Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I agree as well, I bought the one for the evolver and wish I had 
not.  Very poor quality, poor interface, and absolutely no support 
for any issues that come up.  I also assumed that the version that 
comes with the poly would properly handle chained 
evolvers/polyevolvers and it doesn't.

I complained to dave about it when I got the poly, about having to 
wait for registration to go through, lack of response from 
soundtower, etc.  I think if we don't speak up to dave he may not 
know there are real issues with soundtower and their lack of quality.

I think it's one of the few blemishes in regards to the 
evolver/polyevolver.  To bad there isn't a decent alternative at 
this point.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" 
<richardscott@b...> wrote:
> I agree with Stefan, its a real shame but like many I am just not 
using the
> editor (PC) and regret buying it
> 
> Richard
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "privat_joy" <privat_joy@y...>
> Subject: [Evolver] RE: sucktower !!!
> 
> 
> > Same expierience with Soundtower over here!
> > This company is crap (but i don't think it is a real company, 
more a
> > one man fake)!
> > Also had the editor for MW and now for the poly-evo and the eVo.
> > I had some questions in the past, but NEVER!!! gat any answer 
from them.
> > When i recieved my poly last month, i wanted to register and get 
the
> > returncode to set the software from demo into registered mode. 
In this
> > case, soundtowers webpage put me allways thru to the shop from
> > D.Smith!!! Unbelievable! I mailed them. No answer. I mailed Dave 
and
> > recieved the software for both included the codes!
> > So, what's up Soundtower?
> > I think that Dave SMith's Intsruments are high class and that he
> > should not work with Soundtower together anymore. Well, bad, i 
know,
> > we will loose the editor (i paid also for the Evo-Version), but 
maybe
> > they can find another, better solution for this.
> > Sorry to say this so directly!
> > Stefan
> >
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "mr julian" 
<jujulilianan@w...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've totally given up on soundtower now.....
> > >
> > > They win the prize for buggiest piece of software I have ever 
paid money
> > > for, and worst customer service ever.
> > >
> > > I bought the microwave (one) editor from soundtower over 2 
years
> > ago, and
> > > discovered a whole pile of bugs and just plain missing
> > functionality. I got
> > > a few emails out of him, but when it became obvious that I 
*was*
> > actually
> > > right about the software's problems, he just stopped emailing 
me
> > about it.
> > > When he appeared on this list a few months ago with a big 
fanfare
> > about how
> > > he was going to fix all the mac editor bugs (has anyone 
actually seen an
> > > upgrade yet?) I sent him another email, with a proper buglist 
for the
> > > microwave 1 editor program, of things I'd been noting down 
while
> > trying to
> > > use it. I got a single reply where he seemed to be confused,
> > thinking it was
> > > about the micro-Q editor they sell (how many times do you have 
to write
> > > MICROWAVE I in order to get someone to read it, eh?) then when 
I sent a
> > > reply detailing exactkly what synth it was, and attaching the
> > buglist again,
> > > I never got any reply.
> > >
> > > Had he found some way to actually bugfix this (barely beta 
level) bit of
> > > software I would have gone on and bought the XT editor, as 
well as the
> > > evolver editor.. but as it is, I absolutely categorically 
refuse to ever
> > > waste my money buying anything from soundtower ever again. And 
I'm
> > going to
> > > be making pretty much exactly this same post any time anyone 
asks on the
> > > internet about this company, because in my experience, people 
should at
> > > least know about the lack of completeness and lack of support 
to
> > expect from
> > > this company before forking out hard earned dollars to someone 
who
> > seriously
> > > just doesn't care.
> > > Anyway, good luck to all the people who do have a working 
evolver
> > editor....
> > > It would be handy to have an editor and librarian for my 
evolver...... I
> > > really wish there was one I could buy...
> > > julian
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "z_flash_ram" <z_flash_ram@y...>
> > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 4:58 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Evolver] Editor (was RE: Evolver/ random patch 
generator?)
> > > > Just got back to "online"...
> > > > I'm not able to bring *anything* into the Windows-Evolver-
Editor from
> > > > the Evolver- no dump, no program, no banks!!!
> > > > The editors' author has blamed my windows 2000 security or 
some such
> > > > bs...lol.
> > > > I'm glad (well, relieved) to hear that someone else has this 
problem,
> > > > because I thought my Evolver was wack.
> > > > I haven't used the editor since the first week I bought it 
(8 months
> > > > or so ago).
> > > > Stephan, beautiful stuff.
> > > > Chris