Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Could someone explain the Drone phenomenon on the Evo ?
I take any patch, turn up the filter or vca
and let the tweaking begin !  It really opened some new 
territories for me.  I'm still a student of the electronic world and  i 
was wondering why is the Evolver so good at this and not other 
synths ?
And how / why does it work ?

Thanks for any comments
Volt

Well, the Amp section has an extra control called VCA Level that 
basically allows you to move the zero point (silence) of the 
amplifier up. If you crank it all the way up it essentially overrides 
the Envelope section and produces sound at full volume constantly (a 
drone).

It was a more common feature on older synths...the SCI Pro-One comes 
to mind. Les'see...who designed that? I can't remember... ;)
It made it easier tweak with both hands - just flip the Drone switch 
and you don't have to keep hitting the keys to make sound.

-JP



--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Simon " <Simonvolt@v...> wrote:
> Could someone explain the Drone phenomenon on the Evo ?
> I take any patch, turn up the filter or vca
> and let the tweaking begin !  It really opened some new 
> territories for me.  I'm still a student of the electronic world 
and  i 

> was wondering why is the Evolver so good at this and not other 
> synths ?
> And how / why does it work ?
> 
> Thanks for any comments
> Volt