Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Thanks Collin, that's the kind of info
i was looking for. I just recorded and filtered
my Korg Es1
thru Evolver and it did make the sound more
focused and it added depth to the sequence.
I just cut some of the higher frequencies and
used the In Peak Amount modulation to
modulate the delay1 amount just a little bit.

I did try tips 2, 3 and 4 and i have to say Evo
can really make any signal real nasty, or flangy
or noisy. It's all good so far.

At this price, Evolver is a MAJOR deal. It's so
versatile and sounds great. One of the best
investment i made recently since i bought a
Microwave XT  2 years ago.



on 19/02/03 6:14 PM, Collin  <collin_meyer@...> at
collin_meyer@... wrote:

many single instrument sounds don't cover a lot of frequencies at
once at high levels.  you may already know, but the low-pass filter
cuts out higher frequencies (essentially the more "treble" range
frequencies) progressively as you close the filter.  What this means
is that if the sound you are filtering doesn't cover many lower
frequencies, and you close the lowpass filter... things will get
quiet quickly long before you reach the bottom of the cuttoff point.
the same goes for low frequency sounds without much high
frequencies... you open up the filter and at a certain point much
before it's completely open there will be little audible change.  So
what you have to do is limit your modulation to sweep the most
effective frequencies.  In the case of your Black Sabbath music
running through it... you noticed a big difference while sweeping the
music and that is because it was a full instrumental set you were
filtering which covered a wide range of low, mid and high
frequencies.  You know the evolver is full of modulation sources...
if you tune these well to modulate the filter within more focused
frequency ranges, you will be able to tune your sounds more
effectively.

tip 2:  sound gating in combination with filtering can lead to making
many external audio sources have synth like qualities.... what I mean
is, learn how you can control making a sound louder.... slowly moving
towards softer.... and cutting off and then kicking in volume at any
time you want, on command.

tip 3:  gating the noise level (you know what a noise generator is?)
using the external in can add some neat things to your sound.   The
evolver has a pretty nice distortion effect built in.... if you feed
that a gated noise signal along with your guitar sound, you can make
it "fuzz" a bit more :).

tip 4:  turn up the level of a delay line and modulate time below the
100 milllisecs line... great for flanging effects.  tune the feedback
level.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Simon  <bontrip@v...>"
<bontrip@v...> wrote:
> Hello all Evolver lovers,
> 
> I was wondering if some of you could share their experiences
> when using Evolver as an FX processor.
> I was looking (a real dirty look ) at the Sherman Filterbank  the
> other day but  money is rare and sould be rare for a long time.
> Anyway, a Lexicon MPX200 is my next purchase when i get the $.
> 
> Then i thought, don't i have an FX Processor with analog filters ?
> Yes, i was smart enough to get the wonderfull Evolver.
> 
> So, i  plugged my Elec Guitar and really liked what i was hearing.
> But it's when i plugged a cd player and put on an old Black
> Sabbath that things REALLY started to come alive. Man those
> feedback, distortion + delay can really transform an harmless
> signal (well not in this case) in to  sonic madness.
> 
> I'd really like to hear some comments about  the FILTERS and
> using them on vocals, guitars and drums. I don't have much
> experience with filthering and mastering  but i'm now
> comfortable  with my set-up and  i'm ready to lear more about the
> last part of the process.
> 
> I'm satisfied with the sound comming out of my other gears.
> However,
> i have a Korg ES1 that i really love for noise ballad or distorted
> drumming, but it really needs  help sometimes when you want a
> fat sound from this box.
>   
> Thanks for  any comments,
> 
> Simonvolt


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