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Re: I think I have a problem...

2005-05-12 by thebedroom23

Sounds more like a solution.

People rely on one guitar all the time. If you can make the instrument speak who cares if 
it's the only thing you use. Maybe you finally found your muse :)

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "afro_88" <afro88@m...> wrote:
> Recently I've been making tracks with just my Evolver. None of my
> other gear sounds as big, as clean, as smooth or as "phat". I used to
> only use my other gear and leave the Evolver in the corner staring at
> me like a puppy dog that's been sent outside. I'd still have a great
> time programming it, but when I'd try and put sounds I liked into
> tracks, it would be like bringing your loud obnoxious friend to a
> party who gets too drunk and keeps interupting conversations pissing
> everyone off. 
> 
> But a few weeks ago, when I was thinking about selling it, I decided
> to write a track with only the Evolver and samples. And it sounded
> great. Fresh even. And now I can't get enough. Sure, the whole "my
> Evolver doesn't sit right in the mix" is still a concern, but when
> it's pretty much the ONLY thing in the mix with some drums and a few
> other bleeps or the occasional bassline from other synths, it sounds
> fantastic. And it works really well with the big drum sounds I've been
> getting lately.
> 
> I'm worried, because all of a sudden I'm really enjoying the tracks
> I've been writing, instead of feeling a bit "meh" about them. But I
> don't want to rely on one synth for my tracks. I'm also wondering how
> my DIY Soundlab synth is going to get on with the Evolver when it's up
> and running again. Do you think the EV will be jealous??
> 
> And to top it all off, now I'm eyeing off my G2 Engine, BCR2000 and
> the mono Evolver to buy a PEK. Help!!
> 
> Afro88

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