Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 11:38:22PM -0000, Riccardo Coen wrote:
>    I don't get the point of the thread, there are hundreds of generic
>    control surfaces out there.... what's the point of building a new one?
>    I can control most, if not all the parameters of the evolver, from my
>    drehbank, and of most of my synths in the studio. I already have no
>    space left on my desktop (uWave XT, Pod, evolver, drum machine
>    drehbank)
>    I say, let's have Dave focus on great synth engines.

you have a very valid point. however, keep in mind that not everybody has
a Drehbank.  and since they cost as much as a new Evolver, I doubt that
everyone will run out and get one just to operate the new polyphonic
synth.

besides, there's something to be said for synths with tightly-integrated
control surfaces. at least, in my opinion there is. and the Evolver's
control implementation does have one *major* feature that the Drehbank
does not: endless dials.  with the Eolver, there are no value jumps
when you change a parameter and you always get an immediate readout
of what the current/new value is.

Joe