Mono Evolver Demo

A little demo showing and tweaking some presets of my recently adquired DSI Mono Evolver keyboard. No real playing, just checking sounds that includes leads and sequences and at 7:30 min aprox starts drones.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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50 Comments

  1. MeldMagic says:

    @7:27 – excellent sounds for drum n bass.

  2. richardbates1 says:

    I just got one of these, within 10 minutes of experimenting with it….it became my favorite synth in my studio quiver. What a wonderful instrument!!!!!! Great synth……..great, great instrument!

  3. buzzsaw1003 says:

    @MeldMagic I have both : ) I also have a Prophet 08 PE and am actually currently trying to sell my mek to basically buy it again in the PE version. It is still hard to say which sounds better though between dsi and moog. I love both very much. Thanks for the question.

  4. MeldMagic says:

    @buzzsaw1003

    You asked this 1 year ago. What answer did you conclude with?

  5. astroboomboy says:

    @strangerhythm That clarified it! Thanx! I thought polychain meant that you played the two synths at the same time, which I guess you can do with any synth.

  6. strangerhythm says:

    @astroboomboy You can play any synth (including tetra or mopho) simultaneously with the mono evolver keyboard via the MIDI interface, but you can’t “polychain” a tetra or mopho to an evolver. Polychaining is adding more voices to the synth itself which requires the same synth engine. Is this what you are asking?

  7. bbow73 says:

    @Woefiej It can be chained with another Evolver, the desktop or the rack or another KB

  8. RanKirlian says:

    @astroboomboy , from DSI FAQ: “Can a Prophet and an Evolver be poly chained?
    Short answer: no. But even if you could poly chain them, the programs from one cannot be loaded into the other and the controls from one don’t map onto the other.”
    Mopho and Tetra have similar arquitecture to Prophet (except for an extra SubOsc), but not to Evolver, so, without any extra third party software, I don’t think it’s possible (sadly).

  9. astroboomboy says:

    I somehow like this synth even more than the prophet 08, at least for the more crazy sounds.

  10. astroboomboy says:

    @RanKirlian Are yo sure you can’t polychain it? Not even with the new drivers or software or what they put out on the dsi website?

  11. RanKirlian says:

    @Woefiej Sadly no, the sound architecture is different.

  12. Woefiej says:

    can this be polychained with tetra? (:

  13. gallen5042 says:

    as far as I know the presets on the keyboard contain several different ( better ? ) ones.

  14. V19torrent says:

    I love a good sequence. Hey a question – what exactly is the difference between a mono and a poly? does mono mean that it can only play a single-line melody?

  15. V19torrent says:

    looks awesome. I saw trent reznor use this on one of the last few NIN shows.

  16. RanKirlian says:

    @remixerone Most of the sounds here are presets and most of them are in desktop version too ( I’ve had both). I think presets on MEK where mostly the same, but check Dave Smith website, maybe you can find the banks there, they will work on desktop version too.

  17. remixerone says:

    HELLO!

    I have the Evo desktop, but the presets are different? your keyboard have amazing leads! you create this? or really are different sound presets?
    Thanks

  18. yeskeys says:

    Your presets sound amazing. I just got a Poly Rack, if this sound bank is available please let me know! I’m looking for a good deal on a MEK as well!
    thanks! Eric

  19. RanKirlian says:

    @AntaRESynth Hi, yes, 2 or 3 of my knobs does the same. It’s because faulty encoders used on some Dave Smith’ synths, which behaves this way when it gets a bit of dirt. There is a fix under the support page of Dave Smith website by applying Deoxit to the encoder shafts. I didn’t fixed mine yet.

  20. AntaRESynth says:

    I have the same synth and i have a problem with knobs. When im trying to change programs it jumps back and forth when im tweaking the program knob….Do you have the same problem???

  21. RanKirlian says:

    @mproductionsmusik This synth has a lot of character and can do great sounds but noticethat this one is the Mono Evolver Keyboard, so mono-phonic, not the best way to play pads. Maybe the Polyevolver (4 voices) would be a better choice or even the Prophet 08 (8 voices), which is mostly the same but having only the 2 analog oscillators per voice. Andromeda is great for pads if you’re searching for an analog synth, but if this feature is not needed, Virus Ti would be also a great choice.

  22. mproductionsmusik says:

    it sound very arch… how is the filer on this synth? can you create also some clean sound with character…. because iam searching for a good analogue synth to make phat bass sound & also long warm pads sound… having a lot of money i would buy a Andromeda A6 with a Virus TI… for now i have only 1500$ to spend on a new synth..

  23. 009relic1 says:

    just got one in mint condition for only $709..$39 shipping!

  24. RanKirlian says:

    Little Phatty has the moog sound and this worths for a lot of people, also for me, but I think it runs a bit limited in features compared to the Evolver; MEk worths more for me because the sound (you can do really awesome things) and also for the sequencer. While MEK has tons of knobs, both are really fun and easy to edit.
    There is also a way to have both of them if you get the Phatty and a Evolver desktop, but then you miss the edition flexibility unless you run the software editor.

  25. buzzsaw1003 says:

    what is more worth the $1000+? the mono evolver or the moog little phatty? thanks for your opinion

  26. deathsami3 says:

    i got a question coz im intrested in buying a m3i zero but do i have to do something with the ds that might harm it and things like that or do i just have to do things on the msi zero card anyone answer fast!!

  27. TheRedempter says:

    acecard2i oder m3i zero quick or somebody has to die

  28. xprohitman21x says:

    @HeartNorth m3i imo

  29. 129ria says:

    can you use it on your ds lite too?

  30. EntiboyGraal says:

    Ehh What Does He Mean By Flash The Card? Also Anyone Know How To Put Homebrew Applications On An R4i

  31. PrmCBanana says:

    Hey have you every heard of a problem with the m3i not reading in the dsi (icon not showing on the home menu) and when flashing the card, the LED flashes much faster than usual. oh and btw i have tried several other microsd cards and the same thing happens

  32. HeartNorth says:

    Which flash card is better, SuperCard DSONEi , AceKard 2i, M3i Zero or iEdge?

  33. karkorot says:

    which flash card do u thinks is the best for dsi

  34. 54747908563 says:

    Is there any danger for m3i zero to break ds console? (I have ds lite)
    If not, could you check for me how well it runs “Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2″ rom on it, It’s the reason I’d like to get m3i zero. why? because Ouendan 2 is only sold in japan and I live in finland. (after playing Elite Beat Agents I know Ouendan 2 will be good game)

  35. Ggeorge6798 says:

    @leepailong123 this was the firmware’s name(m3sakura is the best available

  36. martintaji says:

    like viewing this 100 % edition of this film at avatz (dot) net change (dot) to .

  37. RHYE61 says:

    can you get skins

  38. Taking1n1 says:

    Yay you got a light blue dsi like me!!! :D

  39. sk8boarder2008 says:

    will this work on the ds lite

  40. bboynwm says:

    i am digging the mail client option

  41. JordansOcarina says:

    Get Acekard 2i, best flashcart

  42. TheReaper780 says:

    should i get this or dsione or dstwo

  43. mcgeejosh16 says:

    where do you download your roms

  44. TheLiljordan23 says:

    if there is a huge square under the sticker doesnt that mean its fake? i have an R4i and there is a huge square under, so i took off the sticker nd the square said Elink or something which is a clone

  45. superwario180 says:

    but if it does not come with a GBA flash cart can you tell me what i need to get in order to play GBA backups if possible cause i want the M3i zero for the amount of memory i can get for the flash card.

  46. superwario180 says:

    wait, for the M3i Zero there is also a gba flash cart? i got the fat original DS what can i do with it? can i play emulators or Gba Games with it?

  47. Coolman3428 says:

    @Coolman3428 I guess that actually moonshell 2 is based off of m3 sakura, wow, i thought it was the other way around…

  48. Coolman3428 says:

    Wow, that firmware is a complete moonshell 2 rip off lol
    also, i was wondering, does it support microsdhc? i usually dont ask this question, but i heard there is a fake version out called m3i zero sdhc, so it made me think, it doesnt work with sdhc, or does it?

  49. vanjinglers says:

    What buttons do you have to push to use the soft reset and the real time save?

  50. CompWin7Helper says:

    @michaelhalbigerful M3i Zero is the best on Dsi XL and Dsi