My Evolver arrived!

dasz · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject: My Evolver arrived!

Yup,

I'm not just dealing with a G2 as my sound source around here (and a few VSTs). A nice blue box with 8 knobs arrived today! Nice squelchy filters!

Change is good.

Now if I only didn't have to leave town for the weekend :{
/Dasz

v-un-v · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:32 am Post subject: Re: My Evolver arrived!

dasz · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

true. it is small enough to take with me!

Twekaing it last night produced some really sick results ... it's just different sounding from the Nord G2, which is a big relief for me ... with all my G2 sequencer based experience, messing up the evolver is pretty easy ...

should be fun to connect the 2 together ...

/Dasz

BobTheDog · Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject:

H,

The only problem I found with the evolver was wanting more, I ended up buying the PEK as well (which I love) and now need a rack as well.

The cost mounts up!

Cheers

Andy

BobTheDog · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:31 am Post subject:

Hi Dasz,

This is concerning the psicraft editor :

It is still beta but for me it is very stable I get no problems at all with it.

Over the last 6 months it has improved greatly, there is a forum on yahoo for it and psicraft have listenen to all feedback from users and implemented changes/bug fixes.

Version 0.98 was released a couple of days ago but I have not had a chance to play with it yet, this will probably be the last beta release. Version 1 should be released in the new year.

Also if you purchase the beta then you get version 1 and version 2 for free when they are released.

For me it doubled the usefullness of the desktop evolver, I also use it for the PEK even though it has all those knobs!

Overall it is one of my best purchases.

Cheers

Andy

BobTheDog · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:41 am Post subject:

You can read the manual here : http://www.vyzor.com/Manuals/Evolver/Vyzor%20Evolver.pdf

Wave editing is a bit basic (see page 27 of manual) but there is talk of adding a Harmonic editor (absynth style) for version 2.

To convert wav files (128 samples only) and send it to a user wavetable location you could try http://daz.korgforums.com/evo_wave_dump.php

Cheers

Andy

mother misty · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:02 am Post subject:

jksuperstar · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:53 am Post subject:

I've really been looking at these, since I feel in the same position as you Dasz. I use the G2 along with sequencing, VSTs, and sampling on a PC. The Evolver fits a nice niche that my current gear leaves open. And it seems to fit that niche so very nicely. *lust*

seraph · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:58 am Post subject:

jksuperstar · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject:

dirty electro-musician!

Mostly, it's the big open red space on my G2. I constantly cycle through what I put there. Twisted Evil

dasz · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info, Andy.

I'm considering the editor, and I did try the wave dump utility.

I'll be programming the hell with evolver's the 8 knob matrix, until I am truly convinced this is the box for me -- and so far it certainly looks that way. Once I have made a final decision, then I'll get the editor.

The only competition to the Evolver is considering a Microwave XT since I had a Microwave II a long time ago. I do miss the interpolating wave tables but then the mw is a VA and not true analog and the Evolver certainly is (& this is something I have been missing for a looong time).

And happy new years to all! party!

/Dasz

dasz · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

To quote a post on the Clavia NM/G2 discussion forum post:

"... having a Dave Smith Evolver is making me forget about caring about this new Clavia mystery model or hoping for a new OS for the G2. I recently figured out how to make it sound like (if not better) than a SCI Pro-One I used to have -- "friggin, eh, friggin right!" (a Canadian proverb meaning right on!). Heh heh heh thumright

"

To put it nicely, this thing rocks! I like it more and more every day. Thanks Rob!
/Dasz

mtvic · Joined: Feb 03, 2003 Posts: 461 Location: Abington PA

Be careful of the knobs after awhile they become loose and fall off .
I recently looked at my evo desktop and found one knob missing.
A qiuck shot e-mail to dave smith and he was gracious enough to send me two.(YOU DIDN'T HEAR THIS FROM ME!)
Check those knobs before and after tweaking.
m

dasz · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject:

Dave informed me of a wonderful trick -- put scotch tape over the shaft of the potentiometer. then slide the knob over it. Allow me to illustrate in ASCII:

_| |_

Apply tape over

| | (this involves running a think strip over two sides of the shaft & over the top/tip) -- by putting the knob back onto the shaft, the connection is a lot more solid and now the knobs stick like on a, Clavia Nord "*"....

thanks Dave for the cool solution. I wish it was implemented in the factory, but then nothing is perfect Wink

/Dasz

BobTheDog · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:03 am Post subject: