Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> > You can actually get complex waveform sweeps from the Evolver- use
> > an LFO to
> > crossfade between oscillators 3 and 4 and two sequences to change the
> > waveforms, and set the output to mono.  The triangle wave on the
> > LFO isn't
> > ideal for this so it's a bit crude.  It's not actually a sweep in
> > terms of
> > what the PPG Wave does, it's more like wavesequencing on the Korg
> > M1.  It's
> > an interesting sound though, particularly if you use different length
> > sequences.
>
>Could you post an example? If I could get really close to the PPG
>sound with one keyboard, that can also emulate a Prophet, I'm good.

I can't post anything for the moment, but it's fairly easy to program to 
just try it out.

Anyway the others are right in that the Evolver can't get the PPG's 
wavetable sweeps, but it can get another important element of the PPG's 
sound- the waveforms are very short loops, and no multisamples or 
interpolation are used, giving a very gritty sound at low frequencies.  Most 
synths/samplers can't do this because even if you play a short loop at low 
frequency- the synth will interpolate between the data points to smooth out 
the waveform- it sounds dull and muffled rather than sharp and gritty.