Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

> 
> Personally, I like more sound based techno stuff like Sven V?th, Adam
> Beyer, Der Dritte Raum, Anthony Rother, Dopplereffekt, ?NN etc.
> 
> OTOH, I like ambient tracks a lot, elektrolux stuff, spacenight, saafi
> brothers, sushi club etc.
> 
> I?m looking for a box that gives me some non-typical VA pad sounds plus
> FX and some experimental stuff. I liked the Wavestation very much and
> Wavetablesynthesis seems to be very promising.
> 

The XT is a VA but IS different from other VA.
I don't think you'll be disapointed if you like those
bands. HOWEVER, don't buy it just because you heard
great things about it, it's a great synth but it's
not for everyone.
And that's why you need to try it first.

You can make complex sounds with the Wavetables and
the modulation matrix and, althought it's not
that complex of a synth, you still need to
spend some time learning how to work with it.
I personnaly like to just use raw wavetables with no
FX and sweep the wavetable with a LFO.


> From what I?ve heard there will be a new OS at Musikmesse for the XT as
> well, v3.0 IIRC, with some new filters and stuff.
> 
Yeah, so they say ;)
I'll believe it when it's IN my XT.
> 
> Since I already have some stuff around, the XT will do what it can do best,
> but not anything. Therefore, plus I would use a maximum of 3 voices
> anyway (FX limit, outputs), I think the 10 voice version will be ok. It sells
> for 899 Euro over here.

So yes the 10 voices represent a good choice.
It's about the same price as last year (Canada/USA) but still a
good price i think at 899 Euro.


>> A special question :
> 
> Since the XT has audio inputs, are these mono or stereo ?

It has only one Analog input so it's mono.
I'm using the Evolver for stereo inputs.
> 
> Would it be possible to use the XT engine for producing some pad with fx
> on the stereo out, while using another voice of it to filter signals from
> audio 
> in thru the filters to the sub outs without fx ? Like using the XT as a synth

> and as an FX box at the same time ?

You know what, i was wondering the same thing a few weeks ago and did
not look further it to it. I was to busy with Evolver :)
But the manual states that you can use the filters and the FX from
the analog input. 
 
Maybe someone else could help us with this question.


Simon