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Re: [Evolver] evo in actual use in your actual music writing.

2005-04-30 by Automatic Panic

same here, was great when i first got it and have been
thinking of selling it but i just might keep in once i
get the editor i'll see if i really wanna keep it in
the end.


--- mr julian <jujulilianan@...> wrote:
> 
> so.. has anyone written anything cool with their
> evolver lately?
> I have to say, I've started getting much more subtle
> with my evo
> programming.
> 
> when I first started it was all about wiggly whacked
> out unsynched LFO FX
> ramble walls of noise, but as much as I loved it, I
> couldn't find any way to
> make it work with other things.. I nearly sold it
> once or twice, but the
> wall of noise sillyness was so much fun, and the
> rawness of its sound was so
> engaging, even though I couldn't use it I loved it.
> so I kept it just for my
> own amusement rather than a serious part of my
> instrument collection....
> kind of like a music toy. I get the feeling a lot of
> people had exactly the
> same issues with it, from what I read here over the
> last few years..
> 
> Anyway - finally, I think I actually learned how to
> use it in a way that
> works for me...  I've been using it for simple bass
> and synth sounds, with
> most modulations/sequencer turned right down or even
> off,
> distortion/hackfeedback and delay left right
> alone... like I'm aiming for it
> to pretend it's just an SH101 most of the time....
> It makes a really
> beautiful solid sound thats all its own when you do
> this, and that way all
> the weird possibilities are kept in reserve for the
> occasional mod wheel
> controlled wigout.
> 
> 
> Me and my partner are starting to record a new album
> now, and I'm really
> optimistic that the evolver will be making some very
> major appearances in
> it...
> 
> 
> .........just thought I'd share my recent positive
> experiences.
> :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> julian
> 
> 


		
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