Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

My two cents. 

I also own a Access Virus TI.  It took them for ever to get the the VST 
to work correctly.  It's no small undertaking and the pay-off may not 
be that great since you already have great software and a customer base 
that is happy with it.  I appreciate your vision in taking the company 
in a whole new direction.  But I would start with a NEW Synth 
altogether.  That way you can put a new product to market for an 
entirely different synth.  The Stand-Alone software you have is very 
good.  VST might be over-kill right now.  Plus, isn't another company 
(vyzor) building one?  Two VST interfaces for my PEK?  Hmmmm.  My other 
gear is very jealous.  I say go with another Synth for your first VST.  

Another synth will kill three birds with one stone, 1) develop MIDI to 
VST technology, 2) test the concept on a group of users who have 
nothing and would most likely eat it up with no expectations (i.e. 
Evolver users would want the same stability as your stand alone), 3) 
use the same proven methods to port your existing stand-alones in 2008. 

How many people are Analogue knob junkies like me vs. VST users that 
own a type of Evolver?  I vote, build a interface similar to what you 
have for the Alesis Andromeda A6, Jomox Synths, Studio Electronics, 
Akai MPC line, and half dozen other beat boxes, etc. etc. So much gear 
that needs it right now.  People would gobble it up.  You can sell 
those for $200 a pop and people would bite.  I would.  

I probably wouldn't understand the PEK they way I do without your 
software. Always good to create patches and multies. It's helped me 
learn the Synth.  


Like I said, it's just my 2 cents, probably 100 ways you can dismiss my 
aurgument, but I just thought I'd throw it out there.