Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

blip/bleep - Regarding a rack's lack of controls... maybe you missed 
the fact that you can use the tabletop Evo as a "programmer".  
Personally, I couldn't see owning the rack without the current 
tabletop.


Ski
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, blip <bleep@w...> wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Richard wrote:
> 
> > 1U is great - a 4 part 16 oscillator 1U dirtbox! But I don't 
quite get it -
> > is it essentially intended as an expander utilising the existing 
evolver
> > hardware or other midi controller interface? That could be pretty 
cheap to
> > produce eh?? Or is it seen more as a standalone synth?
> 
> yeah, i don't get it either... it seems like the only reasonable 
way to
> use a 1RU synth as complicated as four evolvers is to use a 
computer for
> the interface... i was kinda hoping for a 777-style tabletop form 
factor.
> dedicated sequencer controls (especially since there are now SIXTEEN
> sequences!) and so forth. oh well. guess this will be good for the 
guys
> with keyboard controllers and drehbanks. without this stuff, i 
don't think
> this poly evolver will be very good for live performance, not
> improvisational stuff anyway, which the regular evolver is great 
for... i
> guess i'm kind of disappointed. but i'm sure others will be happy...
> 
> bleep.
> out.
> 
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