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hey, new member.

2010-10-07 by benjamin charles

hello, I join this group to share some patches and also for one particular thing : a Bcr2000 file to manage the Evolver desktop...don t find that on group.

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Re: [DSI Synths] rotary encoder fix?

2010-10-06 by balinillo

Hmm.. too bad. I got the same problem, though I did not try the deoxit. Thinking of upgrading to the pot edition, anyway. This will be fxxing expensive, but my

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Transmitting MIDI CC messages with MEK?

2010-10-05 by plasmafarmer

Hi, Is it possible to use the knobs on the mono evolver keyboard to transmit MIDI CC messages? I want a MIDI controller but I resent having to fork out on one

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Transmitting Midi CC messages with MEK?

2010-10-04 by plasmafarmer

Hi, I m wondering if anyone knows of any way of using the MEK s knobs to transmit midi CC messages? I m in need of a general purpose midi controller, but I

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Re: [DSI Synths] rotary encoder fix?

2010-09-11 by Philippe Nocq

I did it for two times now , it works few month and the encoders failed again for the second time ... I wrote to Dave Smith Instrument to explain the problem

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Re: [DSI Synths] rotary encoder fix?

2010-09-11 by Oliver Keller

Since I´m a hardware fetishist, I took the liberty to buy a big bottle of DeOxid for all my other boxes like troublesome Yamaha A series samplers well known

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Re: [DSI Synths] rotary encoder fix?

2010-09-11 by dustin sedlacek

Yes, the deoxidizer works great. It takes about an hour to open the synth apply the liquid to each knob and give the knob a twist. I would suggest contacting

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rotary encoder fix?

2010-09-11 by williamzandwilliamz

does anyone know how to fix the rotary encoder problem that most of the dsi synths suffer from? i heard about some sort of spray that might help. is there a

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Re: Painting PEK wooden end caps black.

2010-09-10 by motorzot

I would strongly suggest making a separate pair of end caps and swap them out rather than painting the stock caps. First, if you ever sell your poly (don t do

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-09-10 by motorzot

If you want more experience in programming, then the MoPho Keyboard is a no-brainer in my book. You won t have the versatility of the Desktop Evolver but

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: introduction

2010-09-09 by James Elliott

An encoder is a physical device which translates user input into a digital signal which is then sent to a cpu of some sort to change digital parameters in a

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: introduction

2010-09-08 by Scott Lawlor

Hi. what s a potentiometer anyway and how is it different from an encoder? ... From: chevytravelleruk To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 19,

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Brand new user... need help

2010-08-19 by daver024

Hey everyone, I just got my MEK yesterday and I m working my way through the Definitive Guide to Evolver by Anu Kirk. Suffice it to say that I m a complete

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Sysex for MEK sequencer start/stop

2010-07-25 by Todd Jodoin

Hi, I’m trying to program a Midi Solutions Foot Switch controller to be able to start/stop the MEK sequencer using a foot pedal. If I use the midi note

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: introduction

2010-07-21 by Iain Bryden

Scroll down to the bottom and listen to Iain Bryden - Cold Drone. It s a droning patch I made for the MER. I don t think you ll get a tamboura sound though.

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: introduction

2010-07-21 by Sr. Minimo

You know, the Vermona PerFourMer might just be perfect for you. They recently stopped making them, but its very simple to program with tons of stuff in knobs,

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: introduction

2010-07-20 by Scott Lawlor

Hi. I had another question about the poly evolver. Is it a good synth for drones like if I wanted to create a tamboura sound like they use in indian music?

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Re: introduction

2010-07-20 by keysolly

Can I suggest looking at the new Roland Gaia? Or Nord Lead 2x? These have entirely front panel interfaces, no menus, no screen. and are plenty capable too.

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Re: introduction

2010-07-20 by Andrea TONI

Hello Scott, even if they are not consider top of the line synths u can have a try at the Roland SH201 and the new GAIA no menus nice simple UI, cheap , good

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Re: [DSI Synths] introduction

2010-07-19 by Scott Lawlor

Hi James. I can use menus to a degree but what I find troublesome in most new gear is that they are rolllover menus that don t have a zero point. So when you

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Re: [DSI Synths] introduction

2010-07-19 by James Elliott

Scott, unfortunately, I don t know of any new synths that would fit that criteria. The only think I could recommend are classic analogs. I think the most

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Re: [DSI Synths] introduction

2010-07-19 by Scott Lawlor

Hi James. Thanks for the info. I was also considering the possibility of a different setup like using a midi controler like the CakeWalk a-800 with a dedicated

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Re: [DSI Synths] introduction

2010-07-19 by James Elliott

Scott, I do not have any direct experience with the new polyevolvers with the potentiometer option, however I would imagine it would be much more user friendly

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Re: introduction

2010-07-19 by chevytravelleruk

Hi Scott I m a newbie here and have the Mono Evolver Keyboard. It is a truly wonderful keyboard, but I would imagine that for your purposes, the potentiometer

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Painting PEK wooden end caps black.

2010-07-07 by vorbedacht

Quick question, I m looking to paint the wooden end caps on the poly evolver keyboard black and was wondering what would work best if anyone else has some some

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-30 by keysolly

+1 for the Evolver. And I agree the digital oscillators can be beautiful. I had a Prophet for a while, but kept coming back to the Evolver because the kind of

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-30 by Robert Krueger

I pretty much agree with all of this. I have both as well. I m thinking of getting the keyboard mopho so that I have the controls all right there, plus the

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-30 by deepestdarkestfunk

I have an Evolver as well, and recently tried out a Mopho. They are different beasts, and to say that Evolver can do everything that the Mopho can do is not

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-30 by Richard

... If I could do it over I d avoid the desktop models and go for a keyboard version with lots of controls, especially if the keyboard has aftertouch. I can

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introduction

2010-06-30 by Scott Lawlor

Hello. I m thinking about getting one of these poly evolver keyboards. I currently have a kurzweil pc3 but since I m blind, the menus are a bit much for me to

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Re: [DSI Synths] Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-29 by dustin sedlacek

I have an Evolver and I love it, the triple tap delay is great, the feedback is amazing, the digital oscillators are capable of amazing things. I use the

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-29 by wasteking1

every synth has its voice --its personality. You really have to try a few to feel out the diffrences. You might just simply love one over another.I would

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Re: mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-29 by spinach_pizza

The digital oscillators in the evolver are easily capable of creating very beautiful sounds, and are definitely not limited to harsh.

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Re: [DSI Synths] mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-29 by newton pulsifer

heya, mopho and evolver are quite different beasts. while mopho is concentrating only on obtaining classic analog sounds(with the help of the sub osc) - deep

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mopho vs. evolver

2010-06-08 by mobyturbo

I m interested in picking up a new synth in a few months, but am not certain if it should be a used desktop evolver or the desktop mopho, or perhaps a mopho

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SoundTower Disaster

2010-05-30 by meatballfulton

I ve read the horror stories about issues with the SoundTower editor, but I ve been using it fine until today. Today is the day that it refused to reload the

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Mopho nrpn messages

2010-05-15 by carlos.jennings

Hello, I love my Mopho and got a Korg MicroKontrol recently and have been successful in programming cc parameters, but when I assign NRPN parameters, it goes

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