Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I just wanted to make clear that I understand that I am really 
splitting hairs here with this topic. I don't hear "non-punchy" when 
I play the Evolver at all. I just know the bulldog nature of the 
Pulse too.


--- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "Ravi Ivan Sharma" <noision1@h...> wrote:
> --- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "mr julian" <jujulilianan@h...> wrote:
> > 
> > >the hope being that we can isolate
> > >the magic dust and have that added to the Evolver . . .
> > >
> > hmm maybe, though I like the idea of the evolver being something 
> thats very 
> > different from what already exists.
> > 
> >> julian
> 
> I think there is no worry that the Evolver is different! 
> 
> I believe the punchy nature of the Pulse is one of its more 
> noteworthy features, and as features go, punchiness is pretty 
> important for a monosynth. I have and will start hearing things 
> like "the Evolver is great but isn't as punchy as the Pulse can 
be." 
> Perhaps it is not fair to compare two very different synths, but 
on 
> a few basic levels, the pulse and the evolver are alike too.
> 
> I guess we are into talking about the essenses of synths and what 
> makes them unique and noteworthy, which makes the topic hard.  I 
> have a minimoog as well, and of course it does not sound the same 
as 
> the Pulse, yet it is also "punchy." I want that much punch in the 
> Evolver too. The question, is how to get it? I like to tell people 
> who ask about the minimoog, that you have to work hard to make it 
> sound bad and there are other synths that you have to work hard to 
> make them sound good--that is what makes a synth great. Well I 
could 
> say about the Pulse that you have to work hard to make it less 
> punchy! The Evolver? It isn't hard to make it sound good, that's 
for 
> sure. In fact, I would say it is hard to not make it sound spacey 
> and complex--it exudes quality and depth.
> 
> I think Punchiness is something good that can be in many synths 
> without them sounding or being similar to each other.
> 
> So I want to address the comparison, because I think we all can be 
> sure that this will be addressed in the probably all reviews we 
> read, and the question is, what will be the fair verdict?.
> 
> On the other hand, I would like anyone's opinions on how the 
Evolver 
> compares to other noteable monosynths or synths in the regard 
> to "punchiness." Clearly the Evolver is no slouch! And I my 
> instincts tell me it is a "Great" synth. And neither my Moog, 
Pulse 
> or Evolver are substitues for each other.
> 
> I must say, however, that I was hopeful that the Evolver would 
just 
> trounce the Pulse on all levels (except of course the 
arpeggiator), 
> not because I have any special animosity towards the Pulse or 
> special love of the Evolver, but just because it is so exciting to 
> behold something that just rewrites the rules. Like Muhummed Ali 
> breaking all the records, etc, etc.
> 
> Anyway, perhaps the DCO nature of the pulse makes it a bit harder. 
> The Evolver with its Oscillators on separate channels, and the 
fact 
> that there is a filter per analog oscillator rather than one 
filter 
> with more signal going into it, as in the Pulse, makes some 
> difference. Or the way that the two channels interact with each 
> other, whether fed out stereo, less stereo, or mono. 
> 
> The statement about the delay between the attack and decay 
portions 
> of the VCA envelope are interesting, but such seems to be erased 
in 
> any event if the sustain is up full. 
> 
> Anyway, here's to hopefully the beginning of a fun and 
illuminating 
> thread.
> 
> Ravi