Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Wow, Steve, I'm really not sure.  Maybe something in the output 
stage.  Definitely some component or another is failing.  I'm a 
little surprised, too, as I haven't has a lick of trouble with my 
original desktop Evo, though I'll admit I haven't left it on 24/7 for 
years.

In any case, contacting Dave is the way to go.  He sort of knows 
these machines inside out.  ;)  He usually responds VERY quickly, but 
I think he's just a bit behind on email right now because of the 
hectic activities around the release of the P'08.

Holler back and let us know how it goes.


Ski
www.ex5tech.com


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dhamaryder" <dhamaryder@...> 
wrote:
>
> I sent this to just the general mail address at Dave Smith 
Instruments so I hope it gets to 
> him eventually. I thought I'd post what I sent in case somebody 
here had any ideas.
> 
> 
>  I just bought a Mono Evolver Keyboard and was comparing it to my 
Evo desktop which I've 
> had for years now. I've noticed that over the years some of my 
patches have changed 
> sound slightly(some more than slightly). It wasn't until I got the 
MEK that I really noticed 
> how significantly it(the desktop) has changed. I'd load up 
identical patches and the MEK 
> would be crystal clear but the desktop would not. Also, in many of 
the patches there has 
> developed a lot of noise with them(low white noise and some 
crackling). And some of my 
> sequence patches just don't sound the same at all when I compare 
them to recordings I 
> did more than three years ago. I wonder if the machine being on 24 
hours a day for years 
> now has worn away some of the chips inside. I have already changed 
the processor chip 
> once(fairly recently). I don't think that's what it is.  Could you 
suggest a course of action 
> for me? Thanks a lot. 
> 
> Steve
>