Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

That is an exellent idea to control the gate time by modulating the 
amp env per step- I never though of that one.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Ivan Sharma" 
<noision1@h...> wrote:
> It is an analog sequencer which is much different than a midi 
sequencer. A midi sequencer generates a whole bunch of things to send 
to a machine, whereas the sequencer in the Evolvers can only send a 
single value to 4 different destinations per step (hence 4 tracks--
but not to be confused with a 4 track midi sequencer).
> 
> In order to change a note, you have to assign one or more of the 
oscillators 9that can be heard) to be the destination of one (or 
more) of the tracks.
> 
> Since the machine is mono, the gate length of a note is controlled 
by the sustain/release portion of the amplitude envelope of the patch 
and of which there is only one. So you could have different gates for 
each step by assigning a destination of (for example) the Envelope 1 
release rate or Envelope 1 decay rate (see page 39 of the manual for 
a list of destinations) to a track and then such durations of the 
triggered sound can be different per step based on the values of each 
step for that track .
> 
> Check Page 19 of the manual for recording values from a midi 
keyboard.
> 
> I can't stress how carefully and slowly you should be reading the 
manual page by page while sitting at your Evolver and tweaking the 
things being described in the manual in order to see and learn how it 
works. Writing to this list for answers to things stated clearly in 
the manual is not an efficient use of your time rather than 
experimenting with constant reference to the manual. 
> 
> The bottom line is that if you do as I say (which is precisely what 
I do myself), then after a few days of hard work you will a pro 
analog synth programmer (not to imply that I am one).
> 
> Ravi
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David 
>   To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 7:00 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Evolver] Stupid question....
> 
> 
> 
>   I think I got the problem solved with the wiring. I think it 
might 
>   have just been my earphones. I just can't seem to get the 
sequencer 
>   part down. I know how to edit the steps and all that, but I don't 
>   know how to change the notes of each of the steps individually. 
Also, 
>   can you change the duration of each note, such as gate time and 
all? 
>   Something to give me a sort of "303" type pattern? What about the 
use 
>   of a midi keyboard...that is only used to input notes, right? I 
mean, 
>   you can't "record" a sequence using just a midi keyboard, right? 
I 
>   really appreciate your help. Thank you.
> 
>   dmn
> 
> 
> 
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