Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Don't get me wrong, I think BOC was extremely innovative, and I pretty
much wore out "music has the right to children" cd when it came out. 
My criticism wasn't towards them, it was towards those who don't try
to innovate, rather emulate.  That cd is coming up on 10 years old,
and even today I hear artists not become influenced by them but rather
try to reproduce their music.
This was stated to go along with my argument that the dsi is good for
taking music into different directions.


  --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Brooks Mosher"
<brooksmosher@...> wrote:
>
> what do you mean by "Boards of Canada clones"?
> 
> i think Boards of Canada back in the mid to late 90's were totally
> innovative - and this spans beyond just the use of synthesizers and
into the
> realm of music production and engineering as a whole.
> 
> 
> anyways, a friend of mine loves his Evolver.  but really, you should get
> your hands on it and just use it for a while.  that's the only way
to decide
> if it's what your looking for.  everyone else has a different idea
of what's
> "innovative" or what "sounds good" but at the end of the day what's
> important, is what YOU feel.  not someone else.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 1, 2008 3:27 PM, cmbubbs <introclusion@...> wrote:
> 
> >   --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > "stuzender" <stuzender@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > I'm writing this because after reading a lot of reviews and forums,
> > I needed the real
> > > experts opinion! I need some information about which DSI synth to
> > buy. ;)
> > >
> > > But first you should know two things: I'm no keyboardist and I'm
> > pretty newbie regarding
> > > synthesizers. My first synth was the Moog LP, and after some months
> > with it I tweaked it
> > > the most I could, and came to the conclusion that I wasn't looking
> > such kind of synth. I
> > > don't really need a lead synth. And I need more sounding
possibilities.
> > >
> > > I'm looking for a synthesizer that's the most tweakable possible,
> > and that is a good option
> > > to create ambiences, allied to a analog sound that can be organic
> > and full of soul, like my
> > > favourite synthesizer ever, the Prophet 5. Like I said, I'm not a
> > keyboardist, I used to be a
> > > bassist, and now I'm just a synth addicted with an urge to create
> > new sounds. Let just say
> > > that I'm looking for something with sounds between Ryuichi Sakamoto,
> > YMO, Jean Michel
> > > Jarre, Squarepusher and Alva Noto.Yeah, a bunch of totally different
> > things!!!!
> > >
> > > Do you think the Evolver keyboard is a good choice? What about the
> > Prophet 8? I really like
> > > this last one, but the keyboard is just too big, and I need
> > something that occupies little
> > > space, yet that is fast/fun enough for me to tweak, so I think the
> > Evolver desktop is out of
> > > the run :(
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm sorry for this somewhat long e-mail, but ever since I sold my
> > Moog and got to know
> > > synths better, I can't wait to get my very own DSI synthesizer!
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you very much!
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I've been intereted with a great deal of expiremental groups that
> > incorporate new types of sounds, similar to the groups and artists you
> > stated earlier, and other groups like Coh, Panasonic, Merzbow, Coil,
> > Jan Jelinek and stuff on labels like raster noton and 12k.
> > What I really like about my desktop evolver is that it is
> > phenomenal for sound generation. A lot of other expensive gear have a
> > hard time coming with both low and clear tones that you can create
> > with the dsi. Don't get me wrong, I love alot of the old school fuzzy
> > sounds of synths of the 70's and early 80's, and this machine does
> > those tones justice. But we have enough Boards of Canada clones
out there
> > I'm a fan of musical innovation. This is where this machine
> > shines. I get alot of new sounds focusing on the later two digital
> > oscillators with the use of both noise and the ring modulator.
> > The only real issues behind the dsi, which are in my mind time
> > based, is getting used to 1.) The interface and 2.)The software.
> > Obviously with everything electronic there is a learning curve and
> > unfortunately I've found many people don't bother to take the time to
> > figure this beast out. I hope this helps you.
> >
> > -Brian
> >
> >  
> >
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