Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I am still learning the full depth of this synth and all it's signal path possibilities - so this 
might be something obvious to someone else.

If I have the VCA set to 100% envelope, and set a short release time, I find that I can still 
hear the oscillator humming in the background as a constant after the release time has 
passed.

I checked to see if there were any delay or feedback settings that might be causing a small 
amount of sound to be looped back into the signal path, but this stuff is all set to zero.  
the filter is not self oscillating - but there is sound, quiet mind you, but still sound.

What could be going on here?

There is a 'vca level' control in addition to the envelope amount.  This
allows you to 'drone' the oscillators.  Make sure it is at zero for normal
synth behavior.

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of painjunkie23
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 2:30 PM
> To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Evolver] VA release not working?
> 
> I am still learning the full depth of this synth and all it's signal path
> possibilities - so this
> might be something obvious to someone else.
> 
> If I have the VCA set to 100% envelope, and set a short release time, I
> find that I can still
> hear the oscillator humming in the background as a constant after the
> release time has
> passed.
> 
> I checked to see if there were any delay or feedback settings that might
> be causing a small
> amount of sound to be looped back into the signal path, but this stuff is
> all set to zero.
> the filter is not self oscillating - but there is sound, quiet mind you,
> but still sound.
> 
> What could be going on here?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> 
> 
>

Thanks. that's exactly what was confusing me.  I'm used to the idea of 100% envelope 
being, well, 100% envelope.

Scott.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Scharf" <tony@...> wrote:

>
> There is a 'vca level' control in addition to the envelope amount.  This
> allows you to 'drone' the oscillators.  Make sure it is at zero for normal
> synth behavior.
> 
> Tony
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of painjunkie23
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 2:30 PM
> > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Evolver] VA release not working?
> > 
> > I am still learning the full depth of this synth and all it's signal path
> > possibilities - so this
> > might be something obvious to someone else.
> > 
> > If I have the VCA set to 100% envelope, and set a short release time, I
> > find that I can still
> > hear the oscillator humming in the background as a constant after the
> > release time has
> > passed.
> > 
> > I checked to see if there were any delay or feedback settings that might
> > be causing a small
> > amount of sound to be looped back into the signal path, but this stuff is
> > all set to zero.
> > the filter is not self oscillating - but there is sound, quiet mind you,
> > but still sound.
> > 
> > What could be going on here?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> >
>

hey scott! 

you should probably read the evolver's manual (I know it's a boring
thing to do compared to just playing with parameters, especially if you
already know synths) and study the evolver's signal flow. It's not like
anything else out there, and a very complex beast for a monosynth - and
there's a fair bit to know about the feedback/delay sections, and how
the step sequencer operates with the synth parameters.


julian

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:53:13 -0000, "painjunkie23"
<bitterharvest@...> said:
> Thanks. that's exactly what was confusing me.  I'm used to the idea of
> 100% envelope 
> being, well, 100% envelope.
> 
> Scott.
> 
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> Thanks. that's exactly what was confusing me.  I'm used to the idea of 100% envelope 
> being, well, 100% envelope.

Well it is 100%. :)

The VCA level is independant of envelope...think of it as the "lower 
limit" setting but it doesn't have to be silence, it can be set higher.

For a fun, comprehensive introduction to the Evolver, please check out 
Anu Kirk's "Definitive Guide to the Evolver" it has the best 
descriptions of the blue skinned beast I know of:
http://www.carbon111.com/evoguide.pdf

Very Best Regards, James
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