Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

seriously. everyone who wants to control their evolver externally using just
hardware - get a peavey PC1600 or PC1600x off ebay. The PC1600 patch set is
even available online so you don't even have to program the damn thing
yourself!

these modern controllers are great for CCs, because they are designed to
work as a part of a computer setup, with modern softsynths that have a GUI
where the knobs then SUPPLEMENT the GUI. You assign CCs using a GUI, and
then knob away... sysex isn't even part of the picture. in some cases its
tacked on as an afterthought, but usually in a very limited way, as you've
all seen.


reasons to buy a PC1600 just for your evolver:
it exists right now.
it's available right now.
it works right now.
It's made of solid bloody metal and will never break.
it's not even that expensive (compared to an evolver, and to what I paid for
my PC1600x years ago... :-)




julian


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "justmullaya" <justmull@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: [Evolver] Novation Controller


> Hang on everyone before you go out and buy a novation controller for
> your evolver!!
> I spent about four hours trying to program a remote 25 to work with my
> mono evolver - and nearly had it - but in the end it didn't work.
> It came down to the fact that to control the evolver parameters you
> need to be able to include the parameter value twice in the sysex -
> once in the LS nibble and once in the MS nibble. But the Remote 25 only
> allows you to specify the parameter value once in it's Sysex strings. I
> tried everything but the closest I got was parameters on the evolver
> going from like 70-90 and then jumping back down to 70 again and other
> erratic behaviour. What a shame as they are nice controllers!
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