a serious lookin piece of work. This will really open up that little blue box for me, especially the sequencer, which I have never really got to grips with in the hardware - I wanna see everything that is happening in one place and that seems to be your philosphy... I'll buy it because it will literally double the value of the hardware for me. I can program with a laptop and gig without it - perfect Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Leclerc" <Simonvolt@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [Evolver] Re: PSICRAFT'S VYZOR for Evolver > > Great ! > Thank you for the update Tony. > I'm with you about releasing early > and promises of OS updates and fixes. > I prefer to wait and have a "working" finished tool for Evo. > > If it's as good as it looks, i can wait a few more weeks ; ) > > Thanks again, > Simon > > > > On 23-Mar-05, at 4:25 PM, psicraft_designs wrote: > >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
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Re: [Evolver] Re: PSICRAFT'S VYZOR for Evolver
2005-03-24 by Richard Scott