Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hi Simon,

Sorry for the wait! The main reason we haven't released yet is 
because of the sheer number of features that have gone into the 
software. Since the Evolver is by far and away the most complex 
product we are supporting, it has required an awful lot of testing 
to ensure that it works properly in all use-case scenarios.

A demo would be a great thing for us to release, but until the 
actual software is ready to ship, I'm afraid a demo version is 
simply not possible. It's a quality control thing, you understand.

Just to detail one of the reasons we didn't ship after NAMM (in 
January) was that we discovered that our real-time sequencer edit 
mode was bogging down for programs with higher BPMs... This is 
because the editor actually tracks along when you play the 
Evolver's sequencer, syncing up the GUI to Song Position Pointer 
messages (please link to the Sequencer Mode screen capture below for 
an idea of how cool this feature is, it's the third link). The only 
solution was to redesign the real-time keyboard control we were 
using to refresh faster, and this clobbered a whole month of 
development and testing time. I was not going to release the product 
with promises to fix it later - As a musician and software buyer I 
hate that kind of treatment, and I won't allow it to happen with our 
products.

The good news is we're really close. I have posted some screen 
captures you can check out at:

http://www.psicraft.com/Products/Evolver/VyzorEvolverPre_f01.jpg

http://www.psicraft.com/Products/Evolver/VyzorEvolverPre_f02.jpg

http://www.psicraft.com/Products/Evolver/VyzorEvolverPre_f03.jpg

http://www.psicraft.com/Products/Evolver/VyzorEvolverPre_f04.jpg

These cover all of the program editor modes. Vyzor Evolver also has 
Global and Waveform editing modes that are just as visual and 
intuitive. These editors will run both on Win XP and Mac OS X, and 
will also act as VST plug-ins besides their default stand-alone 
mode. This version will fully support the desktop Evolver, and could 
be used to program the program banks of a PolyEvolver, although we 
will be producing a separate Vyzor PolyEvolver edition to handle 
this instrument and the PolyKeys in the near future (June, 2005). 
Retail price will be $89 for Vyzor Evolver, and the projected price 
for Vyzor PolyEvolver will be $129. (it will cost $30 to upgrade to 
Vyzor PolyEvolver from Vyzor Evolver, by the way).

Hopefully this gives you some of the information you're after. I 
promise when we release there will be no shortage of graphics 
and product details on our website.

All the best,

   Tony


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Simon " <Simonvolt@v...> wrote:
> 
> Do you think they'll ever release something. 
> Their site says "imminente release" since January.
> Kind of tired of waiting. Could we at least try the Demo damn it.
> 
> If anyone has any info, please share...
> 
> Simon