Ski,
No problem - my original post was vague.
I too am mostly wrapped up in using the sounds in the Evolver,
but I was curious to see how far I could stretch it as a controller.
It's strength is its ease of use as a stand alone unit - great
sounds, cool patterns, etc.
EC
--- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "ski_ex5tech" <ex5tech@e...> wrote:
> Whoops... Sorry about that! I misunderstood. Given your
history
> with the Nord and the Virus, you'll catch on quickly.
>
> Regarding the sequencer sending MIDI data... I was so
wrapped up in
> creating sounds/sequences for the Evolver that I never tested
this
> myself. I did all my work on pre-production unit #0002, but I
now
> have a regular production unit (#0009). Anyway, I'll have to give
it
> a try, though it sounds like I'm going to find out that the answer
> is "no".
>
>
> Ski
> www.ex5tech.com
>
>
> --- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "elcastigo" <elcastigo@y...> wrote:
> > Thanks for the tip, but I'm pretty familiar with subtractive
> > synthesis. Although this is the first REAL analog synth I've
used,
> > I also own a Nord Lead 2 and a Virus B which model
subtractive
> > synthesis. One thing that I'm confident about in regard to the
> > Evolver is the tweaking of the sounds - pretty easy, and very
nice
> > all around (with lots and lots of possibilities).
> >
> > What I find most difficult is the midi implementation. I wasn't
> > sure if the sequencer transmitted midi data. The consensus
seems
> to
> > be that it doesn't, so I can quit banging my head against the
wall
> > trying to get it to do something that it wasn't designed to do
> (this
> > is really a relief - I thought mine might be defective). As for
> > other midi stuff (sending and receiving) I plan on fooling
around
> > with that tonight. So far, I really like it and I think it will be
> > a useful tool.
> >
> > EC
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "ski_ex5tech" <ex5tech@e...> wrote:
> > > Welcome to the club, EC. Don't worry or get frustrated. It
will
> > > take a little time before you're comfortable programming
the
> > Evolver,
> > > especially since this is the first synth of this type that you've
> > > owned. I highly recommend you do a little research to
learn the
> > > basics of analog subtractive synthesis. Just do a search
using
> > > Google, and you'll turn up dozens of resources. Learning
the
> > basics
> > > of subtractive synthesis will make using the Evolver seem
a lot
> > > simpler.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ski
> > > www.ex5tech.com
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In DSI_Evolver@y..., "elcastigo" <elcastigo@y...> wrote:
> > > > I've never owned a synth like this, so I'm not yet
comfortable
> > with
> > > > the interface. I just received mine yesterday (serial # 40)
> and
> > > > have been playing around with it quite a bit.
> > > >
> > > > So far I've really been digging the sounds, but have been
> having
> > > > some difficulties getting my head around some of the
> > > > parameters. There have been a couple of times when I
have
> > > > inadvertantly shut off the sequencer just through some
random
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> > > > knob twiddling.
> > > >
> > > > I'm glad this group exists...
> > > >
> > > > EC
