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REVOLVER

   introduction   

 

new monster in your pocket

REVOLVER is an analogue synth refill and multisample library, based on the sounds of DSI Evolver keyboard.

In other words, it can be viewed as a continuation of the Analogue Monsters series: REVOLVER provides vivid, dynamic and rich-sounding real analogue sounds, giving you a powerful new synth in your Reason rack.

 

 

about Evolver

DSI Evolver is an incredible synthesizer that incorporates many of Dave Smith and Sequential's old secrets, circuits and technologies. It uses a monstrous four oscillator voice architecture - two analogue DCOs and two digital - with two independent Curtis analog low-pass filters.

The analogue oscillators feature multiple classic waveforms plus pulse-width modulation and hard sync, and they sound really nice and big. The digital oscillators feature FM synthesis, Ring Modulation and 96 wavetables. Modulation capabilities are handled by four LFOs and three ADSR envelope generators.
The Evolver's analog-style sequencer brings itself to life with animated evolving sounds. All modulators can be synced for massive rhythmic sounds.

 

 

the analogue hack

Evolver is a digital/analogue hybrid synth. It means the oscillators and filters are analogue, but the on-board effects (feedback, delay, distortion, hi-pass filter and mixer) are all digital. This concept is a very serviceable feature for performers, but a bit annoying for us – we don't need the digital effects, we want to use the original analogue sounds!

The "analogue hack" is a way to achieve this: it taps the analogue signals before the onboard effects' AD converters and leads it out as two separated dual mono channels. (This hardware modification needs a skilled technician, so many thanks to the Absolute team!)

The results are true analogue sounds, without the unnecessary extra AD/DA conversions. Thanks to the Combinators, we can use Reason's own effect arsenal in a much more flexible and complex way – and this is our big goal! :)

 

 

 

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REVOLVER

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