Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

drK said "So that page (actually those pages) of the manual are 
permanently at hand."

Ha!  I got a good chuckle reading that one, because that's EXACTLY 
what I did when I first began programming patches & sequences on my 
beta unit:  I made big 8-1/2" x 11" copies of the mod source and 
destination pages!  Those sheets of paper remain right next to my 
Evolver to this day.


Ski
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, drK <drk@d...> wrote:
> 
> On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 11:28  AM, Richard wrote:
> 
> > I'm kind of surprised by the amount of people on the list who 
seem to 
> > think
> > the evolver is difficult to use and understood. Considering the 
amount 
> > Dave
> > jammed into this "monosynth" (laughter, its so much more...) and 
the 
> > low
> > cost I think the Evolver is VERY EASY TO USE and the matrix UI 
with 
> > the 8
> > knobs is a very cunning piece of design and works well for 
absolutely
> > everything except the sequencer - but hell compared with the 
sequencer 
> > in
> > theb (£2300!) Alesis Andromeda it is really quite easy to use. 
I'm no 
> > synth
> > wizard but I gotta say the Evolver is actually the easiest synth 
to 
> > use and
> > program that I own... It even has a simple and clear manual. I'm 
> > really not
> > all that clever but I was gigging with it less than a week after 
I got 
> > it
> >
> > (the others are the Andromeda, Nord Micro and Yamaha Vl70m BTW...)
> >
> 
> I have to agree. Dave did a great job using the limited panel 
features. 
> It is quite fast to get around and I think if it were less 
complicated 
> it would seem very easy to use. The trouble is that this is one of 
the 
> more complex synth voices. But just for the typical VCO/VCF/VCA/EG 
type 
> of adjustment it works fairly well!
> 
> My only complaint is I have yet to memorize the source and 
destination 
> neumonics for the moduation matrix. So that page (actually those 
pages) 
> of the manual are permamently at hand.
> 
> drK
> 
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