Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

On Sun, 08 Dec 2002 22:21:46 -0000, "Simon  <bontrip@...>"
<bontrip@...> wrote:

>When playing the Evolver from an external keyboard and 
>recording the notes via MIDI on a sequencer (Cubase 5),  will it  
>also be possible to trigger Evolver's own  sequencer instead of 
>just recording simple notes ?

Not 100% I understand what you're asking but :
You can trigger the sequencer either with MIDI clock or an external
audio signal. The one thing you can't do that would be *really* useful
is step the sequencer with MIDI notes. My fingers are crossed it will
get in there one day. You can get some groovy effects from stepping
the sequencer from MIDI clock and using it to vary some synth
parameters (digital osc waves, filter, PWM, delay feedback, FM depth
etc.) whilst triggering the envelopes via the MIDI notes not the
sequencer. Very wavestationy ;-)
The *one* way currently to step the sequencer from MIDI notes also
involves recording the MIDI note values into the sequencer at the same
time.

>Besides sending note value what other MIDI
>does the Evolver send ? 

The Evolver doesn't send note values IIRC. It sends sysex when you
twiddle knobs but that's about it, if memory serves. 

>Btw, i found it strange that someone like Dave Smith who almost
>invented MIDI, did not  give the Evolver a way to transmit all MIDI 
>parameters.  I hope, he just didn't have the time to do it and will 
>implemente it in the next OS.  It would be so cool if the 
>sequencer could be used as a controller AND you could record 
>knobs movements.  

I kinda agree although I also see it as quite "self-contained" and
transmission makes most sense within the context of the Evolver itself
because of the synth's structure. If the parameters could be
CC-controlled you'd probably sequence it from something more powerful
externally anyway, such as an MAQ, Regelwerk or Zeit. At least you can
control up to 4 parameters using the fixed control sources and then
there's the "free" modulation slots. You can do a lot, really.

Paul
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