Dave Smith Instruments EVOLVER - Manual (Page 14)

Main Parameters
There are two rows of Main, or global, parameters. Hitting the M
AIN button repeatedly
will toggle between the first row and the second. All Main parameters are saved when
power is removed.
Program Save: If you hold the M
AIN button, its LED will start blinking, which indicates
that it is ready to store a program. Hitting the M
AIN
button a second time will store the
program. You can change the Bank and Program number while it is blinking to move
programs between locations and banks. Hitting any other button or turning a knob
(other than Program/Bank) will stop the blinking and abort the save.
Main Row 1
1 Program: 1…128 Select Program in the currently selected bank. If you hold
the S
HIFT
button while changing the Program, the sound will not change until you
release the S HIFT button. If you hold the S HIFT button while changing the Program and
the sequencer is running, when the S HIFT button is released the sequence will
complete (according to the length of Sequence 1) before synchronously changing to
the new program and it’s sequence.
2 Bank Select: 1…4 Select Bank. Each bank has 128 Programs, for a total of
512 Programs. If you hold the S HIFT button while changing the Bank, the sound will
not change until you release the S HIFT button. If you hold the S HIFT button while
changing the Bank and the sequencer is running, when the S
HIFT
button is released
the sequence will complete (according to the length of Sequence 1) before
synchronously changing to the new program and it’s sequence.
3 Volume: 0…100 Master Volume control
4 Transpose: -36…+36 Master Transpose control, 0 is centered. Steps in
semitones.
5 BPM: 30…250 Basic speed for the sequencer in BPM. Actual speed also
depends on the Clock Divide setting (see below). If using MIDI clock, it will display the
BPM of the incoming MIDI clocks.
6 Clock Div: see table Used as a clock divider to provide a wider range of
sequencer speeds. When set to 4n (quarter notes), the BPM setting is exact, i.e. 120
BPM = 120 BPM. If set to 2n (half note), the actual speed is half, so a setting of 120
BPM will actually play at 60 BPM.
Swing settings add a delay to every the odd steps (1, 3, 5, etc.), while shortening the
even steps by the same amount, for a swing feel to the timing. Half swing is the same
with less delay.
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