Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I really do appreciate all of the info. I saw this post on sonicstate
and it really did not make sense to me. However on some of my patches
i do get a stange low "note" on key release and i have to chop the
release on the filter and vca short to get rid of it. I am still not
quite sure why ths is happening. I feel the person that posted this
incorrect statement was having a similar issue. Ill let you know if I
can figure it out. If you know what I am talking about and how to fix
it so i can have the note decay, please let me know.
Cheers

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "ski_ex5tech" <ex5tech@e...> wrote:
> No offense to whomever made the claim at SonicState, but that just 
> doesn't sound right.  If the analog oscillators switched back to 
> their lowest possible frequency immediately upon release of a key, 
> you'd hear it clearly with any patch that had a finite (non zero) 
> release stage in the envelopes.  You'd also hear it with any "keyless 
> drones" (patches in which both the amp and the filter are open 
> without hitting a key).  I have a LOT of patches like these, and I've 
> NEVER heard this behavior.  It would render the Evolver next to 
> useless.
> 
> I have a good guess as to what is confusing the person that made this 
> claim, though...
> 
> When using the sequencer:
> 
> - IF you program one or more "rests" for any of the sixteen steps,
> 
> - and IF sequencer track 1 is used to control the pitch of one or 
> more oscillators, 
> 
> - and IF the envelopes have a long enough release segment, 
> 
> you can hear the oscillators (ANY and every analog and/or digital 
> oscillator whose pitch is controlled by track 1) return down to 
> whatever pitch is programmed in the patch as the "home key", if you 
> will.  This is normal behavior, because the sequencer step in track 1 
> on which you programmed a rest can't tell the oscillator(s) to play 
> at the pitch that you want (the pitch of the previous step in the 
> sequence).
> 
> If you're experiencing this, and it's a problem for you, it's quite 
> easy to work around.  Simply avoid the use of sequencer track 1 to 
> control pitch of the oscillators when you have programmed rests in 
> track 1, coupled with long envelope releases.  Use tracks 2, 3, 
> and/or 4 to do all the pitch work.
> 
> Actually, this same phenomenon would apply to ANYTHING you sequence 
> with track 1, be it filter cutoff, pulse width, etc.  At each of the 
> rests you program, whatever is being modulated by track 1 is going to 
> return to its base value.
> 
> Make sense?  Hope that helps.  If it does, you can copy this message 
> to the SonicState thread in which you found the erroneous claim, and 
> maybe it will help someone else, too.
> 
> On the other hand, if you REALLY are having the oscillators' pitch 
> shift down at the release of every key, and you're SURE you don't 
> have one of the envelopes controlling pitch, I think it's time to 
> email Dave Smith and tell him that you have a defective unit.  I 
> really don't think that this will be the case, though.
> 
> Best of luck!
> 
> 
> Ski
> www.ex5tech.com
> EX5Tech Evolver forum:
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> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "linuxmanvan" <linuxmanvan@y...> 
> wrote:
> > I recently saw this on a post, 
> > For some reason, the analog osc's go down to a lowest defined note,
> > right after you release a key ,
> > This is what is causing my pain if it is true. Is there a way to get
> > rid of this action?