Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

"Ugo" <ugo@...> wrote:
> i was originally planning on getting an ion but i was put off by all the
> reports of faulty units. so i went to the store today to try out some
> other gear and see if anything else grabbed my attention.

I have both an Ion and Evolver, and they're both great -- but sure enough,
my Ion is currently out for repair (gotta say though, it's one of those
synths that sounds nice enough that I'll put up with a bit of aggravation)!

The Evolver does seem like a slightly odd replacement for an Ion though,
since they are very different synths, e.g., no keyboard, no real
polyphony, etc.

However if the E works for you, then definitely, it's a lovely synth.
They're obviously not completely immune to problems, but they're
generally _very_ solid (none of the chronic problems the Ion has), and
support from DSI is excellent.  Also that tiny little form-factor is
very convenient (something I especially appreciate after dragging the
Ion all over the place for servicing!).

Joe <jmelnyk@...> writes:
> > the demo unit had an odd behavoir that the sales guy couldnt figure
> > out. the first 70 presets were playing the same note no matter what
> > key on the controller i was actually playing.
> 
> I'm not sure about this one. but it sounds like it was just set up to
> use MIDI notes to trigger the sequencer, rather than to transpose the
> sequences.  I believe that has to be set in the patch itself, so maybe
> that's the problem.

Yeah lots of the presets are set up to ignore midi note
values... they're usually intended as standalone sequences I guess.

-Miles
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