Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

hello,

OK I sent an email to Dave listing some of the
problems that users on this list and some customers of
mine have had with the Evolver and Poly Evolver
editing software [MAC version] and he replied after
talking it over with Mark @ Sound Tower. Here is how
the conversation went (my original email first, with
his reply, then his response, irrelevant dealer info
snipped):

DAVE << hello,

On the editor problems, I'm not
sure what you are referring to, since I havent heard
any major complaints. What are the problems?? >>

SHAWN << Thanks...I suppose they aren't the most major
but ... I am referring to the MAC editor of
both the Evolver and the Poly Evolver, not the PC
version. The problems seem to include both receiving
bank dumps from the Editor to the Evolver, and also
sending them from the Evolver to the editor. I've had
2 people tell me that they can't get it to work.
I have also seen people mentioning the following:
"genetics" patches don't dump properly or sound as
expected from the window readout. Also that the editor
is sluggish on OSX compared to OS9.

Mark at Sound Tower was communicative at first but
less than helpful lately ... I can't test these for
myself as I only use PC. Any idea if they've been
fixed or are being worked on? Maybe the later works
properly but was just a bad experience with a single
person, but I've heard the first part from more
than one person.

Thanks for the continued support,

Shawn Cleary
schism@... >>

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DAVE:

<< Shawn-

A couple notes that might help (from Mark):

On the bank dumps, The solution is simple - The editor
uses OX coreAUDIO system that has to be set in
SYSTEM_PREFERENCES/AUDIOMIDISETUP by adding a "device"
interface that your evolver/poly is connected to. I
will add this info or even pop OX AUDIOMIDISETUP
window in the editor's MidiSetup in a next update.

It can be sluggish when there is not enought RAM on a
system and Virtual Memory is pumped from HD for OX
double-buffering. Otherwise it is OK -  I'ts been
tested it on 200Mhz with 512Mb. BTW - the editor
really doesnt run on os9, so if someone is doing that
it would be cool to find out how!

I also don't have a Mac, so I'm a bit in the blind.
Mark is also checking into the genetics, but I havent
heard any complaints from any other mac editor users.

Hope that all helps!

-Dave >>

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So anyone having problems please check and see if this
helps them.

Good luck!

Shawn Cleary
schism@...


	
		
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