You are both correct to notice this effect. But is
it a problem of the Evolver or is it a problem of everthing else? Or
neither? In the end it doesn't matter really. Either way one must learn to
deal or cope with the phenomenon. Like a colorful flower on a black and white
landscape. No one would question the beauty of either alone, but together,
unless one wants the stark contrast, what is one to do? It is very difficult
because even if the color image is muted, against a b/w background it still will
stand out! I don't know the answer, but I do know that I can't blame the
colorful Evolver just because it is different!
More pragmatically, if using the Evolver in more
subded way, it is a great base. If you make it sing, you might have to resign
yourself to making its voice be the center of the piece you are working on.
Kind of like not forceing the virtuoso voice to play the chorus behind every
other generic voice.
----- Original Message -----From: DodgingRainSent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:41 PMSubject: RE: [Evolver] mixing analog and digital soundsYup, same problem.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dhamaryder [mailto:dhamaryder@...]
> Subject: [Evolver] mixing analog and digital sounds
>
> Just out of curiousity I was wondering if other people have a
> similar experience when using a real analog synth(like Evolver)
> in the context of predominantly digital sounds. I'll work for hours
> on a great sounding patch in Evolver but when I go to use it with
> other sounds from my predominantly "virtual" analog collection
> or with samples that have been digitally processed and filtered
> 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.
> They often just don't fit in because the sound is so radically
> different. The exception is when I'm making leads, basses, or
> some kind of traditional sounding patch. Then it's great. But
> when I create very textured sounding patches and sequences I
> find it difficult to find a context that fits well with them.
> I absolutely
> love the sound of them on their own but have the damndest time
> finding a place for them. I don't know, maybe they just need to be
> compressed or filtered so that they will fit better with other
> sounds. Anyone else have this problem? Have any creative ways
> of dealing with it?
>
> steve