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Re: [Evolver] Editor (was RE: Evolver/ random patch generator?)

2004-07-12 by Simon Leclerc

Damn it. I just bought it last week based
on some of the comments on this site a few week s
ago. I still haven't tried it yet but 50$ is a lot
for me the days. How come everyone seemed
to love it last month and now it's carap ?

Thinking of asking for my money :(

On 12-Jul-04, at 12:02 PM, dodgingrain wrote:

> I'd have to agree.  The author has been non-responsive to my 1
> question and the software isn't that good anyway.
>
> What the software is best at is giving you a good feel for all the
> various parameters when your getting started.  Once your familiar
> with the synth then dump the software editor.
>
> Not at all worth the asking price, should have cost about $15 then
> it might be worth the $$.
>
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott"
> <richardscott@b...> wrote:
>> gotta say I liked the PC software at first but as the developer
> never
>> answered my questions or replied to my emails I kind of gave up on
> it... and
>> i never use it.
>>
>> It doesn't feel finished at this moment and I certainly regret
> spending $50
>> on what still is essentially a beta.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> From: "Mountain Man" <mtman@c...>
>> Subject: [Evolver] Editor (was RE: Evolver/ random patch
> generator?)
>>
>>> But try before you buy.  The software is extremely buggy, and in
> my
>> experience
>>> almost useless.  It's been gathering dust inside my computer for
> months
>> waiting
>>> for me to get up the umpth for a THIRD try at getting the
> developer to
>>> trouble-shoot why it won't dump patch data from the evolver to
> the PC
>> Each
>>> time, I get a brief flurry of trouble-shooting, and then he
> drops the ball
>> :(
>>> You're probably better off saving your money.
>>>
>>> Elby
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