Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> the interface sucks...

Wrong. Correct is that some don't like it and that I do like it ;-)

The interface is a matter of taste but imho no reason for bashing.

>  > of incompatability problem, with users all over the place not being
able to
> get it to work....

That's of course a different matter. If it doesn't work you should send it
back and demand your money back.

Regards
Stefan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mr julian" <jujulilianan@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] RE: sucktower !!!


> From: <trippler@...>
>
> > I still don't have any problems with the program at all.
> > I use the PC versions of the mono and Poly Evolver editor. They  enabled
> me
> > to program hundreds of sounds, sort banks, save them to disk and all
that
> > necessary stuff.
> >
> It's obvious that some people are happy to use this evolver software on PC
> or MAC and get it to produce great patches, and yeah, for a lot of
people's
> pcs or macs it does seem at least usable.. I am jealous of them, because
> like I said already, I really want a *good* *usable* editor for my evolver
> too.....
>
> However with the soundtower evolver editors, there appears to be some sort
> of incompatability problem, with users all over the place not being able
to
> get it to work.... on top of that, its very unintuitave, and requires a
> proper layout that people can just sit down in front of and GET
> WORKING.......  basically, all complaints point to the software being
badly
> written.... and the company totally not caring..
>
> There's so much more to selling a commercial program than slapping down a
> few sliders on the screen, linking some code to it,  and hitting the
> "compile" button... the real work actually happens when you get customers
> with a computer that's different to your development environment, and it
> isn't behaving properly. This is where soundtower falls down. From what I
> have seen, the evolver editor needs 1 or 2 good rounds of plain old
> fashioned BUGFIXING.... it needs usability tweaks (the interface sucks...
> just because its possible to learn how to drive a piece of
counter-intuative
> software, doesn't mean people should have to!) and then it would be an
> actual commercial program thats worth money for someone to buy...
>
> This is *exactly* my problem with the microwave1 editor, (which is the
whole
> reason I never bought the evolver editor!) and this is exactly why it
> frustrates me so much - this software could be really good, if the author
> just could bring himself to care and take pride in his work, and spend
those
> extra hours finishing his job...
>
>
>
> julian
>
>
>
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