Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Hi all, I'm new to the group. I just got my evolver. I love this 
little machine. I love the gameboy deluxe soundtracks it can create. 
So simple and so beautiful... Anyways, I have two questions I would 
like you to help me with:

1. Is there a power off switch, button, etc..? The only way I know to 
turn my evolver off is simply unplug it. Is there any alternative?

2. I'm using a machinedrum as master clock. How do you guys use the 
evolver with other sequencers? I can make the MD trigger the 
sequences when I press play in the MD sequencer, but other than that 
its quite messy, because even when having it midi synced, I have to 
start the evolver sequence manually and sometimes I will miss the 
beat. Can I make a note in my sequencer that triggers the sequence in 
the Evolver? how? Can I make a program change message?

If you have any experience or ideas with syncing evolver to other 
sequencers, please tell me. 

Thanks in advance!

On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 01:45:56AM -0000, microkorg666 wrote:
> 
> 1. Is there a power off switch, button, etc..? The only way I know to 
> turn my evolver off is simply unplug it. Is there any alternative?

buy one of those in-wire lamp switches and stick it on the
power supply.


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Oh, I was hoping for a shift + reset option or something like that. I 
find it strange they made it without power off. Its not a big deal 
since I actually unplug my stuff after playing, but never the less 
strange.

BTW Neill, thanks for the answer on the Elektron group. It actually 
solves my second question here.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, niall munnelly <aleph@a...> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 01:45:56AM -0000, microkorg666 wrote:
> > 
> > 1. Is there a power off switch, button, etc..? The only way I 
know to 

> > turn my evolver off is simply unplug it. Is there any alternative?
> 
> buy one of those in-wire lamp switches and stick it on the
> power supply.
> 
> 
> -- 
> yours,
> niall.

"microkorg666" <glamourofviolence@...> writes:
> Oh, I was hoping for a shift + reset option or something like that. I 
> find it strange they made it without power off. Its not a big deal 
> since I actually unplug my stuff after playing, but never the less 
> strange.

Dave got the hint with the poly-evolver... :-)

The original Evolver is a _great_ little instrument, but it does have a
number of such "first-generation" quirks.

-Miles
-- 
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

would be nice to see. personally I'd like to see some cv/gates. but the
Evolver-S  would be very welcome. Keep it small. just add another row for
the sampler functions. Or space for some pads switches like a drum machine
of MPC.

just a thought, this thing sounds so great but mine has been in hibernation
due to the lack of CV.
-pH