RS054 Evolution Synthesis EVS-1: Algorithmical

[@ivanhirlander2004]

Evolution evolved to M-audio. They made cheap MIDI masterkeyboards and midi controllers. Their best known product was Evolution (M-audio) UC33 (e) MIDI controller.

[@rejectedsynths]

Thank you very much for this info. Just googled the UC33 and there it was, evolution synthesis logo and all 👍

[@rejectedsynths]

I've just browsed through old iterations of the evolution homepage as well as old red sound homepages. The wayback machine is pure gold for research on old synths 😍

[@ivanhirlander2004]

Old Soundonsound Magazine reviews are a very good source of informations about obsolete music gear.

[@juno6]

Maudio (USA) descends from Midiman (USA), not from Evolution (UK) afaik.

[@cromulence]

It’s funny, I’ve only ever known Evolution for their excellent sequencing software. Highly recommend having a look! I only recently learned of the EVS1 and am now on the lookout for one!

[@jezgomez]

Easily the most comprehensive video on the EVS-1 out there, thank you so much for uploading. You can see how much time & wffort you've put and it's massively appreciated :)

[@rejectedsynths]

Thank you very much, feedback like yours really makes it worth it 🥹

[@brettlemmings]

thank you for this demo. it actually sounds quite unique and not dull and boring as i remember it from the early 1990's 👍

[@juno6]

Excellent review. I've always wanted one, even though a didn't know how it sounded. The synthesis structures are a cross between a VZ1 and a K2000... Thank you!

[@richcolour]

Bought one when it first came out and still have one. Love the crunchy drums, like chewing sand. And Swamp patch is like an old friend. Thanks for reminding me to try the Atari editor!

[@memetunestudio]

Great video! I appreciate the effort you put into making it. Now I'm gonna go look for one of these beasts...

[@bobtrochimczuk3568]

thank you so much for your demo and review

[@rejectedsynths]

I'm always happy to help, thank you for watching!

[@erlannderrantem6972]

That‘s an interesting little oddball!

[@annother3350]

I'm using an Adapter for a Lexicon Vortex FX box - works perfectly

[@hicknopunk]

Swamp is my favorite patch!

[@rejectedsynths]

It has been very appropriately named😁

[@pdarkXIV]

Thank you for this video! Love the demos and what you did to make the EVS-1 sound good. I think the Dissonant patch is my favorite. I have quite a bit of a hate-love relationship with this instrument. I keep thinking that it's a really innovative digital synthesis platform with a very flexible modular modulation routing. More than once, I've wished that the Yamaha DX7 or the Casio VZ-1 were close to this level of programming flexibility. But, at the same time, the user interface isn't terribly pleasant, and the editing situation demands a certain level of single-minded dedication. Most of the EVS-1 units you see in pictures online are pretty beat up. Mine is the same, with broken buttons and broken-off 6.3mm sockets. I'm not sure if this is because of widespread neglect by the owners or if this is because the build quality isn't very good. It *was* a budget unit, after all...

[@rejectedsynths]

While the case itself is sturdy and the electronics look well built utilizing quality parts where the are important, it of course was designed as a budget unit and at some places it really shows. The sockets being an absolute weak point. I have hardly seen a unit with both sockets intact. Also, of course, the front button design is prone to failure over time.

[@sock_park]

Love the "Da Funk" version! Love the grittiness of this synth.

[@davidhayes8883]

The Aphex Twin has one as do Autechre so there must be something special about them.

[@Bishka100]

Magic! I have an EVS1. I'd like to get a Linux editor for it.I think it needs a multi-effects unit strapped to it's back, maybe a Quadraverb GT or something like that?

[@rejectedsynths]

You can use the OG atari editor with linux, hatari emulates it just fine as it supports midi

[@aly.3921]

great video...would love to find one of these in the usa just a tip...for the power adapater...AC only mean the adapter has to say AC ..AC does not have +/- voltage!.... AC alternates...so no positive center or barrel just AC...that could be the source of your noise.. you may be damaging the internal as by using DC as well readily

[@rejectedsynths]

Holy moly! Where have you been, when I struggled to find the defective part and replaced a lot of components? I have to admit you are of course absolutely right about the ac/ac adaptor 🤦 The components were getting too much juice, hence the overdriven sounds at hight volumes and random crashes every now and then 😪

[@markbeesly6979]

I have one of these. It was my first synth and its lack of decent editor (I had a Mac at the time) pretty much put me off synthesis for 2 decades. I just lost interest. Along with a JV1080 have just yesterday rediscovered my evs-1 in the attic in its original box. Time to dust it off I think.

[@rejectedsynths]

My tutorial on setting up the editors on modern hardware is just around the corner 😁 Hope to have ot ready next week

[@hicknopunk]

I think I prefer my M1R

[@annother3350]

This is totally different.

[@tz64nk41]

cute.