Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:47:52 +0100, c00kie <cookie@...>
wrote:

>Depends... of course this detail should be mentioned, but I can think why 
>they did so. AFAIK, the XT has no true stereo engine like the evolver, but 
>the engine is mono and stereo is produced at the amp stage of the signal. 
>Therefore, it is only possible to work with mono input. A mono jack would 
>be enough, but by the way they did it, you can simply connect any stereo 
>source without having to worry about signal levels when panning occurs in 
>the source. 

I think they intended to allow individual input processing using the
multitimbral mode. Maybe they still will. There are cool things still
coming for the Microwave series I think/hope.

>If they advertised stereo input, they may have hired someone from the 
>marketing division of the sirius cybernetic corporation :-)

It was advertised that way in the UK at least - and you can't blame
the distributors. Waldorf labelled the input "stereo".

>Anyway, mono is not as great but still godd enough...

Not for me. I may get another one day though because it was *fun* to
program... and nothing does those "Forbidden Planet" noises quite like
a Microwave <g>. Well, actually the Evolver has an amazing range of
weirdy sounds too!

Simon wrote:
>You've sure come a long way from your review of the XT
>in SOS ;)

Hehe, well I *did* buy one. And then I waited a few years for some
fixes, the synth to be "finished off". When I got fed up waiting, I
sold it. Maybe after Frankfurt I'll be encouraged to get another. I
only keep instruments that excite me, that work for me in mixes, that
do a valuable job of their own. I'm not a collector...

Paul