Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Module

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category: instruments > synthesizers

mono/poly: 4 voices

sequencer: 16 x 4 step

effects: feedback, delay, distortion, high-pass filter, and more

keyboard/module: Rack Module

synthesis type: 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 an

I/O: MIDI In, Out, Thru, and Poly Chain. | Stereo audio input: 1/4" unbalanced. | Main stereo audio output: 1/4" unbalanced. | Separate stereo outputs (per voice): 1/4" unbalanced. | Stereo Mix Input: for Poly Chained Poly Evolvers. | Headphone output: 1/4" stereo phone jack.

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Each voice is a complete Evolver with four oscillators per voice, two analog and two digital.

True stereo signal path with separate Curtis analog low-pass filters in each channel for each voice. Each voice has its own independent effects.

Everything (sequencer, LFOs, and delay) syncs perfectly to MIDI.

In Program mode, all four voices play the same sound. In Combo mode, voices can be allocated however desired: stack all 4 for a huge unison sound, split or layer the keyboard in any configuration, and/or play one or all sequences at the same time. Each voice can also respond to a different MIDI channel.

Multiple Poly Evolvers can be daisy-chained for increased polyphony, with built-in audio chaining for simplicity. "Poly Chain" mode handles voice assignment overflow for easy expansion to 8, 12 or even 16 voices.

Each voice has its own stereo output jacks in addition to the mix output.

Stereo audio input that can be routed to any or all of the voices, enabling parallel audio processing of external stereo or mono signals. The output of one voice can be routed to the input of another for interesting double-processing effects.