Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Yes, "more" is usually "better" when it comes to synths!  Buying both 
is a great solution!  ;)

Regarding the comments about the "fatness" of the Evolver...  I 
understand why you make those statements.  However, I partially 
disagree.  I heard many similar comments about the ARP Odyssey (of 
which I own two).  I think reality is that it would be more fair to 
say that AT BASIC/"DEFAULT"/"NORMAL" kinds of SETTINGS, the Evolver 
sounds "less fat" than some other synths.  However, when you're even 
moderately good at programming your own sounds, I think that the 
Evolver (and the Odyssey) can be as fat as the fattest, because of 
the depth of their synth architecture (oscillator options, modulation 
capabilities, etc.).  I'm not positive as to exactly why synths like 
the Evolver and Odyssey sound less fat with basic settings, but I 
suspect it may have to do with their more stable oscillators and 
filters.  Most of what goes into making a synth sound like what 
people call "fat" is the *movement* and subtle variations of the 
sound over time, i.e. subtle modulation.

I have a monster old Yamaha CS-30L that is simply a "fat synth bass" 
FACTORY.  It's SO quick and easy to make fat synth bass sounds on 
this machine.  My Odysseys and Evolver CAN do much the same thing, 
but it takes a little more work.


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


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Yutaka Nakamura 
<liquidbrain@n...> wrote:
> on 18/04/03 19:00, ski_ex5tech at ex5tech@e... wrote:
> 
> > The Studio Electronics ATC-1 is quite cool.  I especially like the
> > replaceable cartridge based filter system.
> > 
> > However, the Evolver has twice the LFO's, four additional 
modulation
> > source/destination combos, a MUCH deeper "modulation matrix", the 
16
> > step 4 track sequencer, the two digital oscillators in addition to
> > the two analogs, etc.
> > 
> > I'm certainly not bashing the ATC-1, and I really like Studio
> > Electronics as a company.  However, I think the Evolver is 
clearly a
> > much more capable machine, and it's literally half the price.
> 
> Hi Ski,
> 
> I certainly agree with you on all the points you've made - in fact, 
I bought
> Evolver because of mod matrix & step sequencer which makes this 
thing
> comparable to a modular synth setup (probably one of the best deal 
ever on
> synth market).  Programming fun never ends on this machine, that's 
for sure
> :-)
> 
> However, sound wise, I think ATC has much deeper, or bigger sound, 
compared
> to Evolver's DCO.  I am not saying that Evolver sounds bad - I 
actually like
> it very much, very sweet sounding, but it is not a "fat" sounding 
synth.
> Well, they are very different synth that fits in the mix very 
differently,
> and I don't think it hurts for him to try it out.
> 
> Well, I think it is great to have both :-)
> 
> 
> -Yutaka