Macros

Each canvas requires fast access to a different set of parameters. To make this happen, you can bind most parameters anywhere in the menus to one of the slots under Macros .

When you then navigate into Macros, all the parameters will be laid out for convenience during a performance.

For example, you might want to have these parameters handy: Filter cutoff, a Modulator speed, an Emitter grain length and a different Emitter grain density.

To assign the Filter cutoff to macro slot:

1. Find the Filter cutoff on the first page of Effects .

2. Hold the Macros  button and keep holding.

3. Turn the Filter cutoff knob a little bit.

4. Release the Macros  button.

5. Select which macro slot to place at.

Macro assignments are saved along with the canvas.

Shortcuts

To make common workflow quicker, Tempera has a handful of shortcuts as button combos.

While holding the Round button, the displays will reveal if there are any alternate context actions:

• The Load and save  button will quicksave your current canvas into User/Quicksave. New quicksave will overwrite the old.

• When editing an emitter, pressing the Emitters  button will cycle through emitters on the same page. For example, this allows to quickly adjust Grain length on all 4 emitters.

• The Overlay Keyboard  button will toggle the Overlay Keyboard.

Moreover, turning any knob while holding the round button will increment the value faster.

There are a few shortcuts not involving the round button:

• Double pressing the Emitters  button will toggle between emitter overview and last edited emitter’s settings.

• Double pressing the Tracks  button will toggle between track overview and last edited track’s settings.

• Pressing the Load and save  button while already in file browser will bring you to the top-level folder.

Lastly, there is an info-screen that displays available storage on internal and external media, name of the loaded canvas, and current firmware version. Access this by holding the Settings  button.