Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I really like this instrument. I have room for one keyboard in this apt -
had I known about this limitation, would I have chosen the Andromeda
instead? Yes. 

Perhaps I can be faulted for not doing my research thoroughly enough, but
this took me by surprise. I know the Evolver, so I just expected this to be,
as it is touted, a multitimbral instrument. But, it is only barely.

And not only do you lose ALL program edits whenever you hit save, but also
if you change ANY of the combo part parameters. So, after messing with this
for a couple of hours, if you decide to choose another patch for part 4, you
lose ALL changes you've made to all programs in all combo parts.

The ability to work with the sequencer and programs in combo mode was what
really made me choose this keyboard, and essentially (imo) it is not an
exaggeration to say that combo mode hasn't been implemented except as an
extremely sketchy afterthought. And Dave doesn't really see the need to
change it. I don't want to wait a year or two, or have it never happen.

I really find this frustrating. If you want to use the evolver this way, I
don't see much of an advantage to the polyevolver keyboard over the mek.

My current thinking is to see if I can return it.



> I emailed Dave, he said it is now on his feature wishlist, but gave no idea of
> a timeline or 
> priority. So if you really want it like Gene has said in an earlier post, it
> is now time to speak
> up. Just drop Dave an email.
> 
> Mark
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> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Miles Bader <miles@...> wrote:
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>> "Julian" <jujulilianan@...> writes:
>>> My waldorf XTk allows this. I'm surprised the polyevolver doesn't do it
>>> too. Because as far as "musician" editing goes, if you use multi mode,
>>> that's where most of your fine tuning edits are going to happen as a
>>> track comes together... I'm also surprised this is the first complaint
>>> anyone has had about it.
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>> It's not -- I've certainly complained about it on this list before, and
>> I did so in response to someone else's complaint. :-)
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>> It's a silly restriction; my guess as to why it's there is because Dave
>> is just one guy doing everything and he didn't want to be bothered
>> writing the code to deal with it. To tell the truth, combo mode in
>> general seems like a bit of a quick hack (not the concept, but the
>> implementation).
>> 
>> I currently use the Really Annoying method of _writing down_ changes to
>> programs I make in combo mode, and then later re-applying them by hand
>> in program mode... !!
>> 
>> -miles
>> -- 
>> "I distrust a research person who is always obviously busy on a task."
>>    --Robert Frosch, VP, GM Research
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