[sdiy] dave smith *instruments*

[karl dalen]

>I was just wondering if there are owners of the prophet 08', 
>polyevolver, tetra ... and if they could give their insights on the 
>*glitch* I noticed.

If you meant the DsPIC Timer glitch (DCO) recently discussed here,
check the archive some months back for info. search on dsPick Timer

>Went to the musicstore in Köln this weekend to be able to test the dave 
>smith stuff... I noticed turning the rotary encoders quite fast made the >lcd value go  berserk, the value would come to a halt or it would start >to increase when you were turning the other side... I was just stupified that I had this problem on a +- 2000€ synth.

A well known logistic and quality problem of DSI, it has been disscussed
many times on several forums, alot of people buys the pot upgrade that
DSI sells. 

>The salesmen from musicstore Germany told me : that's dave smith stuff, 
>known for being innacurate and , inreliable and cheapo... Can someone 
>comment on this ?

Hehe, i don't mind controversial ideas,it usually opens up for debate,
so i don't find the Pro 1 el'cheapo, nor the P2002, however the VS
was known for being volatile but a 2000euro P08 with jerky encoders
are very cheapo, so it's relative. oh, yes the Sixtrak with rubber
buttons are a bit cheapo. :)

>The pots were indeed a bit wobbly, but hey the features offered in both 
>the poly and the prophet08' are amazing I think (the slop, 4 lfo's ...) 
>I also think each synth has its positive and negative sides. People 
>tend to compare them too much to the vintage stuff, that was 25 years 
>ago :p and they also had their weaknesses, sometimes a lot worse !

When the most famed Waldorf Wave (7500euro new) was shipped it had
the wobbliest potentiometers i ever had come by in a commercial product,
they where so lose that most people who laid hands on them thought
they where damaged from brutal shipment.Waldorf replaced them later on.

>Any insights on why he released a PE edition ?
Complaints about the encoder perhaps? :)

KD

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