DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard

[TweakHead]

Originally Posted by namnibor

You are welcome! I thought you might like this info as well re: adding an Evolver Desktop to PolyChain to your MEK with minimal space utilized. You can get them on ebay used for like $400. BUT MAKE SURE it has had the upgrade to O.S. 3....this was ONLY for the Evolver Desktop Module to make it completely backward compatable with MEK/PEK and was NOT just a simple sysex dump as it firstly required paying $25. usd to DSI for the pic/eprom like chip to be exchanged THEN doing the sysex dump. This info is on DSI website and even for $35. plus shipping and prepaid shipping back to you DSI will do it for you!!!! SWEET! This placed programs/presets that are also on MEK/PEK in order to polychain AND it gives ALOT more midi cc's controlling abilities outside of just polychaining rather than the former's sysex exclusivity.
Lastly, if you do NOT know this already, there's a FREE download from both DSI and/or do a web search for this COMPREHENSIVE EVOLVER USER MANUAL a motivated lover of the Evolver did that is SO GOOD, even DSI gives it seal of approval and it comes from a musician's mindset rather than DSI's engineering view....it has openned up a whole new universe of using the MEK and is what actually prompted me to purchase a MEK to add to my firstly purchased Evolver Desktop: "The Definitive Guide To The Evolver" by Anu Kirk and can be downloaded for free http://jinsai.blogspot.com/2005/10/d...o-evolver.html It's a labor of love and hope this helps you as it is what should have come with it and yes, it applies to all varieties of the evolver series.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Robert

Hello Robert, you've asked me if I was the tweakhead from another forum on some thread here, I'm not eheh. But it's ok. How's the music making going?
Best regards

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by TweakHead

Hello Robert, you've asked me if I was the tweakhead from another forum on some thread here, I'm not eheh. But it's ok. How's the music making going?
Best regards

Hello! Just thought I'd ask on the namesake! It's coming along but perhaps not as fast as would want but then I am kind of an impatient fart at that, LOL! Having completed a military career in which last eight years of many were involved actively engaged in an UNJUST war, and in that time frame had no outlet musically, I took the time to build my studio and am at very same time learning the ins and outs of each instrument, also pounding out creative angst--of which, will have alot of material once it all comes together. I wasted time trying to adapt Pro Tools in work flow to finally go with REAPER, which I find MUCH more intuitive and you actually get BETTER support than from the snobs at AVID! If I release an INDY thing, you can be sure there will be my "monkey-throwing-feces-at-AVID" ode! Realistically, have also had to come to terms with physical injuries incurred amidst an unjust war that continues to this day. It indeed is that musician's and artist's "fly in ointment of personality" or "thorn in side" that propells me daily in this wonderful sonic journey!
Not until 110% satisfaction will I set up a SoundCloud account, though. How goes it with your musical endeavors? A few days ago, drove a few hundred miles to do USA Thanksgiving and Christmas with parents and brother, Today cooked my own 20 Lb turkey for me and my maine coone cat and just awoke from a turkey coma!! I feel so much like an alien this evening because the parking lot at apartment building is void of all but my car and motorcycle...all are probably in lines somewhere for that dreaded "Black Friday" thing! I never fell into that crap of marketing and prefer to shop online than to deal with a mob mentality! Every day of the year is Christmas for me these days and I honestly think humans are getting dumber under the guise of oxymoronically named "Smartphones"!
Peace!

[Rick Boogie]

Robert, I like how you think. We are much alike, military service aside. Will stay tuned to this Virus station for further communications, and musical updates. Thanks again, and take care, Alan

[TweakHead]

Yeah, me two. Your story inspires me in some very pleasant way. Was really impressed the first time I read about your life experience and how music has become your personal way of dealing with it and all. And you really come across as a good guy. My musical endeavours are sort of taking off, starting fresh and also investing making sure I'm 110% satisfied before turning on the lights on me eheh

Most recently had some trouble with an HDD, and I'm going through recovery of some files right now, which is going well but very very very sloooooooow. So afterwards, I'll get my super sayen powers back and will drop some music for you guys to listen. Cheers

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by TweakHead

Yeah, me two. Your story inspires me in some very pleasant way. Was really impressed the first time I read about your life experience and how music has become your personal way of dealing with it and all. And you really come across as a good guy. My musical endeavours are sort of taking off, starting fresh and also investing making sure I'm 110% satisfied before turning on the lights on me eheh

Most recently had some trouble with an HDD, and I'm going through recovery of some files right now, which is going well but very very very sloooooooow. So afterwards, I'll get my super sayen powers back and will drop some music for you guys to listen. Cheers

I hope you have or NOW plan to get or use an additional HDD to back everything up always. An external HDD used soley for this and ONLY having it connected when wanting to back-up because have also heard of a few horror stores when you leave an HDD connected whilst doing tasks like regular Windows Updates, with sometimes file corruption even happening. I also use Norton 360 Total Security but place in Silent Mode when using DAW PC, which is ONLY connected to internain order to update O.S. or Norton 360 updates. Norton Ghost is a great inexpensive program that actually makes a mirror image of your Windows or otherwise O.S. for really easy recovery.
Are you in the USA, Tweak? I am in Marble Cliff, Ohio, USA--a way Western suburb of Columbus that's like living in country yet only 10 minutes from metro city area. It's a very quiet neighborhood with no ghetto rats as what I experienced where I lived first few years when found myself in Columbus. Marble Cliff location now exactly two years and have not heard a gunshot even one day!! LOL It was a daily occurance where previously lived and NOT good for military PTSD!! HA!

[namnibor]

Have been so blown away by new sonic universe openned-up by the DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard! All the immediate tweakability and visual feedback with so many knobs and buttons really opens the Evolver to consideration if you have been wanting to add a real analog to your set-up that is more than a one trick pony--because half, 2 of the 4 osc's are DCO analog osc's, 2 analog LPF, analog vca, etc.
My MEK happens to be the endless encoder version that has been pro-serviced with no skippy encoders and have it polychained to a desktop evolver for duophonic, 4 real analog and 4 digital wavetable osc's. Originally, was going to polychain this second Evolver Desktop in this set-up but came across ANOTHER DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard at a great price, condition, and is the "PE Version", so will have best of both worlds and plan on polychaining other desktop Evolver to it. FYI--you can isolate those analog or digital osc's or of course design sounds with best of both worlds. The keyboard's feel and after touch is as equally great as my Virus KC! Mentioning this because I personally do not like the sound of DSI Mopho or Prophet 08, yet the analog side of the Evolver has so much more character and versatility and sounds very "juicy", much better IMO than the other DSI analog osc's. Perhaps having 4 LFO's, and able to modulate everything by anything is this phenomenal difference?
Anyway, the Evolver makes a GREAT addition to any Virus and synth set-up and cannot wait to have the second MEK this time next week and will run all for stereo outputs of 2-MEK's and the 2 Desktop Evolvers to a Kawai MX8 mixer that has 4 stereo pair inputs, effects send A and B, AND this gem of Kawai MX8 rack mixer from early 90's ALSO has built-in midi In and THREE Midi Thru's, of which are not affected by mixer's inputs as it is a completely independant midi thru and thought perhaps people should know about this versatile and quiet mixer from past with features on it hard pressed to find today in newer equipment. One of two effects sends go to post-fader and the second gives you a choice of pre/post fader. It's a non-powered mixer and actually Kawai calls it a Keyboard Mixer, very nice knoby box and can be found on ebay for $99. usd or less. I actually purchased a second one because of the versatility and utilitarian nature of it in any synth-based set-up. The second MEK is going to rest on far right half of my Virus KB securely, having heavy duty On Stage Stands Z two-tier racks, with just tiny bit of overhang. Once all set-up, will send gear porn pics then start posting compilations on SoundCloud. Hope this helps someone in some way!

[Rick Boogie]

I know we're here on a Virus board, but want to add that DSI Mono Evolver kb is exactly as described above. Lush, and infinitely tweakable. I also have the PE edition, and spent several hours yesterday, creating wild new sounds, mostly with just the 2 analog DCO's. What I like, is you can still use the 2 wavetable osc's as modulation sources, or destinations, even if they're not actually being used to create a "sound". Amazingly versatile synth, and a great addition to anyone's Virus set-up.

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by Rick Boogie

I know we're here on a Virus board, but want to add that DSI Mono Evolver kb is exactly as described above. Lush, and infinitely tweakable. I also have the PE edition, and spent several hours yesterday, creating wild new sounds, mostly with just the 2 analog DCO's. What I like, is you can still use the 2 wavetable osc's as modulation sources, or destinations, even if they're not actually being used to create a "sound". Amazingly versatile synth, and a great addition to anyone's Virus set-up.

This area is exactly place to talk about studio equipment ASIDE from Virus but with the Virus and DSI Mono Evolver Keyboard having External Audio Ins, the MEK is a beast of many faces and even whilst polychained, the midi out will send note data in number of voices you have polychained or not to another instrument or act as a midi trigger for instance initiate an arp pattern or make a multimode-set-up play with whatever trigger set-up. Cannot imagine a better match for an advanced and versatile Virus set-up and even run Virus through true analog VCF...it's like giving a sculptor new specialized set of carving tools that carry-over to use with what one already has at their disposal. Glad to see other Virus owners using this as well!

[MBTC]

Over the last couple of months, the poly evolver has shot up to the top of my wishlist.

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Over the last couple of months, the poly evolver has shot up to the top of my wishlist.

I am telling you, as odd as it may seem, the Mono Evolver Keyboard (MEK) is alot of bang for buck and a great user interface and polychaining a used desktop evolver for duophonic is ALL you need for VERY intensely interesting sounds, esp. if you most probably have more than one or two+ other synths in your mix because monophonic, it does not sound as such at all! My precious!