Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Ouch...when sounddiver completely dies then, the fizmo will lose some of its features. That's downright unfair :(

But, are you saying that if the sysex docs were possible to obtain that it would be worth considering? And if you owning one increases the odds, why then I'm sure a collection could be established among Fizmo owners who don't want the microtuning and other extra features to die out entirely.

God, this is maudlin, isn't it?

> Hi Gene,
> 
> The Fizmo is definitely a weird & wonderful synth, and it would be 
> cool to create an editor for it... Vyzor Fizmo - Now there's a brand 
> name spelling that would send any self-respecting English teacher 
> into convulsions! 
> 
> However, Psicraft's mandate is to work with living, breathing
> hardware companies to create editors for new gear that is just being 
> introduced. Legacy gear from companies that are now part of larger 
> organizations is hard to get detailed SysEx info for - Usually the 
> original design team has been scattered to the 4 winds, and the docs 
> are incomplete. Likewise, any issues with the instrument's 
> functionality are impossible to have fixed on the hardware side 
> (which can kill the whole project if it's serious enough an issue). 
> Finally, Psicraft is left to promote the editor alone in cases like 
> this, since the manufacturer (if they still exist) usually have no 
> interest in promoting something that is out of production.
> 
> The only exception to this rule is legacy gear that has a large 
> established following and a solid SysEx implementation that can 
> support the kind of editor features we all expect from a plug-in 
> instrument GUI. Personally, I own a D-50, D-70, JP-8080 and a 
> Wavestation SR, which makes these instruments feasible for legacy 
> Vyzor editor support... That said, newer gear like the Evolver,
> Virus, Andromeda A6, Ion, Micron and Line6 POD/PODxt lines are at 
> the head of the line for completion, so we'll have to get these out 
> first.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Tony