Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Okay,  I've made some headway in getting this Edirol to work as a
remote controller with the Evovler.  You can fully program every key,
slider, knob, and button, to transmit sysex that you specify.

It took me a couple hours of frustation at first why this programming
wasn't working, but then it finally dawned on me that the Parameter
values that DAVE has in the manual are in BINARY!!!!  

ERG!  I can't believe how long it took me to realize.  You'd think
having taken several programming classes I would have caught on sooner

(many forehead smacks later......)

When he says a parameter is 0vvv vvvv,  it means the value is variable
based on what you want and what range.  I still don't know what MS
Nibble and LS Nibble is.  Does someone out there know?

Anyway,  what's cool about the Edirol boards is that you can save and
load configurations.  There's some for using w/ Cubase, Native
Instrument synths, GM, etc...   Some users have been kind to program
and upload the config.   They are available on Edirol's page.

AND.... there is a software editor.  I wish I had known this earlier
b/c I did all that programming from the board's interface.
(again, many forhead smacks later)

Unfortunately, no-one has made a config for the Evolver.  Obviously,
with only 28 controllers,  you'll only be able to control so many
parameters from this board.  8 knobs, 8 sliders, 9 buttons.  It is my
mission to program this sucker and make the evolver my ho!

So given that you have 8 knobs, 8 sliders, and 9 buttons,   what are
your suggestions for which parameters of the Evolver should be
assigned to them??   If and when I get this to work, I'll share the
configs with anyone who is interested.

For those who wish to try programming it on their own,  the Microsoft
Calculator is a great tool.  Switch to to SCIENTIFIC mode.  Now you
can enter in a decimal or binary value and convert it to HEX, and
vice-versa, just with a click of a button.  Beats calculating in your
head!!

Robert Krueger