Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

hmm.. yeah, shame about the BR864 not having MIDI in, and the motif not
putting clock through it's midi out..... between them, their shortcomings
are really annoying for what you want to do.

I guess midi merge is the only thing left to try?




julian



----- Original Message ----- 

From: "meatballfulton" <rost@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 6:08 AM
Subject: [Evolver] MIDI merging


> My current recording setup is a Boss BR864 MTR, a Yamaha Motif ES6
> workstation and (just added) a mono Evolver.
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> I've come across a problem. If I connect the rig like this:
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> MTR MIDI out --> Motif MIDI in, Motif MIDI out --> Evolver MIDI in
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> when I set the Motif to slave to the MTR's MIDI clock/SPP, the Motif
> will not pass clock/SPP to the Evolver. It will pass sequencer
> start/stop/continue commands though!!??
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> If I set the Motif to slave to the MTR's MTC then the Motif does pass
> clock/SPP to the Evolver but while the Motif responds to
> start/stop/continue sent by the MTR only the sequencer stop commands
> are passed along to the Evolver!!?? I also have to set up identical
> tempo maps in both the Motif sequencer and MTR or the two get out of
> synch (MTC passes only raw time, no MIDI clock information).
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> I'd rather use MIDI clock to avoid the hassles with setting up two
> tempo maps and be able to control both sequencers from the transport
> controls of the MTR so I thought about using a MIDI merger:
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> MTR MIDI out --> Motif MIDI in, Motif MIDI out --> Merger in #1, Motif
> MIDI thru --> Merger in #2, Merger out --> Evolver MIDI in
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> Since merger input #1 gets the note, CC and program change msgs from
> the Motif sequencer and merger input #2 sees clock, SPP and
> start/stop/continue from the MTR the Evolver gets everything.
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> Anyone tried this sort of merger application and gotten it to work OK?
> I'd rather not waste $75 on a merger if it won't do what I want.
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PART 2

As it turns out I can\u2019t get the software to load properly either.The PIC file counts down and then stops at zero and locks without doing the binary thing.I\u2019ve tried the MIDI file as well with the same result.I\u2019m not the original owner so probably have no right to even contact DSI and ask them what to do.This is a pretty early serial number....00094....any issues with the earlier ones?
thanks for any any help.
Andrew

Hi,
Wonder if someone can help me?
The right output on my Evolver has crapped out.I can\u2019t get anything out of it.I have tried reloading the software update etc to no avail. Has anyone else had any related problems and/or solutions.
It happened on a gig so maybe the evolver got a power spike or something.

Are these units generally pretty robust or what?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

>> original owner so probably have no right to even contact DSI and ask them what
>> to do.This is a pretty early serial number....00094....any issues with the

Ask them and see - it sounds like it might be a hardware faliure - see what they say - Dave has an excellent reputation for supporting his products, and I’d be suprised if he didn’t at least respond.

Alex

Yeah, contact DSI.  It's likely that at worst he'll treat it as being
past the warranty period (it probably is anyway).  Small manufacturers
like DSI are usually very friendly, and DSI in particular is very
relaxed and nice about support (e.g. if a replaceable part needs
replacing they'll send you the part instead of requiring you to have a
tech do it).

-Miles
-- 
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Andrew McNaughton <aaa123@f...> wrote:
> Hi,
> Wonder if someone can help me?
> The right output on my Evolver has crapped out.I can¹t get anything
out of
> it.I have tried reloading the software update etc to no avail. Has
anyone
> else had any related problems and/or solutions.
> It happened on a gig so maybe the evolver got a power spike or
something.
> 
> Are these units generally pretty robust or what?
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> Andrew


Had the same problem, but with new Evolver. I asked Dave Smith for
possibilities of doing it by tweaking, and we came to a conclusion
that it is hardware and I should get another one from my dealer.

Could be there's some kind of design flaw. Anybody else has similar 
experience?

My advice: try to have it replaced. There's nothing you can do to fix it.

Cheers,
Smiley