Dave Smith Evolver // My Favorite Synthesizer

[@leonard.c]

it’s so good to see more and more evolver videos popping up!! This beast deserves some love♥️

[@photosynthesis69]

Not too much love though because evolver prices have nearly doubled in the last couple years lol. I want to get a 2nd one. Thanks for watching!

[@leonard.c]

yeah, but they‘ll go up even more, there will be no rev2 revolver, at least not in it’s true glory

[@ElectronicazMusic]

Excellent vid. Beautiful synth. Your voice reminds me of Ferris Bueller in the best possible way. 😁

[@nostandingonlydancin]

This is by far the best Evolver video. Please bing more to the channel. Subscribed

[@photosynthesis69]

Yo thank you so much. Sorry for taking so long to upload more videos or respond but I’m making more evolver videos now. My goal is to make the most in depth guide to the evolver anywhere. There are some place the manual is unclear or wrong and the only other guide I know of has the same problems. I’ve been making sounds and writing down my findings from the evolver for years but haven’t known exactly how to present them. Made a short introduction video to my guide. Might also try making videos of just sounds no talking that might be easier to produce

[@doctorauxiliary]

very cool little synth. thanks for the interesting & insightful demo. rest in peace, dave smith....

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching and giving feedback! Im gonna start making videos more regularly now even if some are short. Definitely rest in peace to Dave Smith.

[@doctorauxiliary]

@@photosynthesis69 I'm looking forward to seeing more of these from you. I foolishly passed up on a solid deal for one of these evolver jammies. that was nearly a year ago. I have never seen a good deal like that on once since. now, I'm a bit fixated on the POLYevolver!! (somebody open up a window in here. that GASsiness is really real!!)

[@videotowatch2000]

Best three upgrades for the Evolver. 1- inline power switch. (Power on and off without unplugging). 2- knob upgrade (the added feel and bling go a long way). 3- laptop stand (more visually ergonomic) Cool video. I love my Evolver. Look forward to more Videos.

[@photosynthesis69]

Yo thanks for watching. I’m gonna need to look into this power button mod. The lack of power button normally doesn’t bother me I just unplug but I be forgetting sometimes. What knobs did you get to upgrade if not the prophet 12 knobs, I think that’s what I’ve seen before. Will acquire stand soon. And hopefully more evolver videos soon.

[@sicijk]

I would put the switch before the external power supply. I really bother to leave the supply to usurate being switched on forever

[@petert7807]

Best evolver video I have seen, and an incredible all around synth video. I really enjoyed this video and hope you make more. For me the Dixon techno style sounds were perfect. I'd love to hear more bleepy techno sounds!

[@photosynthesis69]

Yo thank you so much! I am still new to making KZbin videos, recording myself and figuring out how to present it. But this has been years in the works lowkey. There are some things in the manual that are unclear/ wrong. Most of the evolver videos I’ve seen on KZbin other than Jexus, are the preset sounds even if their videos are way better produced than mine. And this thing is not only extremely powerful but it also sounds dope. That is why I wanted to make videos of my patches and also a guide. I just uploaded part 1 of my guide and I will make some patch videos too soon. Maybe without me talking just sounds but will make sure to include more techno sounds.

[@m1tch3llphotos]

@@photosynthesis69 Does your guide cover the Dixon patch? I'd dig seeing how you made that.

[@felixgourd116]

@photosynthesis69 +1 I'd love to know more about your Dixon patch! (Thank you for the great videos, your explainations are also very informative).

[@skriptico]

best video for the best synth ever. man i'd love the poly.

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching! This really is one of the best synths ever. I hope to show that off in future videos. Honestly I think the poly might be 2deep4me. Just knowing what I know about the evolver, I would get lost in too many possibilities. But I would like to get a mono evolver keyboard eventually.

[@natenubia8548]

Definitely gonna invest in this Blue Beast.

[@photosynthesis69]

A good investment! They shot up from around $400 to $800 in just a couple of years. I really want to get a 2nd one to have either 2 voices, or have 2 evolvers running separate sequences at once. Thanks for watching!

[@ryanbennett7638]

Love these, totally essential! Pleaseeee keep them coming!

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching and giving some feedback :) I am working on new videos and hoping to get better at putting them all together including video of evolver in use and maybe some visuals i been making.

[@starshipdiscotheque6350]

great piece of information about this little blue monster

[@Jim_KYB]

Reslly impressive, great trchno soundscapes.

[@obsessive_discipline]

5:48 so nice, cold, but enticing. surprised you don't like this one

[@Lnrdcroy]

great vid. love terence dixon, too.

[@JustinStreaty]

I definitely want to here Meroe melodic sounds but I really enjoyed seeing the possibilities of sounds that can be made altogether!

[@photosynthesis69]

Yo thanks for watching and the feedback. I’ll make sure to include some more melodic sounds and chords next time.

[@SiliconBassist]

I adore hybrid synths, and this is a very underrated one. I’m really enjoying hearing these examples and the explanations

[@photosynthesis69]

Same I love hybrid synths and i think that is the best part about the evovler. The digital waves offer you so many options for creating different sounds, especially when you start using fm, ring mod, or sequencing the wave shapes. Thanks for watching and feedback! Will be uploading videos more regularly now.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

It's also very crudely designed in the audio/dsp department.

[@levinsonl]

You had me at Terrence Dixon, great visuals, sounds and explanations. Giving me inspiration to try some things with the sequencer on my old mopho keys

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching! Terrence Dixon is one of my favorite producers, not only do I like his music, but i also feel like his sound is/was a big influence on Actress who is another one of my favorite artists. Specifically the track "Two sides to every story" i feel like you could play that track before or after almost any Actress track off of AZD and it would fit perfectly.

[@levinsonl]

never thought about the two being connected, really interesting!@@photosynthesis69

[@markffff8155]

Also my favorite synth (I own an MEK - PE Edition). & I'm a Terrence Dixon fan! Cool video

[@stefan1024]

I also love my evolver!

[@FluxFreeman]

Very 🆒

[@evryordnryprsn]

I would love to space out to a long jam of this.

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching and giving some feedback! I will try to include some longer jams in future videos just for you :)

[@casimirliberski]

Hey man! Would u be able to give me some online lessons on how to use this machine as a total beginner ?

[@Raumweiter]

liking the video feedback input while playing nice abstract shit!

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for feedback and watching! I should include more of that in future videos. I was just thinking how can i make the videos more interesting to watch instead of just a picture or video of the hardware, i forgot i had included some video feedback stuff.

[@matsericsson5801]

More!

[@photosynthesis69]

Thanks for watching! I had been more into my photography over the last few months, but I’m making evolver videos again. I am making a guide for the evolver, but I also might try some videos with just sounds and no talking if you prefer those types of videos

[@crime_wavcorp]

@7:10 definitely sounded like something off purpose maker! was waiting for the drums to drop in at about 140bpm. i always wanted one of these things. at the time i had money for one, i bought a tetra instead. my first stop on many more future purchases from DS. R.I.P....your visuals are perfect.

[@Raumweiter]

stanislaveqsue. Luckily kind of easy to do, i really like it.

[@lars-fenin]

great synth and a mod monster..:)

[@adamjohnson5152]

Hi, thank you for this upload. Do you think the desktop version works well without a computer and with just hardware, such as a grid or controller?

[@photosynthesis69]

Hey thanks for watching. I actually really like using the desktop by itself. I do not think any other controller is necessary but definitely would expand your capabilities. If you had another controller you have up to 4 extra modulation routings. Velocity, mod wheel, aftertouch, and breath control. These are hardwired mod sources, freely assignable. If you say used aftertouch to modulate x, you could free up your lfos to do something else. I never use these because I primarily just use as desktop module. Also almost every parameter is addressable by midi cc. This is something I want to talk about in a future video. Because it allows you to workaround some of the limitations of the evolver. Something important to mention tho, you can only ever edit 1 row at a time on the desktop. So you can’t say increase filter cutoff and delay at the same time. With an external controller you could do that easily. I actually have the software editor also but never really used it once I learned the desktop workflow

[@mostbirnen4030]

@---,----'----- THX so much!♾

[@photosynthesis69]

Thank you for watching! More evolver videos on the way

[@starshipdiscotheque6350]

did you everything without editor or did you use an editor like soundtower ?

[@photosynthesis69]

I have the soundtower editor but do everything from the evolver hardware. Im sure the software is faster and i should probably use it but im not sure i believe its absolutely necessary. i Think that the matrix editor is really well laid out and after using the evolver for a little while its easy to know your way around. To be honest i dont even use a midi controller when making sequences or playing my patches even though i should, in order to utilize the mod wheel or aftertouch routings, or to be able to transpose sequences on the fly maybe. I also feel like i have learned some things about the evolver that i might not have if i had always been using the editor. Thanks for watching also

[@absent_]

i wanna hear more melodic sounds, i want to hear chord sounds :D

[@photosynthesis69]

Been working on chord sounds recently, especially dub type chords. Will make a video on chords next and make sure its an actual video. Also making a bank of free patches soon which will include chords