Duophonic Evolver - polychain part 1: how to polychain

This video describes how to connect and configure 2 Evolver synths to increase polyphony by using the polychain feature. For this video I used a Mono Evolver Keyboard and the Evolver Desktop.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dave Smith
• DSI
• Evolver
• Mono Evolver
• polychain
• increase polyphony
• synth
• synthesizer

[velliosant]

can i polychain mono evolver with tetra?

[RanKirlian]

@velliosant I don't think so. They have such a different architecture

[asynchronicity]

Nicely done

I like the sound of polychained analog synths where each voice is a distinct patch -- some very kaleidoscopic textures can be created in this way.

I'd love to hear a demo where four or Evolvers are chained with completely different timbres programmed on each one.

Have you bought any additional Evolvers since doing these vids?

[RanKirlian]

@asynchronicity no, I now only have the keyboard one, sold the desktop some time ago. I use to do something similar via midi with some synths, playing the same noe for all of them and everyone with its own patch. I use to do that "chaining" an Indigo+JP8080+Microwave and I get really awesome textures indeed.

With Evolver: I wish to have a polyevolver rack chained to my keyboard to get 5 voices, but again all of them would have the same patch or, at least, 4 of those voices.

[YungShady01]

You could have done exactly the same with a MEK and a Poly Evolver Rack don't you?

[RanKirlian]

@YungShady01 Yes, just in the same way, and then getting a 5 voices Evolver. I hope to do it someday ;)

[asynchronicity]

@RanKirlian Thanks so much for the reply -- yes, layering digital timbres can be stunning and their inherently thinner quality allows for really interesting textures when you layer several voices together.

I'm specifically interested though in chaining analog synths that can rotate through distinct patches "round robin" style when played/sequenced/arpeggiated for kaleidoscopic, chromatically mutating textures.

[asynchronicity]

Whoops -- I meant four or more Evolvers

[YungShady01]

@RanKirlian Then we're two :) (sad there won't be no poly evolver rack no more, I hope they aren't going to be to hard to find when the time comes)

[bbow73]

cool, thanks for posting this video.