Full Description

The Dave Smith Instruments Evolver desktop synthesizer is a compact, monophonic module with an amazing amount of sonic power. Two analogue oscillators and two digital oscillators utilise the waves from the legendary Prophet VS Classic Curtis analogue low-pass filters. Real analogue VCAs round out the analogue section, and everything syncs perfectly to MIDI.

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The Evolver is notable for the way in which analogue and digital are integrated in a single package. The LFOs, step sequencer and three separate delays can all be synced for massive, rhythmic, time-based effects in stereo.

The 16 x 4 step sequencer gives evolving "pseudo-polyphonic" sounds that are hard to believe came from a monophonic synth. The Evolver also offers dedicated onboard effects, including feedback, delay and distortion, and stereo audio input for audio processing of external stereo or mono signals, making it a unique stereo effects processor.

The matrix-style interface is easy to navigate and allows quick editing and real-time control of 8 parameters simultaneously. For more polyphony, multiple Evolvers can be daisy-chained.

Features/Specifications:

• Oscillators:
  • 2 digitally controlled analogue oscillators (DCOs) with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves, and hard sync
  • 2 digital wavetable oscillators with Prophet VS waves and wave sequencing capability, FM and ring modulation
• White noise generator
• 2 Low-pass filters: 1 analog Curtis filter per channel, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole mode)
• 3 Envelope Generators: filter, VCA, and assignable (four-stage ADSR)
• 4 LFOs
• Glide (portamento): separate rates per oscillator
• Analogue VCAs
• Digital high-pass filter
• Digital delays: 3 separate, syncable, stereo delay lines
• Tuned feedback with "Grunge": use feedback as a pitched sound source
• Distortion and "Output Hack"
• 16 x 4 step sequencer
• 512 fully editable programs (four banks of 128)

Inputs/Outputs:

• MIDI In, Out, and Thru
• Stereo audio input: 1/4" unbalanced
• Stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced