Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dhamaryder" <dhamaryder@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> within my sequencer, I find the sounds from Evolver really stand 
> out, in fact they stand out so much it's not practical to use them. 

One suggestion is this - don't develop patches for the Evolver on its 
own and then try to find a use for them. I get the same problem when 
I try to develop great-sounding patches for almost any of my more 
modern gear. One of the best things about the old analogue synths was 
that they were simple and direct enough to be tweaked while you were 
using them, so you developed the sound to fit the context, not the 
other way round (in fact you couldn't save patches at all on a lot of 
older gear).

If you really want to use your killer patch, another approach would 
be to start with it as though it was a phrase sample or loop, and 
develop your ideas around the patch. You would then only add what was 
needed - perhaps all this would involve would be some minimalist 
drums, vocals and some FX.