Evolver sound examples there are a lot of demos of the evolver on the web showcasing the gutsy harsh sounds of this beast so i decided to post demos of some of my own patches as examples of the softer more vintage side of the evolver s timbre. Dave smith instruments tetra vintage synth explorer. I have an octatrack thats been sitting to the side waiting for me to finish my album. The ob6 takes the classic bold tom oberheim sound with its true voltagecontrolled oscillators, 2pole filter, and amplifiers and adds modern enhancements such as studioquality effects, a.
The original evolver connected in the background adds another voice of polyphony and control facilities. And therefore, im dumbfounded that dave smith has not repeated this design in one. Get the most from your dave smith poly evolver rack editor and librarian with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plugin support for au, vst3, vst2, aax, and unmatched daw integration. Factory presets from the dave smith instruments poly evolver pek. The evolver line of synthesizers marked dave smith s triumphant return to pro synth design. The poly evolver comes with a stand alone editor for both the pc and the mac. The poly is also in a 1u rack, which means that it can be slow to program at times. Midi quest dave smith poly evolver editorlibrarian for ipad. Mar 06, 20 you can now buy this entire patch bank from boxed ear. Lfo store team proud to present 128 presets for dave smith evolver synthesizer. Having been messing around with synthesizers for 20 years, i immediately found myself being able to apply all my old tricks and get great results, and continued to be surprised as new depths were revealed. Offered in eightvoice or 16voice version this is the 8voice version, the rev2 is an absolute beast with dual dcos, a suboscillator, and a 24pole resonant lowpass curtis filter per voice. Virtual analog synthesizer access virus ti trance patches audio demo duration. Any music gear discussions that dont fit into one of the other forums.
The definitive guide to evolver the basic patch for many of the explanations and exercises, i will refer to the basic patch. Receive a great deal on over 3,000 new 2019 and top quality preowned trucks and cars. The programs were collected from previous evolver and poly evolver patches, and a bunch of new ones were made up for the keyboard. Dave smith instruments evolver editor help midi setup. Nov 09, 2011 64 high quality patches for every evolver synthesizer, including evolver desktop, evolver keyboard and poly evolver. The ability to reply to and create new discussions. The poly evolver finally answered prayers for a truly handson, programmable synthesizer version of the evolver, and dave smith went all out on this one. Featuring two analog dcos and two wavetable oscllators, the evolver also taps into the power of the analog curtis filter and its complex modulation matrix of 24 sources and over. Presets patches tetra, evolver,polyevolver, p12 etc. Dave smith instruments poly evolver vintage synth explorer.
It can be a fourvoice poly synth, four mono synths each with its own sequencer, or any combination in between. Midisyncable 16step 4parameter analogstyle sequencer with each patch. This compatibility enables you to chain multiple evolvers together to increase polyphony, using your poly keyboard as a controller for all chained evolvers. As the first product made by dave smith instruments, the evolver is a hybrid monophonic synth that marks the return of dave smith to the world of hardware synthesizers.
The ob6 is a onceinalifetime collaboration between the two most influential designers in poly synth history, dave smith and tom oberheim. Some improvised chordal playing on the poly evolver. Midi quest dave smith poly evolver rack editor and. Dave smith poly evolver editor and librarian for midi quest ipad developed specifically for the dave smith poly evolver, sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editorlibrarian protects the poly evolver from data loss, provides an intuitive graphic interface to display the instruments settings, and includes unparalleled editing, organization, and creative tools to maximize the sonic. It is a fourvoice, analog poly synth, a sort of mini prophet. Released in 2002, evolver is the first instrument to come from dave smith instruments. Dave smith poly evolver for ableton live sounds samples sample library. Legendary synth designer dave smith has created a collection of powerful modern performance synthesizers, retaining the character and warmth of some of the very best classic analogue synths.
Were proud to present the first product in our new line sounds for synths. Dave smith instruments evolver vintage synth explorer. Evolver is quite often used without a keyboard, just using the internal sequencer. Combining analog and digital sound engines, it offers four times the soundgeneration and soundmanipulation capabilities of the original and adds various new features. The following main parameter settings are required to make the evolver work with patch base.
The company became famous thanks to forwardlooking designs in sound synthesis technology. Poly evolver features a truly unique synth architecture. Analog synthesizer dsi poly evolver presets youtube. Poly evolver keyboard, poly evolver rack, mono evolver keyboard, evolver desktop. Its unique design, sequencers, and patch capability make it a true gem, even 15 years after its conce. Special thanks to the bragging rights team for their assistance during. The module has the same controls as the keyboard and the same classic, punchy, analog poly sound. Two patches for dave smith instruments poly evolver duration. Dave smith poly evolver tqs patches demo 1 youtube. Dave smith instruments patches userlibrary thread gearslutz.
This is a sort of minimal, vanilla sound that will act as a kind of common starting point. Dave smith is considered a legendary figure in the synthesizer world, he founded sequential circuits and designed such classics as the prophet 5 and prophet vs, and he was a pioneer in bringing midi to synthesizers. Its a hybrid analog digital synth, with two dco analog oscillators and two digital wavetable oscillators per voice, with 4voice polyphony that can be stacked for cutting leads. The mono evolver keyboard mek harnesses his years of experience designing electronic instruments to create a truly modern yet deceptively classic monosynth that will be a must have synth for many musicians. The values are depicted here as positions on graphical sliders theres also a bar.
I still like the sound of the poly evolver keyboard better. Set midi rec to all set midi xmit to all make sure the midi channel set on the evolver matches the one set in the global area of the patch base evolver editor. Get the most from your dave smith poly evolver editor and librarian with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plugin support for au, vst3, vst2, aax, and unmatched daw integration. I look at the analog keys as an equivalent workhorse like the mono evolver keybaord is. I do not represent dave smith instruments in any way. Uses 4 variations of a rhodessounding poly patch i made called watercolors, based on a single sawtri mix osc and many of the same osc techniques as described in. The tetra is another dave smith designed piece of analog wizardry that sits somewhere between their prophet 08 poly synth and its monophonic desktop module counterpart, the mopho.
The ob6 is the brainchild of two of the most legendary synth designers of all time dave smith and tom oberheim. The definitive guide to evolver the more i dug into and used evolver, the more i really appreciated the quality of the products design. Nov 15, 2007 so, what does the mono evolver keyboard bring to the table. The evolver is a stereo monosynth festooned with frontpanel knobs in classic retro synth tradition.
Dave smith has a fine legacy of synthesizers behind him the prophet 5, 10, and vs, the pro1, and many industry innovations and credentials. Compatible with all dave smith evolver synthseizers. Free patches dave smith evolver sound bank ive spent about the last year putting this bank together. Dave smith instruments poly evolver rogue music reverb. And its a voice expander for other tetras or the prophet 08. Developed specifically for the dave smith poly evolver, sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editorlibrarian protects the poly evolver from data loss, provides an intuitive graphic interface to display the instruments settings, and includes unparalleled editing, organization, and creative tools to maximize the sonic potential of the poly evolver. Midi quest dave smith poly evolver editor and librarian. You can download presets, patches, sound sets, samples of professional sound designers and musicians for. A nice tutorial on programming the evolver to play pink floyds on the run synth track.
Ebs premium gold flat right angle jack patch cable 10cm ebs premium. The evolver is an analogdigital hybrid synthesizer designed by dave smith and manufactured by dave smith instruments. Editorlibrarian for dave smith synths evolver and evolver keys added to patch base ipad and mac apps 030220 there are new dave smith evolver and evolver keys synths in the patch base ipad and mac apps, a collection of patch editors and librarians for hardware synthesizers. Dave smith instruments poly evolver is a 4voice rackmount version of the evolver. Dsi poly evolver patches, presets and sound design. Imo poly evolver or nord a1 are in different sonic league and will definitely give you more trancy character. The evolver began as a mono desktop unit, then became polyphonic, and now theres a polyphonic keyboard version.
The evolver series marked daves smiths triumphant return to hardware synths and still sets the standard. Dave smith talks about the latest poly evolver is the latest analogdigital synth from dave smith well known for his work with sequential circuits on the prophetvs. Find great deals on ebay for dave smith instruments and dave smith instruments mopho. He was on a tour and brought his poly evolver 375 miles from up north for me to test. Using an evolver with a poly evolver the poly evolver has 4 voices that are identical to the single voice in an evolver. The evolver series of synthesizers marked dave smiths triumphant return to synth design. The wavetables include classic prophet vs waveshapes. I would love a dsi pro 2 also, but since i already have 2 dsi synths i would prefer to get all nice and cozy with another manufacturer. Fortunately, it is set up so you can use an evolver with a poly to have a five voice synth, plus you can use your evolver as a controller for. Poly evolver operation manual dave smith instruments. Sequential is excited to announce that a desktop module version of the prophet6 will begin shipping in november. In 2005 dave smith instruments released their third evolver the poly evolver. Dsi mono evolver patches, presets and sound design. We are the worlds largest jeep ram dealer and the northwests largest gm dealer.
Midi quest dave smith poly evolver editor and librarian for. Sounddiver thats included not only is the editor for this synthesizer, its also an editor for all the synths it has in its software also. Dave smith instruments evolver monophonic analog synthesizer. Dave smith instruments evolver editor help patch base. Full of hundreds of jawdropping preset patches, the poly evolver offers four times the punch of the original evolver. Not full time of course, i do have the other things to do occasionally, but this bank represents many late nights nonetheless.
In fact, other than the new prophet 08 themed paint scheme and knobs, the tetras case and layout is virtually identical to the mopho. Dave smith instruments mono evolver vintage synth explorer. What the tetra offers is fourvoice polyphony and multitimbral. It will allow us to isolate specific features and clearly hear what happens when parameters are varied or changed. Its a fourpart, multitimbral synth with separate outputs, essentially four mophos in one very compact box. And multiple poly evolvers can be daisychained for increased polyphony. Two or three panned prophet 08s playing the identical patch sound fabulous. Mark ewing 2002 saw the release of the evolver, a quirky hybrid analoguedigital synth and sequencer from sequential pioneer dave smith. The dave smith instruments poly evolver has an average rating of. This listing and other patches listings is for sounds and editors only, not the actual hardware synthesizer. The ob6 has the classic oberheim sem sound with two voltage controlled vco oscillators plus a sub, a 2pole oberheim state. Trance progressive soundset for dsi evolver poly evolver. Dave smith instruments ups the ante again with the prophet rev2, a 61key analog synthesizer that takes over where the legendary prophet 08 left off.
Dave smith instruments poly evolver rack vintage synth. Find great deals on ebay for dave smith evolver when you shop the largest online selection at. The evolver marked daves smiths triumphant return to hardware synths and still. It was first released as a desktop version in 2002, then later a 37key keyboard bearing the same synth engine as the evolver desktop was also released.
Nov 29, 2017 dave smith instruments poly evolver is a 4voice rackmount version of the evolver. Weve also added a poly chain feature so that any two ob6s can be paired for twelvevoice polyphony. The big followup to dave smiths original evolver, the poly evolver rack, is essentially four evolvers in a single rack space. Dave smith instruments poly evolver keyboard emusician. The poly evolver keyboard is a hybrid analog and digital synthesizer that gives you handson control over its many parameters. Dave smith instruments dsi is an american brand formed in 2002 by dave smith, a musician and engineer, also known as a sequential circuits founder in 1970s. The poly evolver keyboard has 4 voices that are identical to the 4 voices in a rackmount poly evolver, and the single voice in the original desktop evolver. Dave smith instruments the official dsisequential forum. Lets play around with one of my favorite synthesizers. Evolver sound examples there are a lot of demos of the evolver on the web showcasing the gutsy harsh sounds of this beast so i decided to post demos of some of my own patches as examples of the softer more vintage side of the evolver. Dave smith poly evolver improvised prophet filmscore. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The voice architecture is identical to the evolver, but it sports a 3octave semiweighted keyboard, pitch and mod wheels, a new builtin arpeggiator, and finally enough knobs and switches to put all the controls within easy reach.
You can poly chain your evolver keyboard with a poly evolver rack for a very portable 5voice synth. Dsi poly evolver user manual pdf dave smith instruments poly. Dave smith instruments prophet rev208 8voice analog. Trance progressive soundset for dsi evolver poly evolver preset. Synthesizers manufacturers brands dave smith instruments. Compatible with desktop evolver, mono evolver keyboard, poly evolver. Affordable, fully programmable poly synth with a 100% analog signal path. Lfo store team proud to present 128 presets for dave smith evolver. Dave smith prophet rev2 poly synth 8 voice desktop module. I just love my evolver mek, and wanted a place to talk about it. The mono evolver was the highly anticipated performanceoriented keyboard version of the original evolver tabletop sound module.
Its almost as if dave smith s latest synth is steadily evolving back into his earlier prophet 5. Both the ob6 desktop module and ob6 keyboard are a onceinalifetime collaboration between the two most influential designers in poly synth history, dave smith and tom oberheim. The evolver series of synthesizers marked dave smith s triumphant return to synth design. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them.
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