Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Ah - that's the biggest problem with this one - it happens randomly! It's
definitely *not* something I set in the combo, because I realized today that
all of a sudden it was working the way it should, only later it freaked out
again. Weird...


 
> Posted by:      "Ravi Ivan Sharma"       sharmalaw1@...
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> Re%3A%20Combo%20bugs%20%2F%20AKA%20PEK%20gripes%2E%2E%2E>     noision1
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> Sun Aug 6, 2006 9:36 am        (PST)
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> If you can create the exact set of actions that makes this occur every time,
> then send it off to Dave Smith and I am sure he will address it.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Spano 
> To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 1:19 AM
> Subject: [Evolver] Combo bugs / AKA PEK gripes...
> 
> I'm having this problem with combos on the PEK: normally, I'm able to have
> control over any parameter to adjust globally when no parts are selected
> simply by grabbing a control (let's say Filter Cutoff) and turning, and it
> applies to all parts at once, as noted in the manual. But now (lately more
> often) when I do this, it applies to all parts, but refuses to change the
> value. What happens as a result is that all parts are affected let's say by
> a filter cutoff of 5, but the filter cutoff knob then becomes useless, and
> all parts are now stuck at that value. When this happens, every knob also
> works the same way, and nothing can be done about it except to reload the
> combo. Other combos seem to work fine, so I am thinking there's something
> set in some of my combos that isn't in the others, but until I can figure it
> out, I am lost. Man, I love the sound of this thing so much, but the bugs
> freakin' kill me! I can never work the way I want to - there's always some
> workaround, or worse, a dead end in the OS.
> I will live, for now, but I am formulating a bug list / wanted features list
> to send to Dave in hopes there will someday be a revision past 1.0 for the
> PEK. In addition to any possibly helpful responses to my question, feel free
> to post what makes you lose it at the PEK, and maybe the users can have an
> impact.
> 
> Sorry for anyone getting cross-posted on this too.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
>