Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Thanks for the tip, but I'm pretty familiar with subtractive 
synthesis.  Although this is the first REAL analog synth I've used, 
I also own a Nord Lead 2 and a Virus B which model subtractive 
synthesis.  One thing that I'm confident about in regard to the 
Evolver is the tweaking of the sounds - pretty easy, and very nice 
all around (with lots and lots of possibilities).

What I find most difficult is the midi implementation.  I wasn't 
sure if the sequencer transmitted midi data.  The consensus seems to 
be that it doesn't, so I can quit banging my head against the wall 
trying to get it to do something that it wasn't designed to do (this 
is really a relief - I thought mine might be defective).  As for 
other midi stuff (sending and receiving) I plan on fooling around 
with that tonight.  So far, I really like it and I think it will be 
a useful tool.

EC 



--- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "ski_ex5tech" <ex5tech@e...> wrote:
> Welcome to the club, EC.  Don't worry or get frustrated.  It will 
> take a little time before you're comfortable programming the 
Evolver, 
> especially since this is the first synth of this type that you've 
> owned.  I highly recommend you do a little research to learn the 
> basics of analog subtractive synthesis.  Just do a search using 
> Google, and you'll turn up dozens of resources.  Learning the 
basics 
> of subtractive synthesis will make using the Evolver seem a lot 
> simpler.
> 
> 
> Ski
> www.ex5tech.com
> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "elcastigo" <elcastigo@y...> wrote:
> > I've never owned a synth like this, so I'm not yet comfortable 
with 
> > the interface.  I just received mine yesterday (serial # 40) and 
> > have been playing around with it quite a bit.
> >  
> > So far I've really been digging the sounds, but have been having 
> > some difficulties getting my head around some of the 
> > parameters.  There have been a couple of times when I have 
> > inadvertantly shut off the sequencer just through some random 
> > knob twiddling.  
> > 
> > I'm glad this group exists...
> > 
> > EC