Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

yea i tried to update my evolver on tuesday night. i first used cubase to play the file but it would get stuck on 17. then i downloaded a 
sysex editor and sent it that way it counted down from 32 hit 0 then went back to the patch i was on before i started, and froze up..i 
knew right when it froze that it would zap the PIC chip if i unplugged it. so i waited like a half hour then just unplugged it and 
plugged it back in. well its not working now, but i get lights 2 and 5 to light up. Dave Smith took care of everything REAL quick and i 
get my chip today.I know that unplugging killed it but what else was i suppose to do just let it sit there frozen for ever. so i am not 
sure what happened but as long as the chip goes in smoothly then this whole thing should be done soon enough, and i will get back to 
thrashing sound ASAP.

the deepsea dweller....






todd_leben@y...> wrote:

> Seems a few folks have had Evolver die on them. The last two died during a 
> OS upgrade, one user said he had plugged it back in and it was dead (the 
> other didn't mention if there was plugging/unplugging power). Well, here's the 
> thing, I had my Evolver die on me just during normal use (I wasn't upgrading). 
> I was however trying to un-stick a midi note, my midi interface just wouldn't 
> clear the note, so I unplugged my Evolver and plugged it back in -- oh, ho, 
> dead Evolver. 
> 
> So, this is what I thinking (wondering); might the power supply accidental 
> touch the metal body and create a short or something like that? I'm certainly 
> not going to try some experiments, but maybe if others can recall what 
> happened when their Evolvers died, we can save the lives of other Evolvers.
> 
> B.T.W. DSI was very helpful in sending a new PIC and replacing it was a no 
> brainer.
> 
> 
> Todd_Leben