Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I know midi is unidirectional, that is why the desktop would go 
first and filter out the first note leaving the rest of the notes 
for the PEK, just like how it performes with the rack.

As far as the output, I had Dave verify the issue.  The desktop is 
6db louder than the rack and probably the PEK as well.  This is to 
give the rack enough headroom to play all 4 notes.  HOWEVER, I 
consider it a bug and a significant flaw that the desktops output 
isn't lowered by 6 db automatically when in polychain so all 5 
voices are consistant.  No, you can't just adjust the volume as that 
would adjust the volume of the rack as well.  And having to have a 
mixer to deal with this is silly, I don't use a mixer at all and 
shouldn't have to.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Miles Bader <miles@g...> wrote:
> 2005/7/21, andyklug <andyklug@y...>:
> > I know that you can add an Evolver desktop unit to a PEK to
> > achieve 5 voices of polyphony.
> > 
> > In this sort of setup, do the controls on the Evolver desktop 
unit
> > still work?  I mean, do they serve as additional controls for the
> > (unified) 5-voice Polyevolver Keyboard.
> 
> Um, no, at least not in the standard configuration.  The keyboard 
uses
> a midi cable to send overflow notes and control changes to the
> desktop, and midi cables are unidirectional.
> 
> If you adjust the controls on the desktop, it will change only the
> patch on the desktop (so the keyboard and desktop will then be out 
of
> sync until you change patches or re-dump from the keyboard).
> 
> > Also, the desktop unit has indented knobs, is that right?  (All 
of
> > them or just some?)
> 
> Yes, all of them.
> 
> -Miles
> -- 
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