Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hmmm, this does not sound normal to me(other than it sounding good 
with the Clip LED on :)  The delay, even with a high amount of 
feedback, should sound similar to the Tuned Feedback (which is 
basically a delay line in itself).  I drop Dave a line.  



--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "secontek" <secontek@y...> wrote:
> I think I figured the source of the "nasty" glitches.It's the delay.
> I loaded the 3.0 sounds(via midiox).
> Say for example,patch D-015,a sweet melody,which has lfo3 and 4 to 
> delay time 2 and 3.The evolver led shows no clipping but there are 
> some really nasty clip-like sounds,like a broken vinyl in 4 bits.
> Also,I've noticed this with all the patches wich involves delay 
time 
> modulation,or delay level modulations,or even without modulation.
> The second i turn the delay level down(and/or disable the 
> modulations),all of these problems dissapear, the sound is ok,even 
> with a high degree of feedback,and even if the evolver clip led 
> stays always red-actually,it sounds really cool that way.
> I know,i can use another delay,but i just wonder,is it just my evo 
> with this problem or it's the same with all of them ?
> I have a 2.0 evolver.
> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "secontek" <secontek@y...> 
wrote:
> > Well,yes,i have a 2.0.No,of curse I didn't buy the evo for the 
> > presets,c'mon.I love to program my own patches,this came from 
> > reaktor and nord modular,but as some of the people agreed,it's 
> very 
> > strange to ship it like that.I love the distorted sounds of evo,I 
> > wasn't talking about them!I was talking about the clipped 
> ones,y'now?
> > like,a pad,nice one,which is like 
> > wwwWWWOOOOOoooOOOMMppprrstzttprpprprprp.Lol,i know,but,what good 
> is 
> > that clipping at the ending of a pretty sweet pad?And there are a 
> > lot of them.Really,sometimes i get tired of ever programming my 
> own 
> > patches,so it will be nice not to have to adjust volumes and 
stuff 
> > every time i want to relax myself with a drone,a pad..
> > 
> > Anyway,thanx guys,i will definitelly buy the 3.0 chip.
> > cheers
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "polyf0nken" <t@p...> wrote:
> > > when i got the evolver i listened to the presets and noticed 
the 
> > same
> > > thing. however, when i started doing my own sounds (buying an 
> evo 
> > for
> > > the presets sounds a bit fishy anyway) it became clear that 
> there 
> > was
> > > nothing wrong with the synth itself. if bad vst:s had this much 
> > chaos
> > > and mayhem in them, i'd use my laptop a lot more. ;D
> > > 
> > > btw. the installation of 3.0 was dead easy, probably the best 
25 
> > bucks
> > > i've spent in a while.
> > > 
> > > t..
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dbeat" <dbeatmaker@h...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > i gotta say i was pretty displeased when i found the same 
with 
> > my 
> > > > evolver 2.0 I got about a month ago, i basicly went through 
> and 
> > > > modified the patches and turned things that were clipping 
down 
> a 
> > > > bit ,thought it was pretty strange they would ship it like 
> that 
> > > > though. I must say though that since getting the 3.0 upgrade 
> and 
> > > > loading the new patches that came with that, they all sound 
> much 
> > > > better and dont have that problem.
> > > > 
> > > > >   Hi
> > > > >   I only ask this being worried of a malfunction,since 
99.9% 
> > of the 
> > > > >   reviews and testimonials about evolver are 10/10 and "oh 
> my 
> > > > god..".
> > > > >   Many of the default patches -at volumes as low as 50 or 
> even 
> > > > lower-
> > > > >   clips horribly,i mean,not distorted,but cheap static and 
> > very 
> > > > harsh.
> > > > >   Now,I know i can fix this by setting individual volumes 
of 
> > the 
> > > > osc at 
> > > > >   low levels,and checking the feedback,and....but I ask,is 
> it 
> > ok,is 
> > > > it 
> > > > >   like this with all evolvers?
> > > > >   I don't know,it just doesn't feel ok to have a lot of the 
> > patches 
> > > > >   sounding cheaper than a bad vsti...especially such a 
great 
> > > > synth,great 
> > > > >   architecture,great reviews....I expect that from my nord 
> > > > modular,not 
> > > > >   from an analog synth(hybrid,yes).
> > > > >   Please,help me,is my little blue box broken?
> > > > >   I really do not mean to be ironic or..I am just very 
sad,I 
> > love 
> > > > that 
> > > > >   kind of synth architecture,i know it's not supposed to be 
> > some 
> > > > kind of 
> > > > >   juno,but still,it's far beyond what i have expected.
> > > > >   Thanx a lot for every advice you might have for me.