Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Take a look at the Mono Evolver Keyboard manual under the MIDI
Implementation section, subsection "Additional received CCs" (copied
below). For some reason the other manuals don't have that section even
though it's pretty much the same information for all four variants. The
list shows what can be assigned by an external MIDI controller. I use an
Akai MPK 49 to control my Mono Evolver Desktop on stage and the MPK lets
me map a slider, knob or button to a controller number, a standard for
most hardware controllers. For example, CC# 13 controls the Highpass
Filter Cutoff, #53 controls the Filter Resonance.
 
There are two modes in the Poly Rack. If you plan on using only "Program
Mode" then you should be ok. I sold my Poly Evolver Rack because its
implantation of "Combo Mode" made the thing really hard to use with the
frustrating SoundTower software after being spoiled by the easy
programmability on the Mono Evolver Keyboard. I've never tried using the
Rack with a controller, only from my computer. Maybe it will work fine
for your needs.
 
Additional received CCs:
 
20 Oscillator 1 Frequency
21 Oscillator 2 Frequency
22 Oscillator 3 Frequency
23 Oscillator 4 Frequency
24 Oscillator 1 Level
25 Oscillator 2 Level
26 Oscillator 3 Level
27 Oscillator 4 Level
28 Oscillator 1 Shape
29 Oscillator 2 Shape
30 Oscillator 3 Shape
31 Oscillator 4 Shape
40 FM 4->3
41 FM 3->4
42 RM 4->3
43 RM 3->4
59 Noise Level
52 Low Pass Filter Frequency
53 Filter Resonance
54 Filter Envelope Amount
55 Filter Attack
56 Filter Decay
57 Filter Sustain
58 Filter Release
59 Filter Audio Mod
60 Filter Split
61 Filter Key Amount
75 Amp Attack
76 Amp Decay
77 Amp Sustain
78 Amp Release
13 Highpass Filter Cutoff
85 Feedback Frequency
86 Feedback Level
12 Distortion
102 Delay 1 Time
103 Delay 2 Time
104 Delay 3 Time
105 Delay 1 Amount
106 Delay 2 Amount
107 Delay 3 Amount
108 Delay Feedback 1
109 Delay Feedback 2.
 
 
 
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From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Matthew Ingram
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:16 AM
To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Evolver] Controlling a Poly Evolver Rack with a Midi Keyboard



Is it simple (enough) to set up a Poly Evolver so all the perameters can
be tweaked with something like a Novation X-Station?

I don't want to have to control the rack with a computer/software
interface permanently (though I understand that I'll need to do the
initial set-up with the Sound Tower Software). Just *hate* working on
computers!

Any thoughts/advice? Is there a more suitable keyboard? (I'm also using
an Oberheim Matrix-100 rack)

Thank you very much.


 


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