Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I think that it is kind of funny that people who don't care about features that 
they don't care about think that people who do care about them is ridiculous. I 
really hope you don't ever have a complaint about a product you use, ever.

Am I asking that my PEK has a cup holder, cable tv display, or landing gear? No.

There is a sequencer on the PEK. That sequencer serves 2 functions:
1) To sequence it's own internal parameters, digitally
2) To sequence parameters on an external device, digitally

For those saying things along the lines of, "think of the sequencer's ability to 
sequence external equipment as a 'bonus'"... I will say to you: I think of a 
bonus on a product as a unintended feature that does something, with positive 
results for the user, which was unforeseen at the time of product design.

Calling the evolver's sequencer's ability to control external equipment a 
'bonus' is the same as calling the LFO's ability to sync to midi clock a bonus. 
I'm sorry, but neither are bonuses. Both features were deliberately designed 
that way, after all there are menu functions for them. The synth was designed 
that way and it was shipped with those features right out of the factory doors. 


I think when the sequencer disables a part of the internal synth when being used 
to sequence external equipment as a hindrance, not a bonus. Why should the 
sequencer steal a voice when it isn't triggering the voice? If trigger mode is 
set to 'keyboard only', why does the sequencer on a patch on my PEK prevent me 
from using a voice when I am only using it to transmit midi to control external 
equipment? That sounds like a bug to me.

If people don't want to listen to reason, or you if disagree, that is your 
prerogative. But I would appreciate comments along the lines of "you're crazy" 
or "you're irrational" or "go buy something else" or "you're asking for things 
which do not apply" to be kept to yourselves. They are not productive. For those 
thinking I'm a troll. Well, if you search through historical postings on this 
list you will see that I have been a relatively active user (as far as activity 
on this list is concerned) for a number of years and I more often than not help 
people with programming issues or I try to give constructive advice to others 
with questions regarding these products.

And Mr. Trippler, thank you for educating me on the fact that the Tetra has 
additional RAM specifically for it's combo parts whereas the Evolvers do not. I 
either did not know that or I forgot.

Thanks,
Jim







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From: Markus Hof <barely@...>
To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 12:29:45 PM
Subject: Re: [DSI Synths] Why no rest on sequencer 2?

  
Phew, Now that you're gone, there's more DSI synths left for me to buy :)
Sorry, but this is getting a little ridiculous, really.
Although I must say that I miss a cup holder, cable TV display and landing gear 
on my PEK ;)




Am 16.10.2010 um 18:01 schrieb James Elliott:

  
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>AHAHAAHAHAH! ARE YOU F'ING SERIOUS!?!
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>When people asked DSI to incorporate that in the PolyEvolvers he said flat out 
>that he didn't want to incorporate anything like that in the the OS's because 
>people may make mistakes, or get confused, when saving their changes. I think it 
>is absolutely insane that he would flat out say that about a current product and 
>then incorporate those changes in a new *different* product. ESPECIALLY when the 
>code is probably more than likely mostly portable from one DSI synth to the 
>next. Unbelievable.
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>After hearing this, I will no longer purchase a new DSI product again. Seriously 
>Ravi, thank you for bringing that to light. You drove in the final nail for me. 
>Oh and btw I actually liked a number of patches on the evolver series. Good  
>work!
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>-Jim
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From: Ravi Ivan Sharma <noision1@...>
>To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sat, October 16, 2010 10:41:54 AM
>Subject: Re: [DSI Synths] Why no rest on sequencer 2?
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>the tetra allows this. I love it.
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>On Oct 16, 2010, at 8:11 AM, Brain wrote:
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>>You can't save individual patch when you are in combo mode with PEK ? 
>>Really ? This is crazy...
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>>The only synth i've seen doing well with patch and combo is Nord Modular 
>>G2. Clavia find the smartest solution : a combo store all the patch data 
>>in it's own memory. All the 4 patch in it's own memory ! Like that you 
>>can tweak all you want to tweak, everything is saved in this combo and 
>>you don't erase original patch.
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>>And you know what ? It's fucking cool. You don't have to think about "oh 
>>my go maybe i'm erasing a good patch". It's the way to go, but i never 
>>see that again in any modern synth. Weird.
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>>By the way, i like the idea to pay someone to have a new OS, it's fare 
>>for the both side. DSI take some times to work on it, and we pay for the 
>>work. Fare. 50 euros ? OK go ! I love this synth so mutch, it's not a 
>>problem.
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