Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Tony,
Will this thing work with the PolyEvolver? If not, is there one on the 
way?


On Mar 23, 2005, 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
>
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