation page; and an effects rack. TEMPER FX puts the same instruments on an audio track. These pages describe TEMPER 0.1.35.
01 Getting started with TEMPER What TEMPER is, install, the pages at a glance, the Library and the families, playing from a keyboard and a first ten minutes. Start here. Read → 02 TEMPER tutorials Hands-on walkthroughs with the factory programs: pluck, strike and bow, seat an orchestra on the Stage, orchestrate a chord, draw modulation and build an effects chain. Read → 03 TEMPER technical guide The reference: programs, the material pad and macros, tuning and scales, voices, expression and MPE, modulation, the Stage and Orchestrate, the rack, TEMPER FX, your DAW. Read → 04 TEMPER glossary Every control you see, page by page, with its range, and the terms the manual uses. The reference to keep open. Read →
Current download
These pages describe TEMPER 0.1.35, which is in development. The download is the build below.
TEMPER 0.1.0 · 92 factory programs, 9 effects-rack presets.
| Platform | Formats | Requires | Installer |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | TEMPER: Audio Unit, VST3, standalone app · TEMPER FX: Audio Unit, VST3 | macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel (universal) | TEMPER installer package — signed and notarized by Apple |
Quick orientation
- The page is drawn for the instrument. How it is played on the left, a picture of the instrument in the middle, what it is made of and the material pad on the right. A control the sound does not use is hidden.
- Drag the picture. Move the pluck, strike or bow point on the instrument; the values read in words.
- Blend on the material pad. Every program has two named axes and four named corners; the mod wheel moves the vertical axis.
- Instrument and Stage. A bowed or plucked program can play as a section, seated with the other sections in your project.
- The footer opens the rest. Modulation and Effects open full screen; PANIC silences every voice and tail at once. The preset box opens the Library.
Support
Questions and bug reports: support@e8audiolabs.com. Include your DAW and its version, the sample rate and buffer size, the plug-in format, and the program. A project that reproduces the problem is the most useful thing you can send.