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Table of Contents Installation................................................................................... 2 VST/Audio Units............................................................................ 2 Mac OSX Users.............................................................................. 2 Authorization............................................................................... 2 Older versions of Cubase............................................................... 2 MIDI Configuration.....
Welcome! Thanks for purchasing the SoundTower Evolver PlugSE™ for the Evolver synth from Dave Smith Instruments. This proprietary plug-in is installed in your audio software as a Virtual Instrument (VST Instrument or AudioUnits) and will control all of the functions found on the Evolver. Stunning graphics, intuitive functions and easy-to-use menus make tweaking the Evolver hardware fun and easy.
Installation VST/Audio Units Download the version of the Evolver PlugSE™ required for your computer platform (PC/MAC) and audio workstation (VST/AU). Downloads are available from: http://www.soundtower.com/PlugSE The Evolver Editor PlugSE™ will run free of charge in demo mode. Once you download and decompress the .zip file, you will have a .dll file for PC VST. Various DAWs have different requirements for the installation of plug-ins.
MIDI Configuration It isn’t practical to provide specific instruction in this document to cover all the possible MIDI interfaces or configurations that are available. We will show an example of a typical MIDI configuration using a MIDISPORT 2x2 MIDI interface. NOTE: If you create a new MIDI track, the Evolver should appear as a possible input and output for MIDI communication. Click the MIDI button at the top of the Editor window. Select the MIDI interface and port that the Evolver is connected to.
Confirm Connections and Test Editor/Hardware Interaction Confirm that changes made using the PlugSE™ Editor affect the Evolver by adjusting a few controls in the Editor window; these changes should be reflected on the Evolver hardware. Record/Playback MIDI Data Create a new MIDI track in your DAW. Select the MIDI interface port that the Evolver is connected to as your MIDI destination. Record and playback a few test notes.
Pop-up panels Right-click on an empty area of any panel will open fully functional copy of that panel near the top left corner of your application window (useful for smaller resolution screens) as shown below. At the top of the Parameter Panel window are a series of buttons that select functions or display drop down menus. From left to right: BANK, FILE, EDIT, MIDI, HOST, Send, Receive, WRITE, PIANO, SEQUENCER and RESET. A description of each button appears below. Soundtower Evolver PlugSE V1.
BANKS Click on the BANK button and you will see a new view overlaid on the main Parameter Panel, containing a scrollable list of program banks on the left-hand side. There are four banks with 128 programs in each bank (arranged just like the four banks in the Evolver).Click the A , B, C or D buttons to select the desired bank, and then use the scroll bar on the right to scroll through the list (you can also scroll through the list using the wheel on your mouse, if so equipped).
EDIT EDIT provide a menu allows you to copy and paste the current program to a different location. MIDI Although the main function of the MIDI button was covered above in the MIDI Configuration section, there are more features that can be adjusted in the MIDI Configuration panel. When enabled, the Clock ON/OFF button synchronizes the EDITOR with the host MIDI clock. LATENCY and DELAY Many hosts send MIDI data to Plugin Instruments ahead of time in order for plugins to prepare the Audio to play.
GLOBAL Clicking on GLOBAL button opens GLOBAL SETTINGS Panel where you can adjust the Evolver global settings including volume, transposition, tuning, clock, MIDI parameters and input gain. Host Host function allows you to send programs to the VST patch list. Select a Program you wish to save. Click HOST. You will be presented with a dialog indicating the current host VST program selected. While this dialog is open, click on the VST patch list and select the slot you wish to save the Evolver program to.
PIANO The PIANO button toggles on and off keyboard within the Editor window. It features Pitchbend and Modulation wheels, a drop down menu to select velocity of notes played from this keyboard and a small keyboard overview that you can click to change the range of the viewable keys. The keyboard window may be dragged (with the bar across its top) up and down to reveal different areas of the editor if your viewing area is limited.
SEQUENCER Click on the SEQUENCER button at the top of the SEQUENCER panel to open the complete set of parameters for the SEQUENCER features of the Evolver as seen below. This view of the Sequencer shows the four sequencers available with the topmost set showing master functions on the right that apply to all four sets of programmable steps. Let’s take a look at the three sections of the top Sequencer.
The middle section (above) shows the 16 steps and the values of each step. While all the values may be entered in this window, there is a more convenient way to do this and will be shown below in SEQUENCER EDITING section. This area to the right is the master section for all four sequencers. Adjust Tempo and choose the Clock Divide option to determine the gate time of each step relative to the tempo. Additionally, by clicking on the Draw Mode button, you have the options for Sliders, Pen or Quantize.
SEQUENCER EDITING This enlarged view of the sequencer allows easier adjustment of the individual steps. The same controls appear at the top of the window along with four small windows showing the current levels of each of the four sequencers. Clicking on any of these areas will bring the values down the larger window for easy editing. Select the sequencer you wish to adjust by clicking on the mini view of one of the four available.
Finale We hope you will enjoy using this software. The Evolver PlugSE™ Editor brings dynamic and exciting automation possibilities to your Evolver synth, and we expect you will spend many happy hours exploring all this program has to offer. If you require more in-depth editing and unique program generation through the use of SoundTower’s proprietary Program Morphing and Program Genetics, please download the full Pro Editor to review and discover the additional available features.
