Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Swallowed part of the mail:

Live playing is a different theme.
I've programmed a very sophisticated BCR template for this:
http://www.trippler.net/files/pics/bcrevo.jpg  ;)

It allows very complex sound variations (together with velocity from the 
keyboard) if the Evolver sounds is programmed in an appropriate way ;)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Trippler" <trippler@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK as a controller?


> Andrea, my question about the keyboards wasn't ment to be a rhetorical
> question. I simply don't know which 5 octave keyboards offer split zones.
> Before the PEK I had only one masterkeyboard, anything else as rack 
> version.
> And for I come from the piano I always feel that 5 octaves aren't enough 
> for
> a solo line and that 2 split zones require a minimum of 88 keys ;)
>
> I am not deep enough into midi/sysex technology to comment from the
> technical side.
>>From my personal point of view as a user I think that the generic control
> theme is highly overrated at the moment.
>
> I have a BCR 2000 and programmed a template for the Waldorf Pulse. Even 
> for
> this simple subtractive synth, the 32 knobs weren't enough, some knobs
> control more than 1 parameter.
> Sound programming with a complex synthesizer like the Evolver would 
> require
> 5 BCRs in a row and you'd still have to switch to reach certain 
> parameters.
> Imho this makes sense only with a specialised controller like the PEK or
> with a software editor.
>
> Regards
>
> Stefan
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrea TONI" <Andrea.Toni@...>
> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Evolver] PEK as a controller?
>
>
>> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Miles Bader <miles@g...> wrote:
>>> On 4/28/05, Stefan Trippler <trippler@t...> wrote:
>>> > Really ? Can you tell an example of a synthesizer with 5 octave
>> keyboard
>>> > that has these functions ?
>>> > A6, Virus or Waldorf Q ?
>>
>>
>> ehm ehm, Stefan ..
>>
>> the kawai k5 could do that in 1987
>> 16 zones on a 5 oct kbd and rx/tx of 16 MIDI channels
>> strange enough the k5000 which is newer could only do it in 4 zones
>> we always get less with new .. and pay more :-( nice e ? :-D
>>
>> the ex5 in performance mode (32 actually as it has 2 midi outs !)
>> the k2500 in setup mode
>>
>> it is a must in a master kbd !
>>
>> concerning controlling parameters  ....
>> i still dont understand why the evolver as new as it is, has not been
>> designed to be controlled by midi CCs , u could use 128 of them !
>> Would have make it so much easier to control parameters from any
>> simple generic controller
>>
>> ciao
>> andrea
>>
>>
>>
>>
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