Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Boele, regarding the OS updates, did you not see my other post "User 
Forum Soundset and OS Updates"?  The short answer to your question 
is "yes".  :D


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


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, SCD <scd@s...> wrote:
> on 12-04-2003 10:36, Ravi Ivan Sharma at noision1@h... wrote:
> 
> That is a cool story.
> 
> I have to say, that besides the very nice capabilities of the 
Evolver, I
> never ever met a such a friendly synthcompany (read Dave Smith) as 
DSI. The
> guy answers EVERY single mail and also within a few days and also 
in a very
> friendly tone. He's a very nice exception in this synthworld.
> 
> Does anyone on this list know if he will release an OS update soon? 
I would
> love to see a few little modulationdestinies added (like 
filterdecay).
> 
> But even if the OS stays like it is, I will use the machine for a 
long time
> I guess :-))
> 
> Oh, one other thing. I hear a really nasty click when opening the
> highpassfilter from 0 to 1 or the other way around. Is that 
explainable?
> It's rather irritating.
> 
> Boele
> 
> > Well, hey! I was a beta tester, I think Ski got 002 just after 
me. I found
> > some bugs but not all and I only added perhaps 10 patches to the 
mix. Ski,
> > wow! 120 Patches!!! you rock! I had no idea! I knew you added 
some cool ones
> > though.
> > 
> > I think it bears repeating the interesting anecdote. After I sent 
my Evolver
> > Beta back to Dave, Dave was kind enough to send me a snippet of 
an email
> > praising one of my patches that went like this, " >From another 
tester: "I
> > especially like the sequence that's in Bank 1,  Patch #21, when 
played around
> > C1 or so.  It's a very unique 10 step sequence, and I think that 
whoever did
> > it is quite talented. "
> > 
> > So later when I recieved my shipping unit, I was immediately 
struck by how
> > much I love preset A13; and I sent Dave an email immediately 
praising it.
> > 
> > And he then let me know that the author was Ski who had been the 
one that had
> > liked my Preset! (which is now A1) that Dave had copied me!
> > 
> > Anyway I think that makes me and Ski sort of like Evolver blood 
brothers or
> > something and that is why I am extra proud that Ski's patchblood 
is so inside
> > the Evolver. Along with the master, Dave Smith's.
> > 
> > Ravi
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ski_ex5tech
> > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:11 PM
> > Subject: [Evolver] Re: Another Evolver track :-) / Demo Loops / 
Beta Unit /
> > Mellotron
> > 
> > 
> > Sayer, you already listened to the "Demo Loops"?!  Wow, that was
> > fast.  Thanks for the kind words.
> > 
> > Beta testing...
> > Yes, I had beta unit s/n 0002, but I'd hesitate to say that I was
> > a "beta tester".  I got the unit pretty late in the development
> > cycle, and I really just had it for the purpose of cranking out a 
lot
> > of patches/sequences in a short period of time.  I sent Dave a 
grand
> > total of 140 patches/sequences.  Of those 140, about 120 were (and
> > are) used as presets in the shipping production units.  I like to
> > call them my "After Midnight" collection, because that's when they
> > were all programmed, after some very long days at work!  ;)  I 
have
> > to admit that I have some "stinkers" in there as a result!  It 
was a
> > lot of fun to work with the beta unit, because the Evolver is 
such an
> > exciting little machine, and because it was an honor to work with
> > Dave.  It was also pretty gratifying to see the Evolver get such a
> > great review in Keyboard mag, too (see
> > http://www.keyboardmag.com/r2.htm).  Ken Hughes is a pretty
> > respectable reviewer, which made it all the better.  However, I 
was a
> > little disappointed that Ken didn't talk a bit more about the 
quality
> > of the presets (or lack thereof! ;) ).  On the positive side, of 
the
> > four presets he did mention, two were mine (the Bell patch and 
preset
> > 13 sequence "Evolver Song").  He was wrong about the Bell using 
FM,
> > though... it's just some nice subtle modulation of some VS Bell
> > waveforms.  Been meaning to email Ken about that one!  ;)
> > 
> > Mellotron...
> > Wow, I'd love to get a copy of Boele's samples!  I don't know if I
> > could do another MEL-LABS, though... geez, that was a project and 
a
> > half!  I guess I shouldn't say anything, though, because the
> > current "S3" project (orchestral strings, wind, & percussion) is
> > nearly as big.  The combined EX5/Evolver project with 128 little
> > custom waveforms is a pretty good project, too.
> > 
> > 
> > Ski
> > www.ex5tech.com
> > EX5Tech Evolver forum:
> > http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=23
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Sayer" <Sayer@S...> wrote:
> >> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "ski_ex5tech" <ex5tech@e...>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Details and links for the "Demo Loops" can be found at EX5Tech 
in
> >> the 
> >>> thread titled "DSI Evolver Demo Loops - Now available at
> >>> Samplelibrary" here:
> >>> 
> >>> http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?
> >>> ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=000444
> >>> 
> >>> (Note:  As usual, if your email client or the Yahoo group splits
> >> the 
> >>> link above onto two lines, you may need to copy/paste the link
> > into 
> >>> your browser address bar.)
> >>> 
> >>> If you have the bandwidth and disk space, I *highly* recommend
> >>> getting the .WAV versions, rather than the mp3's, for the 
reasons
> >>> stated in the forum thread.
> >> 
> >> Ahhh... those do sound veeeerrryyyy nice! So you were a beta 
tester?
> >> 
> >>> WRT price... I haven't seen anything lower than $469.  For only
> > $30 
> >>> difference, I'd probably be inclined to order direct from Dave,
> >>> anyway.
> >> 
> >> Ok... At least Dave will autograph it!
> >> 
> >> So Ski, I wonder what it would take to get Boele to cough up his
> >> Mellotron samples (that he recorded from his own mellotron) for a
> > Mel-
> >> Labs 2 release for the EX5? :)
> >> 
> >> I heard some of them live in concert and they are very excellent!
> >> 
> >> Sayer
> > 
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