Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

At 07:35 PM 04/28/2004, austin_v_huang wrote:

>Yeah I get the idea with the editing. Wish I could try out the evolver
>at a store, but the distribution looks limited. <snip>

I have not been following this thread until just now, so apologies if this 
was already discussed, but...

Where are you located?  Perhaps you are close to someone on this list who 
would let you stop by and try it out?  I make a point of offering hands on 
time for people interested in the gear I own (some of which is quite 
ancient and hard to come by, I used to be Office Manager for the US 
importer of EMS synths in the mid-70s).

Anyway, I am in the Bay area in CA, between SF and San Jose.  If you're 
nearby, drop me a note off list.  I have a Nord MM, an Evolver, and a 
PolyEvolver (whoo-hoo, just arrived here yesterday) and would be glad to 
offer time to try them out.

When I was first interested in synthesis in the early 1970s, several people 
I contacted (some famous, some not) replied to my letters and allowed me to 
visit their studios and try out their early analog modular devices.  One of 
them told me to return the favor to others in the future.

I would not try to advise between an MM and an Evolver, they are both 
unique and wonderful instruments and only you would know which one would 
let you sing your songs.

Take care,
Jim W.
San Mateo, CA