Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Ravi - Cripes, I remembered that you'd bought a second unit right 
after I made that last post!  Prior to spending the time to do 
extensive sound comparisons between your two units, why don't you 
first ask Dave what changes were made?  That would at least let you 
know what to listen for, and probably save you some time if nothing 
else.


Ski
www.ex5tech.com

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Sharma" <noision1@h...> 
wrote:
> 
oops sorry! I forgot to mention I bought a second Evolver #177, so 
has the slightly modified board I guess. I didn't check my first 
unit, but I am positive it will say as yours, 1 0 and 1 0.

In any event, based on what DW said, the OS is the first number so 
the first and second batches have the same OS. It is just the dsp 
number that is changed.

BTW I still have not got around to trying out some pure AB sound 
comparisons to see if like patches on both batches sound the same or 
not.

I will post some data when I find out. My first inclination is to say 
that the sound is different, however I am pretty sure the presets are 
tweaked differently on the newer models and of course there are some 
different patches, which I should ask dave to make available 
individually on his website. Otherwise I am sure we can start our own 
patch archive right here.

I did see someone on the Evolver thread on the gas station claim to 
have done A/B comparison and found identical sounds and even has 
posted some sound patches.

Ravi



>From: "Ski " 
>Reply-To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com 
>To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com 
>Subject: [Evolver] Re: for a good time... 
>Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 17:17:08 -0000 
> 
>Ravi, you wouldn't be pulling our leg now, would you? ;) Mine 
>shows "1 0" and "1 0". And though I have a rather early unit (s/n 
>00009) I have to believe that *your* Evolver has an even lower s/n. 
>You wouldn't happen to have already gotten an OS update from Dave, 
>have you?! 
> 
> 
>Ski 
>www.ex5tech.com 
> 
> 
>--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Ivan Sharma" 
> wrote: 
> > Mine says 1 1, and 1 1. Is this what everyone is seeing? 
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: synthmanic 
> > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com 
> > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:10 AM 
> > Subject: [Evolver] Re: for a good time... 
> > 
> > 
> > Well, this was going to be discovered sooner or later: 
> > 
> > Press the 1 and 2 row buttons at the same time. 
> > 
> > Press the 1 and 3 row buttons at the same time. 
> > 
> > They are the software and DSP versions. 
> > 
> > DW