Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

"a question: if I want save the current settings of a patch within 
the evo
and I scroll thru the evo bank to hear which existing patch i can 
overwrite
then I lose the patch I've been editing. Is there anyway around this?"

I think you can do this if you utilize the phantom banks feature.  
You should get familiar with this as it's a top benefit of the 
editor.  I don't have any of those bugs you mention (I'm n PC), but I 
do agree with you about the random patch generator (The results are 
just horrible IMO).   



--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" 
<richardscott@b...> wrote:
> Is there one? Maybe we should compile a list for the pC and Mac 
versions so our gripes are at least collected in one place; Here is 
my little start - it will be a long list! 
> 
> I'm on PC. My main problem is that without a manual it is difficult 
to know what is going on - what is in the evolver and what is in the 
editor is not always clear. I'm not at all convinced it behaves 
consistantly in what is saved and what isn't.
> 
> The genetix thing is crazy, as patches that you save in the list 
sound completely different when I reopen them.  I mean it just 
doesn't seem to work in any sane way.
> 
> I keep loosing contact with my yamaha WX5 connected as a keyboard, 
esp. in gentix this happens all the time and I need to keep 
restarting the program.
> 
> Wishes: 
> 
> more sequencer functionality! I'd like to be able to
> randomise/invert etc within a particular scale... have more 
arpeggio shapes
> and different kinds of stepping - just more more more really as I 
find the
> sequencer great for noise stuff but not so accessible for melody -
> the software goes partway to addressing this but a little more 
would seal
> the deal
> if the editor could remember the last place it saved to it would 
help.
> 
> gentix needs a single button to lock all pitches on all osc when 
randomising
> 
> I'd love to be able to print out the contents of banks from the 
editor as well - with the evo lacking a display these bits of paper 
could be very useful 
> 
> the osc readout could be in notes rather than numbers, like the 
synth - and a quickway of shifting whole octaves would be a nice 
timesaver too... 
> 
> a question: if I want save the current settings of a patch within 
the evo
> and I scroll thru the evo bank to hear which existing patch i can 
overwrite
> then I lose the patch I've been editing. Is there anyway around 
this?
> 
> Richard
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "breakfaster11" <breakfaster11@m...>
> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:42 PM
> Subject: [Evolver] Tuned LFOs
> 
> 
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > I tend to towards using the Tempo sync options of the LFOs.   
That 
> > said, what *musical* relationships have you found to using the 
tuned 
> > LFOs?  I've gotten a pretty good feel for tuning the feedback and 
> > delays in relation to the root Osc notes, but the LFOs are 
escaping 

> > me in this respect.  Any suggestions?
> > 
> >   -Yancy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> >

soundtower for mac osX:

+ it's a massive resource hog, crawls on my g4, and is generally unusable.
+ i can't get it to dump patches from my evolver
+ the envelope in the editor are in something like a zero-state whenever i open the
editor window.

in the "gripe" category, i think it could be laid out better to reflect the signal
flow and i'd love for it to look a little less like shareware - that last one's only
half-facetious.

-- 
yours,
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" <
richardscott@b...> wrote:
> The genetix thing is crazy, as patches that you save in the list sound 
completely different when I reopen them.  I mean it just doesn't seem 
to work in any sane way.

As far as I can tell, the big problem with the genetics has to do with the 
sequencer.  It seems that whatever patch you last had opened when 
you enter the genetics window is the one that plays as you preview the 
new random patches.  It isn't even neccessarily the sequence of the 
patch you're trying to morph but whichever one was last selected.  So 
then when you save the genetically engineered patches that you like 
they have some other crazy sequence which of course sounds totally 
different.  There may be other strange inconsistencies as well but that 
one was the most obvious to me.  I find the whole thing to be a huge 
bummer because the genetics feature was the only reason I bought the 
editor.  If I'm programming my own patches from scratch I can do that 
just fine on the Evolver itself without the hassle of hooking it up to the 
computer.

(This is all regarding the Mac OS X version BTW).

...sucktower
--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "pela_gius" <pela_gius@h...> 
wrote:
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" <
> richardscott@b...> wrote:
> > The genetix thing is crazy, as patches that you save in the list 
sound 
> completely different when I reopen them.  I mean it just doesn't 
seem 
> to work in any sane way.
> 
> As far as I can tell, the big problem with the genetics has to do 
with the 
> sequencer.  It seems that whatever patch you last had opened when 
> you enter the genetics window is the one that plays as you preview 
the 
> new random patches.  It isn't even neccessarily the sequence of the 
> patch you're trying to morph but whichever one was last selected.  
So 
> then when you save the genetically engineered patches that you like 
> they have some other crazy sequence which of course sounds totally 
> different.  There may be other strange inconsistencies as well but 
that 
> one was the most obvious to me.  I find the whole thing to be a 
huge 
> bummer because the genetics feature was the only reason I bought 
the 
> editor.  If I'm programming my own patches from scratch I can do 
that 
> just fine on the Evolver itself without the hassle of hooking it up 
to the 

> computer.
> 
> (This is all regarding the Mac OS X version BTW).

hey i want to sell a polyevolver for 1200,- euro like new with garantue
stefan