Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Well, there isn't any going back now, his machine is great.  I 
bought it as part of re-vamping my studio from fully computer to 
computer controlling hardware.  I love this thing.  I've mostly been 
using a freeware programme called BUZZ to make electronic music, 
which is buggy and sucks in some ways but some of the instruments 
and effects in BUZZ are really great.  I've owned a few analogues 
through the years, but BUZZ synths generally have some wierdness and 
extreme properties to them that most plain jane synths don't have.  
    I must say that the Evolver possesses some of the crazy 
wierdness I've come to like in synthesizer programming that you 
can't get with a lot of standard analogue synths (like junos, MKS-
70, even a MINIMOOG really (the MM is _NOT_ one of my fav synths for 
sure)...).  I really appreciate all the Fvcked up signal processing 
I can do with it as well as all the sounds it makes.  The RANGE of 
noises I can get out of this thing is just SICK.  Well worth the 
dough, even given my tight budget.  It's intuitive to use also, I 
have no complaints with the UI, it works and it works FAST (but then 
I learned synthesis several years ago on a Korg Poly-800, which has 
an up and a down button to adjust one parameter at a time)

Indeed, the Evolver is full of strange, wonderful quirkiness!!  I've 
used some of those buzz instruments and effects as well... so I know 
what you're talking about. ;)  You can use Buzz effects in fruity 
loops also.   You know, not to tempt you with something else you 
don't need, but you might REALLY like Reaktor 4.   The included 
instruments are a real step up from 3's and it gives inspiration to 
understand and realize it's full power.  


--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "phdinfunk" <phdinfunk@y...> 
wrote:
>     Well, there isn't any going back now, his machine is great.  I 
> bought it as part of re-vamping my studio from fully computer to 
> computer controlling hardware.  I love this thing.  I've mostly 
been 
> using a freeware programme called BUZZ to make electronic music, 
> which is buggy and sucks in some ways but some of the instruments 
> and effects in BUZZ are really great.  I've owned a few analogues 
> through the years, but BUZZ synths generally have some wierdness 
and 
> extreme properties to them that most plain jane synths don't have.  
>     I must say that the Evolver possesses some of the crazy 
> wierdness I've come to like in synthesizer programming that you 
> can't get with a lot of standard analogue synths (like junos, MKS-
> 70, even a MINIMOOG really (the MM is _NOT_ one of my fav synths 
for 
> sure)...).  I really appreciate all the Fvcked up signal processing 
> I can do with it as well as all the sounds it makes.  The RANGE of 
> noises I can get out of this thing is just SICK.  Well worth the 
> dough, even given my tight budget.  It's intuitive to use also, I 
> have no complaints with the UI, it works and it works FAST (but 
then 
> I learned synthesis several years ago on a Korg Poly-800, which has 
> an up and a down button to adjust one parameter at a time)

Well, I can't afford any new software.  I just bought my evolver 
along with an MKS-70 and an Oberheim Expander and Sibelius (I wanted 
to use actual music notation, instead of Buzz's tracker-like 
interface, and real synthesizers instead of software).  So after 
laying down a wad of dough, I'm now good to go for awhile.  What 
next?  Maybe I'll buy a VCS3 or a synthi, or barring that, perhaps 
I'll just pay the rent and eat my pasta for awhile :-).

Jonathan

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Collin" <collin_meyer@y...> 
wrote:
> Indeed, the Evolver is full of strange, wonderful quirkiness!!  
I've 
> used some of those buzz instruments and effects as well... so I 
know 
> what you're talking about. ;)  You can use Buzz effects in fruity 
> loops also.   You know, not to tempt you with something else you 
> don't need, but you might REALLY like Reaktor 4.   The included 
> instruments are a real step up from 3's and it gives inspiration to 
> understand and realize it's full power.  
> 
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "phdinfunk" <phdinfunk@y...> 
> wrote:
> >     Well, there isn't any going back now, his machine is great.  
I 
> > bought it as part of re-vamping my studio from fully computer to 
> > computer controlling hardware.  I love this thing.  I've mostly 
> been 
> > using a freeware programme called BUZZ to make electronic music, 
> > which is buggy and sucks in some ways but some of the instruments 
> > and effects in BUZZ are really great.  I've owned a few analogues 
> > through the years, but BUZZ synths generally have some wierdness 
> and 
> > extreme properties to them that most plain jane synths don't 
have.  
> >     I must say that the Evolver possesses some of the crazy 
> > wierdness I've come to like in synthesizer programming that you 
> > can't get with a lot of standard analogue synths (like junos, MKS-
> > 70, even a MINIMOOG really (the MM is _NOT_ one of my fav synths 
> for 
> > sure)...).  I really appreciate all the Fvcked up signal 
processing 
> > I can do with it as well as all the sounds it makes.  The RANGE 
of 
> > noises I can get out of this thing is just SICK.  Well worth the 
> > dough, even given my tight budget.  It's intuitive to use also, I 
> > have no complaints with the UI, it works and it works FAST (but 
> then 
> > I learned synthesis several years ago on a Korg Poly-800, which 
has 
> > an up and a down button to adjust one parameter at a time)