EVOLVER is a Kontakt sound library*
based on the best sounds of the famous DSI Evolver
synthesizer, and gives you a wide collection of vivid
and powerful analogue sounds.
The design goal was to develop an ergonomic user interface
to our sound library that exploits the advanced features
of Kontakt. The result is a flexible synthesizer which
offers fat and warm analogue sounds like the original
hardware, but with the comfort of the software environment.
Most of the patches are velocity sensitive
and they have been designed for live performers, so a
good midi keyboard which supports velocity and aftertouch
is highly recommended.
* Important: EVOLVER V2 nki patches require the full retail version of Kontakt (v5.5 or more recent version), as our products are not compatible with
the free Kontakt Player - it will stop working after 15 minutes!
Features:
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ergonomic user interface
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re-scaled faders (see pdf below for the details) for
a natural feeling
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more than 100 custom made knobs, faders and switches to
control the most important parameters of the synth
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customizable global MIDI implementation for 24 controllers
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host automation for 24 controllers
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30 different types of filters in 3 real-time switchable filter slots
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fully editable effects: equalizer, 2 types of distortion,
delay, 2 types of reverb, comp
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2 independent LFOs (waveforms: sine, triangle, square,
saw, random) with tempo sync option, allowing modulation
for 4 destinations: pitch, filter, volume and pan
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extensive modulation options for external sources: velocity,
mod-wheel, channel aftertouch, random.
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template load/save option for sound design
Instruments
The Kontakt instruments of Evolver 2 (.nki files) are
distributed in 8 categories:
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EV2 [All layers]
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EV2 Arp & Seq
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EV2 Bass
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EV2 Experimental & FX
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DF2 Key & Polysynth
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DF2 Lead
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DF2 Monosynth
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DF2 Pad& Atmosphere
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370 patches in total, based on 1.55 GB 24 bit multisamples
The [All Layers] is a special folder
for sound designers. It contains all of the instrument
layers separately. The patches are “clean”,
without any filter effect and with default envelope settings.
They can be useful if you want to create new sounds from
scratch.
Please note that these categories are
not carved in stone, they're just our approach. For example
you can use a bass sound as lead, or a polysynth key as
monosynth lead or even a pad when you tweak it a bit...
it's really up to you!
Evolver
2 users guide
Evolver
2 MIDI implementation chart
About the hardware
DSI
Evolver is an incredible synthesizer that
incorporates many of Dave Smith and Sequential's old secrets,
circuits and technologies. It uses a monstrous four oscillator
voice architecture - two analogue DCOs and two digital
- with two independent Curtis analog low-pass filters.
The analogue hack
Evolver is a digital/analogue hybrid
synth. It means the oscillators and filters are analogue,
but the on-board effects (feedback, delay, distortion,
hi-pass filter and mixer) are all digital. This concept
is a very serviceable feature for performers, but a
bit annoying for us – we don't need the digital
effects, we want to use the original analogue sounds!
The "analogue hack" is a
way to achieve this: it taps the analogue signals before
the onboard effects' AD converters and leads it out
as two separated dual mono channels. (This hardware
modification needs a skilled technician, so many thanks
to the absolute
team!)
The results are true analogue sounds,
without the unnecessary extra AD/DA conversions. Thanks
to the advanced features of Kontakt, we can use its
own effect arsenal in a much more flexible and complex
way – and this is our big goal!
