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product_id: 2488031
title: "Dave Smith Instruments Tetra"
brand: "dave smith"
price: "$U3438"
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# Four-part multitimbral polyphony Four separate outputs 100% analog signal path Dave Smith Instruments Tetra

**Brand:** dave smith
**Price:** $U3438
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Unlock analog magic with the Tetra—where vintage warmth meets modern versatility!

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- **What is this?** Dave Smith Instruments Tetra by dave smith
- **How much does it cost?** $U3438 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Key Features

- • **Pure Analog Power:** Experience rich, warm tones with a 100% analog signal path that delivers authentic sound.
- • **Four-Voice Polyphony:** Craft complex, layered sequences with four independent voices that keep your compositions dynamic.
- • **Multitimbral Mastery:** Play four distinct sounds simultaneously, each with its own output for ultimate studio flexibility.
- • **Combo Mode Creativity:** Unlock massive unison patches and modular-style poly sounds for next-level sonic exploration.
- • **Affordable Pro-Level Synth:** Get professional-grade analog synthesis without breaking the bank—perfect for the modern music creator.

## Overview

The Dave Smith Instruments Tetra is an affordable, fully programmable four-voice polyphonic synthesizer featuring a 100% analog signal path, four-part multitimbral capability with separate outputs, and a unique combo mode for creating expansive unison and modular-style sounds.

## Description

The Dave Smith Instruments TETRA is a standalone, four-voice, analog poly synthesizer with four banks of 128 programs and separate outputs. Tetra's voice architecture is the same as Mopho's, but with a couple of notable differences. There is no external audio input, but input gain is now programmable for total recall of feedback settings. Other features include separate outputs for each of the four voices and, for the first time ever on a DSI synth, USB support. Tetra is expandable. Up to four units can be chained for 16-voice polyphony. Or add one or two units to a Prophet '08 for 12- or 16-voice polyphony. The Prophet '08 factory programs are included.

## Features

- Affordable, fully programmable poly synth with a 100% analog signal path
- Four-part multitimbral capability with four separate outputs
- Combo mode for huge unison patches, stacked sequences, and modular-style poly sounds
- Multitimbral four-voice analog synthesizer

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Dave Smith
- **Number of Keys:** 88
- **Skill Level:** All
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- **Age Range (Description):** Adult

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love the sound and features of this synth
*by W***K on July 30, 2016*

There are some well-publicized bugs and issues with the interface on this synth, as well as the wonky rotary encoders. I knew what to expect there when I bought it, and it is as I expected.On the flip side, I love the sound and features of this synth, and I use it frequently. My primary use is as a drum synth, using multi-mode so I can trigger it on four channels, and multi-patch combos. I LOVE that patches inside combos are stored separately from the main patches, unlike on my Access Virus, so I can tweak patches in program mode without worrying about screwing up my combos.I love polychaining it to my Mopho X4, and using the latter as a programmer for it from time to time. I tried the free editor software and found it to be too buggy to use.In short, the Tetra does have the feel of a slightly unfinished product, but the issues are well known and if you can live with them, you will probably enjoy this synth.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by S***B on May 31, 2016*

DSI FOR LIFE

### ⭐⭐⭐ Great small analog synth, terrible volume knob function
*by S***S on June 12, 2012*

ProsThis is a good 4-voice analog synth. Great fat sound, with broad range of analog sounds. Digitally controlled oscillators and the ability to store presets and combinations is a great feature. Has 4 knobs to assign different functions from step sequencer, arpeggiator to envelope control. Computer editor is a plus for a broad view of the small factor interface which makes it ideal for a 'Minimal' configuration.Cons-The major one for me, the volume control. The volume level is set independent (digitally) from program to program and the output is not a direct analog control through a knob but rather a digital setting through the microprocessor which is frustrating. This can literally hurt your ears if you are planning to use it with headphones and/or without a mixer to control the volume in monitors straight from the unit. I called DSI about this and they said it was normal which I find this really disappointing. Hopefully they will fix this "feature" in a future firmware release, otherwise you have to keep turning down the volume knob every time you change from program to a combination (back and forth). For a $800+ piece of gear I would assume the volume knob works like the majority of the electronic components out there.-No BPM/Tempo LED, this is almost unforgivable.-No power ON/OFF switch.-Construction quality is not the greatest, feels like a cheap product made in china vs. a product made in San Francisco. One of the knob caps fell out on day one just from normal use.In conclusion, this analog synth packs great sound that looks good in paper due to its features however there are considerable drawbacks that makes this gear not perfect and could be a setback among other analog synths in this price range.

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