Re: [Evolver] wind synth
2003-08-27 by Richard
not yet Elby, to be honest the box is so much fun I haven't even worked out how to get patches on and off the Evolver yet - what's the best way? I'm looking out for a wx7 if you ever get sick of it or see one for sale, I hear its a bit more solid that the wx5 Richard ----- Original Message -----
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From: "mtman" <mtman@...> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: [Evolver] wind synth > I'm also a windsynth player, Richard (WX7), but haven't tried programming > the Evolver for WS. I can certainly imagine it being great for that. > Have any Evolver/WS patches that you'd be willing to share? :) > > ELby > > > newbie here. Someone was asking about using breath controllers. I'm a > > yamaha wx5 player and I've had the DSI evolver for a few weeks and I > > think its an incredible windsynth, very programmable and tiny for > > gigging. Its an terrific sequencer too and just all in all a great box > > to get hold of - inexpensive as well. Programming is fairly easy > > considering its a semi-modular, the UI is really well thought out. It > > has all the razzle and speed of the Akai EVW2000 but a much huger sonic > > range - closer to something like a Nord Modular (though sonically the > > evolver kicks its ass), going from pretty decent acoustic emulations to > > all out sonic feedback destruction. It doesn't quite have the warmth and > > richness of a monster like the Alesis Andromeda but I think it has a lot > > more going for it as a windynth than the virtual analogues I've heard. > > Something about the way the analogue oscillators and filters follow the > > breath and fingers is just faster and more convincing than the current > > stae > > of digital, while resonance and ring modulation are just... dunno .. > > real I suppose. There is also a wealth of modulation/delay and feedback > > possiblities and many distortion possibilities... as an adjunct to my > > yammy VL70 modelling synths its a killer, it does everything they don't > > > > > > the only real shortcoming is that it doesn't recieve midi CC data on > > 16-18 and 80/81 which as wx5 owners will know is pretty useful. I could > > get a midi mapper I guess, but as it is I'm beginning to think that > > maybe controlling as much as possible just from the breath could be the > > way to go.... > > > > > > Richard > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSI_Evolver-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >