Dave Smith Instruments Evolver – 2002

Polyphony

Monophonic

Oscillators

2 digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) with selectable sawtooth, triangle, saw/triangle mix, and pulse waves (with pulse-width modulation), and hard sync; 2 digital wavetable oscillators with Prophet VS waves and wave sequencing capability, FM and ring modulation. White noise generator.

LFO

"4 LFOs each with sawtooth, triangle, ramp, pulse, and random waves. Each LFO can be routed to any destination in the matrix. Can sync to MIDI clock. "

Filter

2 Low-pass filters: 1 analog Curtis filter per channel, selectable 2- and 4-pole operation (self-resonating in 4-pole mode) and ADSR envelope generator. 2 digital 4-pole Highpass filters.

VCA

1 analog VCA per channel with ADSR envelope generator

Arpeg/Seq

16 x 4 analog-style step sequencer that syncs to MIDI clock.

Keyboard

None

Effects

Digital delays: 3 separate, syncable, stereo delay lines. Dual (left and right channel) tunable feedback loops with ""Grunge"": use feedback as a pitched sound source. Distortion! Digital, one for each channel, can be placed before or after analog electronics; and ""Output Hack."" Separate Glide per oscillator."

Memory

512 fully editable programs (four banks of 128).

Control

MIDI In, Out, and Thru

Date Produced

2002 - present