Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "pela_gius" <pela_gius@h...> 
wrote:
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" <
> richardscott@b...> wrote:
> > The genetix thing is crazy, as patches that you save in the list 
sound 
> completely different when I reopen them.  I mean it just doesn't 
seem 
> to work in any sane way.
> 
> As far as I can tell, the big problem with the genetics has to do 
with the 
> sequencer.  It seems that whatever patch you last had opened when 
> you enter the genetics window is the one that plays as you preview 
the 
> new random patches.  It isn't even neccessarily the sequence of the 
> patch you're trying to morph but whichever one was last selected.  
So 
> then when you save the genetically engineered patches that you like 
> they have some other crazy sequence which of course sounds totally 
> different.  There may be other strange inconsistencies as well but 
that 
> one was the most obvious to me.  I find the whole thing to be a 
huge 
> bummer because the genetics feature was the only reason I bought 
the 
> editor.  If I'm programming my own patches from scratch I can do 
that 
> just fine on the Evolver itself without the hassle of hooking it up 
to the 
> computer.
> 
> (This is all regarding the Mac OS X version BTW).