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Re: Evolver Rack - Capabilities vs. Price

2003-10-23 by ski_ex5tech

It's my understanding that the Evolver Rack is multitimbral;  even 
the sequencers can be run separately.  I haven't actually been able 
to try a beta unit, though, so I don't know the details of how all 
this is implemented.


Ski
www.ex5tech.com
EX5Tech Evolver forum:
http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=23


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Yutaka Nakamura 
<liquidbrain@n...> wrote:
> Hi Ski,
> 
> Do you know if poly-evolver can be used multi-timbrally, not just 
as a 
> 4 voice poly instrument?  I often use my evolver for 2-3 different 
> parts and then process loops through it or resample things with it 
when 
> working on a song.  I have been thinking about getting another one 
just 
> for processing sounds, but this rack might be a perfect choice...
> 
> Anyway, I have to learn to save some money here :-)
> 
> 
> -Yutaka
> 
> 
> On mercredi, oct 22, 2003, at 19:11 Europe/Paris, ski_ex5tech wrote:
> 
> > The Evo Rack hardware is essentially four "regular" Evolvers 
crammed
> > into a 1U rack.  The "regular" Evolver is about $500 USD.  
Multiply
> > that by four, and you get $2,000 USD.  Even allowing for savings 
due
> > to the reduction of the count of common items such as the 
enclosure,
> > power supply, etc., $1,200 to $1,500 USD sounds pretty good to me.
> > If $500 is an "outrageously great value" for a monophonic Evolver,
> > then $1,200 to $1,500 for a four voice Evolver is even more
> > outrageous.

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