Muff's Modules & More

zerosum · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:11 am Post subject: Evolver sounds

Here are a few Evolver sounds.
I'll have more when things a little more organized.
This is really cool synth, a little challenging, but its a monster.
also see the guitar experiments thread for its use as an audio processor.

Evolver 2
Evolver eerie
Evolver Rattle
Evolver>Torn's Peaker>Resonator>TM-1>TM-7 with EG-1 into TM-1 VCA CV in Number 1
Evolver>Torn's Peaker>Resonator>TM-1>TM-7 with EG-1 into TM-1 VCA CV in Number 6
Evolver>Torn's Peaker>Resonator>TM-1>TM-7 with EG-1 into TM-1 VCA CV in Number 19
Evolver>Torn's Peaker>Resonator>TM-1>TM-7 with EG-1 into TM-1 VCA CV in Number 20
Evolver>Torn's Peaker>Resonator>TM-1>TM-7 with EG-1 into TM-1 VCA CV in Number 21
Evolver TM-1 TM-7 right channel

zerosum · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:17 am Post subject:

http://www.keyboardmag.tv
click on "NEW! Dave Smith" on the left.

Very cool explanations by Dave.

zerosum · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:11 am Post subject:

I love the delay and feedback on this monster, it makes me able to "play" with the sound in a way that feels like guitar feedback.
Here is a 7 minute jam with the left side into the TX-1 and the right side into the TBD.
I am playing with the BPM,delay,output hack,and grunge section.

Evolver sludge jam

Muff Wiggler · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

cool demos 8)

i don't know what my problem is with the evolver, i really don't. nothing against your demos at all, but it's so wierd - nothing i've ever heard from an evolver has sparked even the smallest amount of interest in me... and i really don't know why

chris/theallisonproject is a guy who really got me interested in modulars when i was starting out and i totally trust his opinion on most things synth...and he swears by his evolvers. but i just can't get hot on them at all... my loss i'm sure

wierd, huh?

Muff Wiggler · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:25 am Post subject:

seriously, chris has three evolvers. three man. someone tell me what i'm missing here

Kwote · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject:

i don't know but i just can't give two shits or even one about anything none modular in the synth world. even in some of the regular equipment arena. i'm dying to get enough modules to just patch up whatever musical or audio engineering thing i'm looking for.

if i had endless funds and a huge warehouse studio i'd probably add a ton of acoustic instruments to my setup and some electric guitars but i don't....right now.....muhahahahaha. but yeah i like focusing in life and right now modulars are my focus. that and skratching cuz i've been rocking the turntables since 1997 so you know i'm not gonna get over that shit.

Muff Wiggler · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

i'm sorta with you on the buzzkill effect of non-modular instruments

but there's some exceptions

i'd really like a Waldorf Blofeld. I don't even know why

I'd also like a Voyageur RME

Kwote · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

as big as i'd like my modular to be even in my mind that has some limits. my musical journey is still very much open to discovery but when i find something i really like i latch on to it pretty heavy. skratching for instance. just being able to manipulate any sound from a record is so awesome. it's like taking sampling and humanizing it to the point where it's truly it's own instrument and no digi conversion needed. that's why i love modulars, it's the perfect complement to what i've already been doing. and it's very similar in the fact that like records, you can manipulate so many different sounds with the same instrument.

but i do love acoustic stuff a lot too. but like i said, lack of funds/space.

zerosum · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject:

4 sequencers,4 oscillators,4 lfos,distortion,delay, linear or exponential VCA,
assignable envelope in addition to the dedicated VCA and filter envelope.

Thats what I like about it.
I use it like I use a modular.

Its unique. Eventually I'll make some sounds that sound unique.
Im no expert with this thing,but I'm aware of its potential which is something
I feel most people are unaware of.
This is really the only synth I "care" about hmm....

Kwote · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

sorry to sorta hijack your thread. just babbling. but i feel everyone's tastes it's just personal. i can see why getting into non modulars could be appealing. afterall that's how i first got into the analog synth world.

zerosum · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:02 am Post subject:

Alright

I just made a second VIRB page dedicated to my favorite little box and Im uploading more EvOlVeR sounds right now.
http://virb.com/zerosuminertia2

Should be done in a few minutes, right now it looks horrid lol

B13 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

Evolver Sludge Jam = AMAZING
I have always wondered how crazy this thing could get, much better example than anything else I've heard. Thanks

Muff Wiggler · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:

holy crap! big mess of evolver tracks. somehow I missed zerosum's post in january.. i know what i'll be listning to tonight!

thanks for bumping this thread B13!

flts · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:32 am Post subject:

I'll add mine for a while then.. recorded some random Evolver seqs I made before I borrowed my desktop Evo to a friend: http://vae.stc.cx/evolver_potpourri.mp3 (beware, they aren't that well level matched, one of them is somewhat louder than the others). They're kinda more "bread and butter" but there is a Karplus-Strong patch and other fun stuff in there too...

GeneralBigBag · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

K-S on the evolver is sweetness and light.

Muff Wiggler · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:42 am Post subject:

these are all really fun - thanks guys - i think i may have to keep my eyes open for a deal on a used evolver - really nice sounds

flts · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

I've been planning to sell mine (the desktop version) about a million times. I don't really know how much I need it in my current setup, the sound is either brilliant or boring depending on day and mood, and the compact interface is still kind of clumsy even though you learn to navigate it really fast...

And then I realize that it's conveniently small, has a metric fucktonne of features, doubles up as a nice little instrument preamp + distortion + delay + envelope filter + mayhem device, and would only be worth of about two nice eurorack modules or a single nice big sample library when sold. And keep it.

zerosum · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:59 am Post subject:

Thanks for listening everyone!
I have more on the way.
Analog Suicide and Matrix blogged the virb page.

Kwote · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:39 am Post subject:

the desktop version looks very similar to the MFB synth II i used to have. although the evolver looks more... evolved 8)

i dunno though. much as i dug the mfb i had to flip it for more modular stuff.

that was my biggest key to the modular world last year. flippin gear. worthy trade up!!

shamann · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:34 am Post subject:

Hey zerosum,

Are you using the editor software or just programming straight from the hardware?

I don't use my evolver that much, but I've been wondering if I would more if I used the editor.

consumed · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

sick demos zero! SlayerBadger!

**************

there's plenty of weak analogs even today. but the evolver is not one of those. for a stupidly tiny little box, it screams analog beefiness.

one thing that zero didnt mention is that you can step through the digital waveforms just like a miniwave. i also love the feedback and delay on mine. the desktop is my ultimate portable synth. its outputs are hot enough to drive headphones too.

i dont know if i would have had the patience to program the evolver, until i got into modular and relearned synthesis again. now i can really appreciate all the features in the evolver, and the tonal quality.

i think the evolver would be my analog desert island synth. if i had to run out of my burning house with only a backpack, id take the evolver and some headphones. and some fresh underwear and a toothbrush. a pillow would be good too.

zerosum · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

plord · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:58 pm Post subject:

I've owned the desktop and mono keyboard versions of the Evolver. I think if you could have ONLY ONE monosynth, you'd be hard pressed to find a better all -around, does everything and then some, supreme value for your dollar synth than the MEK. It can do everything, it can cut like a knife through the densest mix, and with very little effort it will drag you off into usable, musical, freaky noise nirvana. Plus it's tiny and lightweight. I had issues with the desktop programming matrix (sold my Pulse for the same reason), but the MEK's knobtastic interface solved that one; there's very little not to like.

However, over here in reality, I'm a gear whore with multiple monosynths grin

So I swapped both mono Evolvers and some cash (hmmm, probably from selling my redundant Qrack IIRC) for a Voyager. Someday I'll have enough space, power, mixer inputs, and cash in hand to get another MEK.

felix · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

The one thing that put me off the Evolver was that the analog oscillators were hardwired to the left and right outputs, so you could pan them internally and have a mono output 2 analog OSC patch (or even a 4 OSC mono output patch, as the digital OSCs ad the same limitation).

Did this ever get changed? A firmware update or anything?

flts · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

felix · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

yeah sorry, I meant couldn't (typing from my phone).

Well, that's cool to hear. Honestly that was the one thing that kept me from getting one.

consumed · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject:

ill jump in here with some evolver noise too.
the first patch i created (migratingFM), the rest are presets.
most of these are very short clips.

http://share.ovi.com/media/consumed.sound/consumed.10027
http://share.ovi.com/media/consumed.sound/consumed.10028
http://share.ovi.com/media/consumed.sound/consumed.10029
http://share.ovi.com/media/consumed.sound/consumed.10030
http://share.ovi.com/media/consumed.sound/consumed.10031

zerosum · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

Fun!

Cybananna · Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject:

I love my Evolvers. I have the Desktop and the PEK. It's a bit odd though. I use each of them completely different. I never sequence with the PEK and never use a keyboard with the desktop. That seems terribly obvious at first, but I also make totally different sounds, again, related to how I use them. The funny thing is that I prefer the desktop to the PEK. I don't mind the interface at all. That matrix is very friendly. I can make such strange sounds with it. I don't have any Evolver solo stuff handy though. The only trouble I have with them both, but more with the PEK is that they are hard to fit in a mix. The desktop is the mix, it can completely take over, and the sounds from the PEK are too cutting or overbearing or something. It probably boils down to lack of skill somewhere, but I don't have that problem with anything else. I could never get rid of either though.

The perfect one for me would be a polyevolver with a MEK sized keyboard. I'm not a fan of big keyboards usually.

Kwote · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:41 am Post subject:

synthetic · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject:

These demos sound much nicer than the presets I've heard. I've wanted to like this synth since the beginning but every time I played with it, it did nothing for me. I know a guy who has bought it and sold it twice. I think I'll save my money for the MOTM digital stuff coming later this year.

zerosum · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

tragedybysyntax · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

Wow..... I finally got around to sitting down and listening to all of these demo's.... I have to get me one of these damn things! lol. I think this baby..... ran midi out into my doepfer midi/cv box... clock gate to my sequential switch.... will be INSANE!!!! Run each channel out thru the modulars filters and waveshapers....MMMMM......... lol.

I'll letya guys know when I finally get one... prolly within the next month or so. Peace! and thanks for all the badass demos!!!

zerosum · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

These three pieces are from the "evolver meditation" sessions hihi

Evolve from blonky to nasty:
Evolver Meditation 5

Nasty and harsh:
Evolver Meditation 6

Something slippery and silly:
Evolver Meditation 11

zerosum · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:56 am Post subject:

21 more Evolver live jams
http://virb.com/zerosuminertia4/music/albums/75875

http://virb.com/zerosuminertia4/music/albums/75877

Kent

I stumbled across this and knew that I had to post it somewhere on this forum. This thread, although old, seemed appropriate. In order to continue the theme, click upon the mix-tape below. It can be downloaded or streamed.

Scroll down the window on the left for some informational links.

peh · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:56 am Post subject:

yeah, love my evolver desktop. had it for a few years now but am only just starting to think of getting the sound tower editor for it.

Does anyone here use it? The main thing I would like to know is whether or not it has an apreggiator function as this isn't included with the synth itself.

paul

SepticUnderground · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:39 am Post subject:

evolver editor freeware via : http://code.google.com/p/ctrlr/downloads/list?q=label:Featured

http://ctrlr.googlecode.com/files/Evo_Win32.7z
http://ctrlr.googlecode.com/files/Evo_x64.7z
http://ctrlr.googlecode.com/files/Evo_Mac_UB.dmg

i almost entirely made the Music for Massacres album with the PEK + Voyager, imo one of the few interesting synths of the last decade.

It is the best mainstream stock ambient machines (as in, not DIY or modular) one can buy, it has such a good eerie sound inside....instant drone machine.

evolver + moog = win, they fit perfectlty next to each other in a mix

peh · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:12 am Post subject:

de_raaf · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:59 am Post subject:

just listening to the sounds here,
need to get more busy again with my mek

essex sound lab · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:42 am Post subject:

You know, I've never really gotten into my PER. Can't really explain why.

I'd let it go for next to nothing if somebody wanted to scoop it up.

Kent · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:20 pm Post subject:

How Close to "nothing" are we talking about? Hit me with a PM or email, my friend.