Hi Does anyone have an instrument definition file for the Tetra for use with Sonar (currently on 8.5 but soon to upgrade to X1) Basically I want to be able to...
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TH
chivelegs
Feb 3, 2011 3:45 pm
Afternoon. Bit of a basic one I'm afraid, but I've been using the Desktop evolver for a while now and have mainly got to grips with it in a studio context, but...
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Bruce Rainier
brewsterseven
Feb 3, 2011 4:00 pm
If you can find one of these they are perfect for it, there is even a controller map made specifically for the Evolver....
For live, I had my EVO hooked up via 5-pin din MIDI to an Akai MPK-49 (http://www.akaipro.com/mpk49). I mapped the big sliders on the MPK to the EVO's volume,...
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steven
wasteking1
Feb 12, 2011 3:45 pm
has anyone done the potentiometer mod on a polyevolver? is it easy to use the new pots to scroll to select a value ? Do the numbers and destinations move...
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plexus
plexusy
Feb 12, 2011 5:09 pm
I opted not to get the pot "upgrade" as it was too expensive. And, I also felt that I should not have to pay such an amount of money to really, in the end, fix...
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steven pistrich
wasteking1
Feb 13, 2011 11:42 am
i hadnt heard of an 'encoder replacement' option--just the $400 Pot replacement.  I didnt see that $75 option offerred on the DSI website. ...
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balinillo
Feb 13, 2011 5:33 pm
Hey there, I wrote this reply yesterday, but it seems to have been lost in the digital nirvana :) I did the full potentiometer upgrade, and though it is...
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Iain Bryden
iain010100
Feb 14, 2011 3:29 pm
* However, DSI offered to replace all the encoders with new apparently better ones Interesting. Where can I get more info about this offer? All the ...
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punkdISCO
punkdisco_uk
Feb 14, 2011 7:52 pm
Hi - I also did the full upgrade. Yes, it is crazy expensive however, it does turn the PEK into a proper synth. For me, the original endless encoders made...
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dale@...
dale1kay
Feb 14, 2011 10:17 pm
The more I use mine, the more I am considering upgrade to pots. I am also starting to have encoder issues now too. Just a matter of time I guess and use. Dale...
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punkdISCO
punkdisco_uk
Feb 14, 2011 10:26 pm
Hi Dale ... Yeah, I should have mentioned that. The Pot upgrade is flippin expensive but, I had 2 or 3 dodgy encoders so I justified the expense along the...
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dale@...
dale1kay
Feb 14, 2011 10:40 pm
yep, 100% with you ... yesterday I started to get a tad tweaked with 2 of them, out of the blue, no matter how easy, hard, fast, slow or anything, it stayed...
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plexus
plexusy
Feb 15, 2011 3:56 am
My "repaired"; board with the newer encoders has been shipped! I am used to using analogue synths and pots as of, oh, early 80's. but I dont mind encoders. I...
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steven pistrich
wasteking1
Feb 15, 2011 12:09 pm
i got deoxit at radioshak and for $16 got my half dozen bad encoders to work... but how long will it last?  i have an older  Waldorf synth with encoders...
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Dale
dale1kay
Feb 15, 2011 4:29 pm
Yep I am going to open it up and clean them ... even if they was pots, unless sealed like Paul S uses on the MOTM, in my area, they get dirty ... and I would...
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Ancient Eyeball Recipe
droolmaster0
Feb 16, 2011 2:56 am
This one has irksome knobs. As I understand it deoxit may or may not work well, but DSI offers a relatively cheap fix. Please research before buying. I'll ship...
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plexus
plexusy
Feb 23, 2011 5:43 am
I got my replacement boards today with the "new" encoders. it looks like they do a "core exchange" with the boards meaning i got sent boards which were not the...
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steven
wasteking1
Feb 25, 2011 2:59 pm
I am still mystified by the 'recording sequence from keyboard' function on my PEK. the manual quickly glosses over this in 2 sentances. i cant seem to get my...
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plexus
plexusy
Feb 27, 2011 4:34 am
I was told by DSI that the new encoders are made by ALPS. so that is great news! i am actually liking the detent encoders!...
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a33e
jimtaika
Feb 27, 2011 12:33 pm
Is it possible to replace old encoders with higher quality encoders instead of potentiometers? I have no obsession to potentiometers and i actually like good...
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plexus
plexusy
Feb 27, 2011 8:13 pm
yes. this was the nature of the upgrade i got done by DSI. they replaced the old encoders with new ALPS ones. the cost was $75US plus about $25CAD to ship the...
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steven
wasteking1
Feb 28, 2011 3:18 pm
question about these alps 'detent' encoders--- what do you mean by 'detent' --like a clicky action rather than smooth? does that mean it clicks each numerical...
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a33e
jimtaika
Feb 28, 2011 3:43 pm
Couple links to ALPS encoders. http://www.alps.com/WebObjects/catalog.woa/E/HTML/Encoder/Encoder_list1.html ...
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steven
wasteking1
Feb 28, 2011 3:51 pm
so How do you get this encoder swap through DSI?--is it discretely hidden on their site as "service 'repair payment'" ? but you have to send $100 per board...
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plexus
plexusy
Mar 1, 2011 12:12 am
email service. they will give you instructions. at least, thats what i did. the ALPS encoders have 24 detents around the full 360 degree rotation of the knob....
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jp
johnp352
Mar 31, 2011 6:24 am
I recently acquired a PER for live performance, and after considering the various midi controllers available, I decided on a Novation SL 37 as it sends sysex...
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Tom Wiltshire
electricdruid
Mar 31, 2011 6:24 am
I don't own a DSI synth, so I can't compare the encoders, but I've bought ALPS encoders for various projects. "EC12" is a series of encoders they make, so the...
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jp
johnp352
Mar 31, 2011 6:24 am
I am trying to have the SL 37 play and control a PER, using the current ST editor. Is it possible to use the ST editor and either automap or the other SL...
