Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> 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.

i agree, it is kind of an odd change of direction.
as much as i like the sound of ion, its high likelihood of malfunction
really worries me.

so when i went to the store, i was looking around to see if anything
else had a sound that inspired me. as soon as the sales guy plugged in
the evolver i knew i had found one.

i dont require a keyboard so thats not much of a concern, more knobs
would have been nice though.

polyphony and a band pass filter are two things i had in mind though,
neither of which the evolver can provide. a little bit of multitimbrality
would have been nice too.

but on the other hand, the evolver excells in my three biggest
requirements.

1. exceptionally good analog sound
2. flexible programming options
3. lots of sonic variety

so i can still get myself some polyphonic band passed fun, i think
i will also buy gmedia's impOSCar plugin. that is one impressive
sounding softsynth.

> 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)!

a few years back i endured a lot of agravation over an unreliable synth
that i loved the sound of. im glad i put up with it since i still love the
synth
and its chronic troubles were eventually properly fixed. however, i just
dont know if i want to volunteer for an experiance like that again.

but as soon as alesis solves the ion's problems, i'll be back in the store
with cash in hand.

-ugo