Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Well, it made sense to Dave, and let's face it, the Evolver is HIS 
synth!  ;)  

Following is his reponse to an email in which I raised the issue:

"Actually, not a bug. In the old version attack went faster with more 
mod, so now decay and release are the same polarity. It's a throw-
back to keyboard control of envelopes, where usually with a harder 
key strike you would want faster envelope times. Not always, of 
course, but it doesnt matter all that much, since you can control it 
just fine either way."


Ski
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EX5Tech Evolver forum:
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Ivan Sharma" 
<noision1@h...> wrote:
> I 100% agree. I don't get it either.
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Mountain Man <mtman@c...> wrote:
> > That seens *very* odd.  The values supplied directly through 
> control knob, and indirectly through modulation have *opposite* 
> effects on the envelope parameters ????   That sounds crazy!  Did 
> Dave say why he designed it that way?  Counter-intuitive UI 
> decisions like this always make a synth harder to use
> > (at least for me, but I suspect for most folks); I'm surprised he 
> did this.
> > 
> > Elby
> > 
> > 
> > > I don't know if this will help you guys or not, but realize 
that 
> the
> > > value(s) you apply with a modulator (sequencer, LFO, AT, etc.) 
to
> > > affect one of the new Envelope parameter mod destinations works
> > > OPPOSITE of the actual envelope parameters themselves.
> > >
> > > For example, when you want a longer Envelope Attack, you 
> INCREASE the
> > > value of the Attack, right?  However, if you apply a POSITIVE 
> value
> > > to Envelope Attack via a modulator, you will DECREASE the 
Attack 
> time.
> > >
> > > That seemed backward to me, but Dave confirmed that was his 
> intent.
> > > It all works fine (at least for me!), just as soon as you 
realize
> > > what's going on.
> > >
> > > Ski