If the plugs are such a pain and you need those outs in
the manner you mention, why not mod it?
I bet he just has it switched with the jacks.
I would not notice the levels, I run all the synths into a
rolls RM203 (a pair of them) so I do balance it all out before it gets to the
main
mixer... each synth I have has some quirk that has to
worked with, levels out being one of them ...
dale
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From: dodgingrainI'd have to side on the negative to neutral side. Another bug that
exists, actually what I would consider a design flaw is that the
output on the desktop evolver is 6db higher than the output on the
PER and probably the PEK as well. I made this know well over a year
ago and got a luke warm response at best. I was told to use a mixer
to balance the levels, which frankly, I feel is rediculous given the
cost of these products and the fact that a lot of musicians no longer
use mixers at all these days. One of the selling points of the PER
was that you could get 5 voices by polychaining with a desktop....
well yah, sort of. I wouldn't have bought an evolver at all if I had
know about that issue.
I wish someone would do a test on the MEK and let us know if that
issue exists there as well. So when people ask if you can chain the
PEK with an evolver desktop the answer shouldn't be a resounding
yes. Personally I would think this would be fixable as a software
updated to the evolver. If in poly chain mode the lower the output
by 6db.
Another issue I have is with the outputs on the PER. You can't keep
cables connected to both the main outputs and the individual voice
outputs. Personally I feel the best way to use a rack synth is to
have each output and input connected to a patch bay so you can route
whatever you want without having to dig around in the back of a
rack. Now imagine how much of a pain this is when you have 3 PERs
like I do, it's not just swaping a few cables it's swaping a LOT of
cables.
Also when I would point out some of these issues in response to
questions by users or potential buyers on HC I was all but outright
told to shut up about it by the HC Admin at the time who works for
DSI.