Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

amongst other thing I didn't find the genetix section to work at all
properly - ever - the paches I "saved" generally sounded the same as each
other and i could not properly import them as banks in the editor... In
gentix i lost communication with my keyboard all the time... I finally got
communication from Soundtower and he seems like an okay guy, but short of
time and too overstretched to give proper support... like an any bad
software I guess its okay if you persist... but I lost too much good work
using the ditor to ever trust it again. But I want a transparent editor not
yet another bit of software I have to struggle to remember... I think
software should think like me, the user, not the guy who wrote it... in its
current state it should be free I believe

I hope Soundtower do have another look at the editor (as is promised). I
could imagine trying it again. I'm speaking of the PC version BTW.

Richard
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "altitude909" <altitude@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:14 PM
Subject: [Evolver] Re: Evolver SoftWare Worth It ?


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> According to the help file (I am speaking of the sept 04 update)
> "Saving and Loading Single Programs
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> Use the right mouse button pop-up menu to save the selected single
> program to a file or place it into a bank."
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> so I believe this issue has been resolved.  The inclusion of the help
> file was also a nice touch (the orginal didnt have one from what I
> remember).  The help file is available for download with the 2.0.1
> software on their site.
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> I have been a sequential user for a while so I am used to certain
> Daveisms with regard to programing his gear so I usually accept the
> bugs and just work around them.  I still hold that the editor is a
> worthwhile peice of software if for the wave shaper and sequencer
> editing alone and with the new update, I think you should take another
> look especially if you paid for it already.
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> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "flametopuk" <cubasesx@f...>
> wrote:
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> > .. and I must diagree with your disagreement :)
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> > 'bugs' does not equate to 'crash'. Yes the editor has not crashed
> > for me, but some of its most basic functionality is bugged.
> >
> > For example; take any PC editor and..
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> > a) Select a preset from the library
> > b) Edit the preset and tweak some params
> > c) Select 'Save single preset'
> >
> > What would you expect? I think 99.9999999% would say it saves your
> > edited preset. Wrong! With DSI it saves the original libarary
> > preset. When I reported this the author confirmed there is *no* way
> > to save a single edited preset apart from writing it back to a empty
> > library, or saving it in the Evolver and saving it from there.
> >
> > A fix was promised months ago. After I lost a few good edits I just
> > gave up and ditched the editor.
> >
> > FT
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> >
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "altitude909" <altitude@o...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am going to disagree with richard here.  I have never had any
> > > problems with the software.  It is a little different than what
> > you
> > > are used to (especially since the sequencer is set up like a old
> > > analog seq.) but I find it well laid out and considerably easier
> > to
> > > use than just programing the front panel.  Just download the demo
> > > which does have some functionality and check it out.  Plus having
> > the
> > > features like uploading your own waveforms and the genetics may
> > not be
> > > available on the MOTU.  As far as bugs, I had mine eat it all of
> > once.
> > >  Most of that my be more with issues with VB6 and other components
> > (at
> > > least that is my take).  I thought it was worth it.
> > >
> > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott"
> > <richardscott@b...
> > > > wrote:
> > > > I'd have to say no. Its buggy, limited and difficult to use and
> > > there is no
> > > > support for it. Like others here I had to ask for a refund. I'd
> > love
> > > to have
> > > > some really good software for the evolver - especicially for the
> > > sequencer.
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "tattermalion" <tattermalion@y...>
> > > > To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:55 PM
> > > > Subject: [Evolver] Evolver SoftWare Worth It ?
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