Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

So, you could try to make the Evolver sound more 'sh*tty and virtual'
by processing the Evolver with VST effects, or make the virtuals sound
more 'sh*tty' and analog' by routing the VST instruments out to the
Evolver EXT-In and sending it back to your cpu.  

Really, any instruments can (and should) be used together...It's all
about the creators ear and vision of the piece.

Don't be afraid to leave a complex/thick sound alone (like the
'experimental' sequence you mention.)  Sometimes, less is more.

If you really need to layer something over the 'complicated' Evolver
sounds, better take your time.  

Don't give up--you'll find your place/sound, just keep
experimenting/trying different ideas, etc.  

Sometimes I need to take a break, get inspired.  But because I really
get off on sounds, rhythms and music, I keep comming back and
working/experimenting.

Have fun
Chris

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dhamaryder" <dhamaryder@y...> wrote:
> 
> Really? So the way you guys deal with it is by keeping them 
> separate? What if Evo is the only real analog piece of gear you 
> own(like me)? That's interesting. I don't know, I think there has to 
> be a way of assimilating both into the same piece of music. I 
> have this cd by Red Shift and on it they mention using digital and 
> analog synths so I'm assuming they're able to do it somehow. 
> But maybe they're using the analog stuff for more of those basic, 
> bread and butter kinds of sounds. Like I said, when I use 
> basses, leads, and traditional sounding pads I don't have any 
> problem mixing the two. It's when I get into complicated, evolving 
> drones and sequences, that's when the sounds really sticks out.
> For example, that video clip of Dave Smith playing the 
> "experimental" patch. I bet something like that would be hard to 
> mix with virtual analog and soft synth sounds, even something 
> like Absynth.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "p. hendricks" <ph@c...> 
> wrote:
> > On 10/17/04 2:46 PM, "z_flash_ram" <z_flash_ram@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I've come to the point (a couple years ago) where I make 
> "analog"
> > > music/songs and "digital" music/songs (hardware or 
> software - I keep
> > > the two separate.)
> > > 
> > > This approach might appear foolish and limited,
> > 
> > I agree, and it's not limited at all, you/we have the additional 
> resources,
> > really we need more limits to push I guess.
> > Sometimes I think in digital space and sometimes in 
> analogue,  both become
> > diluted when you try and combine them, well, at least for 
> anything
> > relatively minimal, or even emotive, it's perhaps like a 
> landscape you
> > vision and maybe it's rural or urban. It can be done but can it be 
> done
> > without that merger being a significant part of the subject? 
> That's a bit
> > more rare.
> >    There are exceptions of course but for creating, limits are a 
> often a
> > very great thing for me.
> > best,
> > phil
> > 
> > --+
> > cloaca recordings
> > http://www.cloaca.net/