Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Rick you didn't give us much to go on... i.e. what kind of 
computer "you have access to" (Mac, PC, etc.), whether it has a MIDI 
interface, whether the computer and the Evolver can be co-located, 
etc.  In any case, here are the basics of what you're going to have 
to do (be sure to read all steps before proceeding):


1.  You'll need to download the various patches/sequences of interest 
from the "Files" section here in the Yahoo group.  I assume you can 
do that, since you're able to send email, and therefore must have 
access to a computer connected to the 'net.

2.  For those files that are zipped (compressed into a single archive 
file), you will need a utility such as WinZip, ZipMagic, or Stuffit 
to "unzip" the files.

3.  Armed with your collection of .syx (SysEx) files, you are going 
to need access to a computer that has a MIDI interface.  Note that 
many computer sound cards have a "joystick" port that can also be 
used as a MIDI interface, but you'll have to buy a proper cable.

4.  You are going to have to connect the computer's MIDI OUT to the 
Evolver's MIDI IN to be able to send SysEx files from the computer to 
the Evolver.  If you want to SAVE (i.e. backup) patches from your 
Evolver to the computer, you will also want to connect the Evolver's 
MIDI OUT to the computer's MIDI IN.

5.  The computer will need to have some sort of MIDI/SysEx utility 
for sending/receiving SysEx data to/from the Evolver.  If the 
computer is a PC, I'd recommend MIDIOX, which is an excellent program 
(more on that below).

6.  Refer to the topic in the Evolver forum at EX5Tech 
entitled "Using MIDI-OX to Save & Load Evolver Patches" for detailed 
steps on this subject.  Here's a direct link:  
http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?
ubb=get_topic&f=23&t=000013

(Note:  If your email client or the Yahoo group splits the link above 
into two lines, you may have to copy/paste it into your browser 
address bar.)

7.  This is probably the most important step.  After previewing the 
patches/sequences, be sure to drop a line of thanks to the author
(s).  It's pretty discouraging to spend a lot of time programming a 
bunch of patches, freely sharing them with everyone, and then not 
getting so much as a word of acknowledgement that anyone even 
listened to them!  Let the authors know that their work is 
appreciated, tell them what you liked and didn't like, and you'll 
really encourage them to share more of their work with the 
community.  You might even become motivated to cook up some of your 
own sounds and do the same!


Good luck!


Ski
www.ex5tech.com
EX5Tech Evolver forum:
http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=23


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "rickyannotta 
<rickyannotta@y...>" <rickyannotta@y...> wrote:
> I would like to check out some of the patches everone has created 
but 
> I don't have a computer setup for music production yet. I do have 
> access to a computer, is there any way to do this?  
> 
> Thanks
> -Rick