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RE: [DSI Synths] Re: Controlling a Poly Evolver Rack with a Midi Keyboard

2008-07-17 by M-.-n

I agree with this. It's good to have a setup for tone modifying but it wouldn't work for programming one. Although your statement of 2 knobs is a little reducing since there's a handful of CC that are always active (like filter & delay time) and that you can program a couple more as specific per patch as modulator (if I recall properly). With that respect the MPK49 can be a nice controlling synth I believe (I got one at work and never coupled it with my evo).
Cheers
Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Stefan Trippler
Sent: jeudi 17 juillet 2008 11:39
To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DSI Synths] Re: Controlling a Poly Evolver Rack with a Midi Keyboard

Depends on what you mean with "control". If you mean playing an varying
sounds, any keyboard with modwheel, aftertouch and eventually two assignable
faders or knobs is sufficient.
Then you can program your sounds in a way that whenever you turn the
modwheel, aftertouch or the assignable controller, something interesting
happens.
As soon as it comes to sound programming, all those generic controllers are
not really fun.
The Evolvers have around 200 sound parameters. If you want to have full
acces you'd either need a software editor or a specialized controller like
Evolver or PEK.

----- Original Message -----
From: woebot
To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: [DSI Synths] Re: Controlling a Poly Evolver Rack with a Midi
Keyboard

If anyone else had any experience with controlling a Poly Evolver Rack
with a Midi keyboard (particularly an MPK-49) it'd be *great* to hear
about it.

Thank you.

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