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re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-07 by bcomnes

I spent some time on the phone with SoundQuest a few months back 
about another synth that I have and the head of Sales there made it 
real clear that they usually add to MIDI-Quests list of supported 
products pretty much from buzz and noise....it seems to me that this 
group is quite capable of generating such buzz and noise.  

The core MIDI-Quest interface is already built and they "merely" have 
to map the Evolver sysex and MIDI strings to their interface.  I use 
it for my other older stuff and I think the product represents a good 
value given its long list of supported synths

The sales guy said the code development was pretty much a one person 
operation and he worked on whatever seemed to be a good bet in adding 
to their base....I'm guessing that there a lot of "active" Evolver 
users as compared to say a Yamaha TX-81Z

What intrigues me about MIDI-Quest is that it supports all that other 
old stuff I have, but for the Evolver I have to use yet another piece 
of software else...I can't be the only person in this boat.

Here's the contact info for Soundquest, if you feel so inclined

www.squest.com
Sales: (250) 478-9935
Tech Support: (250) 478-9935

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-07 by Scott Kellogg

Cool, I emailed them.  Maybe if enough people do so, they'll be moved  
to move.

In unrelated news, I finally bonded with my desktop Evolver last  
night.  I've had pie-in-the-sky dreams about making advanced looping  
soundscapes.  Of course, my programming chops need to be developed  
for that.  It hadn't occurred to me to use the Evo as a 'regular'  
monosynth.

I slaved it to my Monomachine for clock, dialed in a basic 2 osc  
analog patch, and HOLY CRAP, the sound about melted my speakers.   
Then a friend came over, and he played the Mono while I put the Evo  
in my lap and just tweaked like mad.  We ended up with a skanky  
celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove that was so full of timbre it was  
almost pornographic.

Anyway, I get it now.  Wow.

/Scott

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:26 PM, bcomnes wrote:

> www.squest.com

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-07 by Stefan Trippler

> a skanky celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove <

May I copy that ? ;)

Sounds like you had some fun.

Stefan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Kellogg" <glaive@...>
To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the 
SoundQuest folks?
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> Cool, I emailed them.  Maybe if enough people do so, they'll be moved
> to move.
>
> In unrelated news, I finally bonded with my desktop Evolver last
> night.  I've had pie-in-the-sky dreams about making advanced looping
> soundscapes.  Of course, my programming chops need to be developed
> for that.  It hadn't occurred to me to use the Evo as a 'regular'
> monosynth.
>
> I slaved it to my Monomachine for clock, dialed in a basic 2 osc
> analog patch, and HOLY CRAP, the sound about melted my speakers.
> Then a friend came over, and he played the Mono while I put the Evo
> in my lap and just tweaked like mad.  We ended up with a skanky
> celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove that was so full of timbre it was
> almost pornographic.
>
> Anyway, I get it now.  Wow.
>
> /Scott
>
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:26 PM, bcomnes wrote:
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>> www.squest.com
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-07 by Scott Kellogg

Sure!

Yeah, it was awesome.  I'm even more excited to learn how to write  
the crazy stuff ;)
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On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:53 PM, Stefan Trippler wrote:

>> a skanky celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove <
>>
>
> May I copy that ? ;)
>
> Sounds like you had some fun.
>
> Stefan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Kellogg" <glaive@...>
> To: <DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding  
> the
> SoundQuest folks?
>
>
>
>> Cool, I emailed them.  Maybe if enough people do so, they'll be moved
>> to move.
>>
>> In unrelated news, I finally bonded with my desktop Evolver last
>> night.  I've had pie-in-the-sky dreams about making advanced looping
>> soundscapes.  Of course, my programming chops need to be developed
>> for that.  It hadn't occurred to me to use the Evo as a 'regular'
>> monosynth.
>>
>> I slaved it to my Monomachine for clock, dialed in a basic 2 osc
>> analog patch, and HOLY CRAP, the sound about melted my speakers.
>> Then a friend came over, and he played the Mono while I put the Evo
>> in my lap and just tweaked like mad.  We ended up with a skanky
>> celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove that was so full of timbre it was
>> almost pornographic.
>>
>> Anyway, I get it now.  Wow.
>>
>> /Scott
>>
>> On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:26 PM, bcomnes wrote:
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>>> www.squest.com
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Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by psicraft_designs

Hi Scott & Co.,

Psicraft is Sound Quest's strategic and development partner, and our 
pending Vyzor Evolver editor is actually powered by Midi Quest 
technology. 

When Vyzor Evolver is released this December, it will also be 
released to users of Midi Quest as an optional Instrument Module 
expansion (the cost will be about half that of purchasing the single-
instrument Vyzor Evolver editor - Under $50 USD). 

Best regards,

Tony Antoniou,

Psicraft Designs Inc.


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Scott Kellogg <glaive@g...> 
wrote:
> Cool, I emailed them.  Maybe if enough people do so, they'll be 
moved  
> to move.
> 
> In unrelated news, I finally bonded with my desktop Evolver last  
> night.  I've had pie-in-the-sky dreams about making advanced 
looping  
> soundscapes.  Of course, my programming chops need to be 
developed  
> for that.  It hadn't occurred to me to use the Evo as a 'regular'  
> monosynth.
> 
> I slaved it to my Monomachine for clock, dialed in a basic 2 osc  
> analog patch, and HOLY CRAP, the sound about melted my speakers.   
> Then a friend came over, and he played the Mono while I put the 
Evo  
> in my lap and just tweaked like mad.  We ended up with a skanky  
> celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove that was so full of timbre it 
was
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> almost pornographic.
> 
> Anyway, I get it now.  Wow.
> 
> /Scott
> 
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:26 PM, bcomnes wrote:
> 
> > www.squest.com

RE: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by Gene Schwartz

Have you guys ever thought of writing a Fizmo editor?
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-----Original Message-----
From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of psicraft_designs
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:44 PM
To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the
SoundQuest folks?


Hi Scott & Co.,

Psicraft is Sound Quest's strategic and development partner, and our 
pending Vyzor Evolver editor is actually powered by Midi Quest 
technology. 

When Vyzor Evolver is released this December, it will also be 
released to users of Midi Quest as an optional Instrument Module 
expansion (the cost will be about half that of purchasing the single-
instrument Vyzor Evolver editor - Under $50 USD). 

Best regards,

Tony Antoniou,

Psicraft Designs Inc.


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Scott Kellogg <glaive@g...> 
wrote:
> Cool, I emailed them.  Maybe if enough people do so, they'll be 
moved  
> to move.
> 
> In unrelated news, I finally bonded with my desktop Evolver last  
> night.  I've had pie-in-the-sky dreams about making advanced 
looping  
> soundscapes.  Of course, my programming chops need to be 
developed  
> for that.  It hadn't occurred to me to use the Evo as a 'regular'  
> monosynth.
> 
> I slaved it to my Monomachine for clock, dialed in a basic 2 osc  
> analog patch, and HOLY CRAP, the sound about melted my speakers.   
> Then a friend came over, and he played the Mono while I put the 
Evo  
> in my lap and just tweaked like mad.  We ended up with a skanky  
> celestial chainsaw chipmunk groove that was so full of timbre it 
was  
> almost pornographic.
> 
> Anyway, I get it now.  Wow.
> 
> /Scott
> 
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:26 PM, bcomnes wrote:
> 
> > www.squest.com





 
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Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by scott_peer

We'll, there's 418 members of the Fizmo Yahoo! group, so I'm not sure
where the 100 number comes from ...

:)

Scott
SoundEngine.com
http://www.soundengine.com/


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Robert Krueger <rkr1@t...> wrote:
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> Gene Schwartz wrote:
> > Have you guys ever thought of writing a Fizmo editor?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> For all 100 users??    :)
> 
> j/k

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by implode7@comcast.net

Oh, he was just afraid that we Fizmos would get our editor before the Evolver editor...
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> We'll, there's 418 members of the Fizmo Yahoo! group, so I'm not sure
> where the 100 number comes from ...
> 
> :)
> 
> Scott
> SoundEngine.com
> http://www.soundengine.com/
> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Robert Krueger <rkr1@t...> wrote:
> > Gene Schwartz wrote:
> > > Have you guys ever thought of writing a Fizmo editor?
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > 
> > For all 100 users??    :)
> > 
> > j/k
> 
>

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by Ravi Ivan Sharma

Yeah but how many of them actually have Fizmos? And how many of those Fizmos actually turn on?
(just kidding -- I have a Fizmo!)
From: scott_peer
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Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

We'll, there's 418 members of the Fizmo Yahoo! group, so I'm not sure
where the 100 number comes from ...

:)

Scott
SoundEngine.com
http://www.soundengine.com/

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by Scott Kellogg

How many Fizmo list members does it take to turn on a Fizmo? 20?

On Sep 14, 2005, at 2:55 PM, Ravi Ivan Sharma wrote:

Yeah but how many of them actually have Fizmos? And how many of those Fizmos actually turn on?
(just kidding -- I have a Fizmo!)
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

We'll, there's 418 members of the Fizmo Yahoo! group, so I'm not sure
where the 100 number comes from ...

:)

Scott
SoundEngine.com
http://www.soundengine.com/



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Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by psicraft_designs

Hi Gene,

The Fizmo is definitely a weird & wonderful synth, and it would be 
cool to create an editor for it... Vyzor Fizmo - Now there's a brand 
name spelling that would send any self-respecting English teacher 
into convulsions! 

However, Psicraft's mandate is to work with living, breathing
hardware companies to create editors for new gear that is just being 
introduced. Legacy gear from companies that are now part of larger 
organizations is hard to get detailed SysEx info for - Usually the 
original design team has been scattered to the 4 winds, and the docs 
are incomplete. Likewise, any issues with the instrument's 
functionality are impossible to have fixed on the hardware side 
(which can kill the whole project if it's serious enough an issue). 
Finally, Psicraft is left to promote the editor alone in cases like 
this, since the manufacturer (if they still exist) usually have no 
interest in promoting something that is out of production.

The only exception to this rule is legacy gear that has a large 
established following and a solid SysEx implementation that can 
support the kind of editor features we all expect from a plug-in 
instrument GUI. Personally, I own a D-50, D-70, JP-8080 and a 
Wavestation SR, which makes these instruments feasible for legacy 
Vyzor editor support... That said, newer gear like the Evolver,
Virus, Andromeda A6, Ion, Micron and Line6 POD/PODxt lines are at 
the head of the line for completion, so we'll have to get these out 
first.

Best regards,

Tony


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Schwartz" <implode7@c...> 
wrote:
> Have you guys ever thought of writing a Fizmo editor?
>

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by implode7@comcast.net

Ouch...when sounddiver completely dies then, the fizmo will lose some of its features. That's downright unfair :(

But, are you saying that if the sysex docs were possible to obtain that it would be worth considering? And if you owning one increases the odds, why then I'm sure a collection could be established among Fizmo owners who don't want the microtuning and other extra features to die out entirely.

God, this is maudlin, isn't it?
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> Hi Gene,
> 
> The Fizmo is definitely a weird & wonderful synth, and it would be 
> cool to create an editor for it... Vyzor Fizmo - Now there's a brand 
> name spelling that would send any self-respecting English teacher 
> into convulsions! 
> 
> However, Psicraft's mandate is to work with living, breathing
> hardware companies to create editors for new gear that is just being 
> introduced. Legacy gear from companies that are now part of larger 
> organizations is hard to get detailed SysEx info for - Usually the 
> original design team has been scattered to the 4 winds, and the docs 
> are incomplete. Likewise, any issues with the instrument's 
> functionality are impossible to have fixed on the hardware side 
> (which can kill the whole project if it's serious enough an issue). 
> Finally, Psicraft is left to promote the editor alone in cases like 
> this, since the manufacturer (if they still exist) usually have no 
> interest in promoting something that is out of production.
> 
> The only exception to this rule is legacy gear that has a large 
> established following and a solid SysEx implementation that can 
> support the kind of editor features we all expect from a plug-in 
> instrument GUI. Personally, I own a D-50, D-70, JP-8080 and a 
> Wavestation SR, which makes these instruments feasible for legacy 
> Vyzor editor support... That said, newer gear like the Evolver,
> Virus, Andromeda A6, Ion, Micron and Line6 POD/PODxt lines are at 
> the head of the line for completion, so we'll have to get these out 
> first.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Tony

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by psicraft_designs

Tell you what...

If someone can send me a link to the Fizmo's SysEx docs, I will see 
what can be done. Since the Fizmo is kind of O.T. here, please send
it privately.

I still don't know how we could justify the cost of buying a Fizmo
off eBay, however... On the other hand, squeezing a donation Fizmo 
out of the Fizmo fan club feels kind of wrong to me too. Anyone with 
ideas is welcome to send them privately to my email address, lest 
this O.T. conversation continue in the Evolver forum.

Cheers,

Tony

NOTE: This email is not any kind of commitment to make a Fizmo 
editor! I am only offering to look into the possibility. Thanks.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, implode7@c... wrote:
> Ouch...when sounddiver completely dies then, the fizmo will lose 
some of its features. That's downright unfair :(

Re: [Evolver] re editors - Has anybody considered hounding the SoundQuest folks?

2005-09-14 by implode7@comcast.net

Let me see if anyone on the yahoo fizmo group has any info....

Thanks - looking into it is all I could ask for :)

Gene
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> Tell you what...
> 
> If someone can send me a link to the Fizmo's SysEx docs, I will see 
> what can be done. Since the Fizmo is kind of O.T. here, please send
> it privately.
> 
> I still don't know how we could justify the cost of buying a Fizmo
> off eBay, however... On the other hand, squeezing a donation Fizmo 
> out of the Fizmo fan club feels kind of wrong to me too. Anyone with 
> ideas is welcome to send them privately to my email address, lest 
> this O.T. conversation continue in the Evolver forum.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tony
> 
> NOTE: This email is not any kind of commitment to make a Fizmo 
> editor! I am only offering to look into the possibility. Thanks.
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, implode7@c... wrote:
> > Ouch...when sounddiver completely dies then, the fizmo will lose 
> some of its features. That's downright unfair :(
>

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