(Click here for a YouTube video of a guy putting it through its paces.)
The Dave Smith Poly Evolver Keyboard. It's got 2 digital oscillators, and 2 analog oscillators, and 4 low-frequency oscillators. (Oscillators are the basic building blocks of how a synth generates sound.) It makes some really quality wacked-out sounds. You can even plug in a guitar and use it like an effects processor on the guitar.
And it has lots and lots of knobs.
This is cool, because lately I've been programming my Church's Korg Triton LE. Lots fewer knobs. So, to change any of the parameters you have to hit [MENU] [F3] [OK] [F5] [UP] [UP] [RIGHT] [RIGHT] [RIGHT] (oops) [LEFT] [INC] [INC] [INC] [MENU] [F1] [OK] [F1]. With the Evolver or (or a Moog Voyager), you just reach up and tweak the knob.
*sigh*
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I'll see if I can budget for one next year. :)
btw-great job programming the triton.
Ha! I think it'll take up about 3 years of your budget, though.
...and thanks!
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dude! I'm so happy your messing with all this stuff, I think it's all way cool but a bit above my head (altough there is a class at quad c all about synthesizers). Do you know if there is any free sampling/sequencing software for PC?
Also, the Mini-Moog is one sexy piece of gear well. I've also been looking for a Yamaha Dx-7 for a long time; but it's hard to track one down locally.
James: Yessssss masssster.
Mike: I feel your pain. I actually intend to do a few posts on what I've learned. For sampling... it depends on what you're trying to do. Do you want to use the samples to drive a synth? Or use the samples like percussion (e.g. movie clips)? Or for loops?
You might have a look at Hydrogen. It's primarily a software drum machine/sequencer. It's one of the few audio apps I use that also has a Windows version (for those who don't know: I'm a Linux geek). It has a basic "instrument editor" where you can load WAV files of your "drum". But you could easily load in a Monty Python "Ni!!!!" instead of a snare drum hit.
For loops and whatnot, maybe check out Audacity. It's primarily a multi-track recorder, but I've "looped" a segment using copy/paste in the past.
Mike, I didn't realize the seq24 now has a beta Windows version available. This is probably the closest to what you're looking for in a sequencer.
Greg B. also said that Reason, Cubase, and Ableton Live all have free versions available. These three are currently "where it's at" in rock. For example, the David Crowder Band had a demo copy of Reason on their Illuminate CD. On stage, they were using a hardware sequencer/sampler. Now they're using Ableton Live.
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