Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

hi folks)
perhaps some people here could be helpful with this.
to what extent is evolver midi controllable?
what i mean is how many simultaneous parameters can be controlled 
with midi?
i'd like to try using a controller like the midiman surface one, 
which is quite full featured.  
any suggestions?
from what i gather from all these excited individuals,this sounds 
like a great synth.
however being an analog fan who's used to many alternative type 
controllers (theremins, ribbons etc.), i don't want to simply play 
the evolver with a keyboard or simply play with the sequencer.
the eight knobs and matrix doesn't sound appetizing either (coming as 
i said from a modular analog type point of view.)
if i could use an outside controller to do all the tweaks twists and 
turns that i like, that's a different story.

thank you in advance to all of you who offer advice.

))))))tom

> to what extent is evolver midi controllable?

> what i mean is how many simultaneous parameters can be controlled 
> with midi?

I don't believe the Evolver has any built-in limitations in this area. You are, however, 
still bandwidth-limited by MIDI itself. I have not torture-tested the Evovler to see how 
much sysex it can take in one gulp.  A controller like the midiman device has the 
potential to throw a lot of data at it.

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "primatetom2003" 
<baltimorescience@h...> wrote:
> hi folks)
> perhaps some people here could be helpful with this.
> to what extent is evolver midi controllable?

Just make sure your control surface can learn sysex (or can be 
programmed)
Just a few CC's are available (see manual, download from DSI site)
These can be routed to all available destinations though.
Via sysex all parameters are available and the evolver sends sysex 
when turning the knobs on the evolver so with a learning midi 
controller you can set it up very easy. 

Grtz. Ronald.