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Poly Evolver Keyboard Operation Manual

Chaining Multiple Evolvers Together The Poly Evolver Keyboard has 4 voices that are identical to the 4 voices in a rackmount Poly Evolver, and the s

On the Keyboard MIDI clock is again set to Out, the first Rack set to In/out, and the second Rack to In. Chaining Mono Evolvers You can also use one

The Poly Evolver Voice Before going through the individual parameters, following is a brief description of the architecture of a single Poly Evolver v

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Basic Operation on, it is in Program Mode with the PROGRAM LED lit and e following screen active: Program Mode When you first turn the PolythProgr

To edit the Combo parameters, first hit the desired COMBO PART Switch. The PARAM 1 knob now selects the parameter, and the PARAM 2 knob changes the

Transposing the Keyboard Range Use the UP and DOWN Transpose switches to transpose the Poly Keyboard up or down by octaves. The LED indicates the cur

17 An exception to the voice stealing rule is when Poly Chain is On. In this case rather than stealing an already-used voice, the Poly will transmit t

Global Parameters To edit the Global parameters, press the GLOBAL switch and Global page 1 is displayed. The PARAM 1 knob changes the parameter on t

with Poly Chain) MidInNoS/SMIDI clock is received, but MIDI start/stop/continue messages are ignored. Prog Tempo: Off, On – When set to Off, changin

MIDI Program:xxx MIDI Pressure:xx MIDI Program: Off, On – When On, the Poly will respond to MIDI program changes received, and will transmit Program

LpF Half Routed to the low pass filter, but with half the range Page 9: Velocity Curve:x Pressure Curve:x Velocity Curve: 1…4 – Sets one of the fo

Program Parameters All Program parameters can be edited using the front panel controls. To edit a program, simply turn the desired parameter knob. Th

Frequency: C -2…C 8 – Selects the base oscillator frequency over a 10 octave range, from 8 Hz to 8KHz, stepping in semitones. C3 is middle C, the fir

place of the VS noise. Wave 95 (126 on the VS) is a “blank” wave, which can give some options while sequencing waves. The Poly Evolver ships with wave

Level: 0…100 – Controls the volume of external audio input connected to the Left and/or Right Audio Input jack on the back of the Poly Evolver Keyboa

Decay: 0…110 – Sets the Decay time. Sustain: 0…100 – Sets the Sustain level. Release: 0…110 – Sets the Release time. Audio Mod: 0…100 – Sets the amou

xMonox Mono – Both channels mixed to the center – also useful when only using one output xxRLxx Reverse Stereo 1 – Right channel panned somewhat left,

Note: Feedback can also be used to implement plucked string physical models. Use Envelope 3 with Noise as a destination (all oscillators off). Play ar

The delay takes a mix of both channels as input, and provides up to three independent taps, each of which can be individually time or level modulated.

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3 Steps Delay is 3 steps in length 1.5 Step Delay is one and a half steps in length 2/3 Step Delay is two-thirds of a step in length 1/3 Step Delay is

Envelope 3 Destination: see table – Sets the Envelope 3 destination. See the Modulation Destination table on page 41 for a list of possible destinati

Fre LFO ove the (261 Hz, middle C). ay not respond well to the fastest LFO speeds, due to speed limitations of the control voltages; but they will

Modulators The Modulators section lets you configure the modulation routing and amount for the oly Evolver’s four general-purpose modulation slots

Destination 1: see table – Selects a modulation destination. See the Modulation Destination table on page 41 for a list of possible destinations.

signal level drops below a second fixed threshold. ExtIn, ResetsSeq Same as external in, but also resets the sequencer to step 1 if it is running. Ext

pitch range. But, if you then try to play this Program from a keyboard, the pitches will likely be too high. Rather than lowering all the oscillator f

Sequencer The Poly Evolver features a 4 x 16 “analog-style” step sequencer that can generate four separate sequences of up to 16 steps each. Indiv

64trip BPM x 24 Sixty-fourth note triplets Programming a Sequence Each of the 16 steps in the sequence has its own knob, which can be set to a va

sequence switches while recording to program all of the sequences in one write session. Hit START/STOP or WRITE when you are done recording. When rec

Tested To ComplyWith FCC StandardsFOR OFFICE USE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

Note that overall limits of 30 to 250 BPM still apply; for example, if you have a BPM of 120, and a sequencer step of 10, it will try to go four times

Modulation Destinations Display Destination Off No destination selected Osc 1 Freq Oscillator 1 Frequency Osc 2 Freq Oscillator 2 Frequency Osc 3 Fr

LFO 1 Freq LFO 1 Frequency LFO 2 Freq LFO 2 Frequency LFO 3 Freq LFO 3 Frequency LFO 4 Freq LFO 4 Frequency LFOAllFreq LFO All Frequency LFO 1 Amt

43 Modulation Sources Display Source Off No Source selected Sequence1 Sequence 1 Sequence2 Sequence 2 Sequence3 Sequence 3 Sequence4 Sequence 4 LFO

Combo Parameters Combos are used to make different combinations of Programs, and use them in different ways. You can use up to four different Parts

Display MIDI mode Off This Part will not respond to MIDI Notes This Part only responds to MIDI notes Cntrls This Part only responds to MIDI control

Display Envelope Trigger Selections Sequencer or KeyThe envelopes will be triggered by either the sequencer or the keyboard. When triggered by the s

47 Volume: 0…100 – Sets the Volume level for this Part. Low Key: C -2…C 8 – This parameter, along with the High Key parameter following, sets the ke

MIDI Implementation The Poly Evolver receives MIDI data according to the mode controls in the Global Section. When in Combo mode, the Global parame

MIDI Ch: 1…16, All – Selects the MIDI channel to use for this Part. If All is selected, it responds to any MIDI channel. If MIDI Mode is set to Off,

Contents Quick Start 6 Preset Notes 8 FAQs 9 Chaining Evolvers and Polys 10 Inside Evolver 12 Signal Flow Diagram 13 Basic Operati

MIDI Messages Received Channel Messages Status Second Third Description 1000 nnnn 0kkkkkkk 0vvvvvvv Note Off. Velocity is ignored 1001 nnnn

27 Oscillator 4 Level 28 Oscillator 1 Shape 29 Oscillator 2 Shape 30 Oscillator 3 Shape 31 Oscillator 4 Shape 40 FM 4->3 41 FM 3->4 42

System Common Messages Status Second Third Description 1111 0010 0vvvvvvv 0vvvvvvv Song Position Pointer – LS Byte then MS Byte. Positions depe

0vvv vvvv DSP Software version LS 0vvv vvvv DSP MS 1111 0111 End of Exclusive (EOX) Transmitted Channel Messages Status Second Third Descrip

System Exclusive Messages Note that all the System Exclusive messages use the Evolver ID, rather than the Poly Evolver ID. This maintains compatibili

Combo Parameters This message is ignored if the synth is in Program mode Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID

Request Program Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0000 010

Request Combo Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0010 0001

Program Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0000 00

Program Edit Buffer Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Vers

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Waveshape Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 00

Reset Switch Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0000 Evolver ID 0000 0001 File Version 0000 0100 R

Global Parameter Data Parameter Range Description 0 0 - 127 Program Number 1 - 128 1 0 - 3 Bank Number 1 - 4 2 0 - 100 Master Volume 0 - 100

12 x Not used (zero sent in Main Dump) 13 x Not used (zero sent in Main Dump) 14 0 - 16 MIDI Channel; if = 0, data received on all MIDI channels

Combo Parameter Data There are 4 identical parts in a Combo; they are listed below. The name of the combo follows the other parameters. 1 2 3 4

9 External Input gates the sequencer and resets the sequencer 10 Keyboard plays sequence once 11 Keyboard plays sequence once, resetting on mulitpl

Program Parameter Data Parameter Range Description 0 0 - 120 Oscillator 1 Frequency, 0 – 120 in semitones (10 octave range) 1 0 - 100 Oscillato

Parameter Range Description 24 0 - 100 VCA Level 25 0 - 100 VCA Envelope Amount 26 0 - 110 VCA Envelope Attack 27 0 - 110 VCA Envelope De

42 0 - 200 LFO 1 Amount (over 100 repeats with Key sync on) 43 0 - 68 LFO 1 Destination (see destination table on page 72) 44 0 - 160 LFO 2 Fr

3 Left channel audio, Right channel control 63 0 - 14 Input Hack Amount Parameter Range Description 64 0 - 200 Glide, Oscillator 1; 101 – 19

To select Combo mode, press the COMBO switch. Combos give you complete flexibility configuring the four voices; you can stack or split the keyboard, a

Parameter Range Description 88 0 - 1 Linear/Exponential envelopes 0 = Exponential, 1 = Linear 89 0 - 100 VCA Envelope Velocity 90 0 - 24 Mo

Parameter Range Description 120 0 - 198 Mod Wheel Amount; -99 to +99 121 0 - 68 Mod Wheel Destination (see destination table on page 72) 12

Modulation Destinations 0 No destination selected 1 Oscillator 1 Frequency 2 Oscillator 2 Frequency 3 Oscillator 3 Frequency 4 Oscillator 4 Freq

45 LFO 3 Amount 46 LFO 4 Amount 47 LFO A Amount 48 Envelope 1 Amount 49 Envelope 2 Amount 50 Envelope 3 Amount 51 Envelope A Amount 52 Envelop

74 Modulation Sources 0 No Source selected 1 Sequence 1 2 Sequence 2 3 Sequence 3 4 Sequence 4 5 LFO 1 6 LFO 2 7 LFO 3 8 LFO 4 9 Filter Env

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About the Presets There are 512 Programs and 384 Combos in your Poly Evolver. The factory sound set is on our website if you ever need to refresh it

Frequently Asked Questions The Poly Evolver is a very flexible instrument. While this provides a wide range of operational possibilities, it also me