I feel like such a noob!!!!! lol hahaha after reading more of the manual those patches look to be set a side for signal processing I.E. Guitar or other gear.... .
Oh boy, I feel sheepish
Yeah well spotted, the Evolver can also be used as an external signal processor. Please don't berate yourself, we have all been there, it is absolutely fine. I really commend you for asking your question here and continue with your exploration.
I haven't experimented using the Evolver as a signal processor/effect unit yet. Simply didn't get to it so far.
I am very much a knob per function guy and I realized quite early on that if I wanted to keep the Evolver I needed to poly-chain it with a Mono Evolver Keyboard (MEK). Even if only for the knobs per function facility. A month or two ago I managed to get hold of a second hand MEK and cleaned it, upgraded it with the latest boards and knobs. Happily Sequential still keeps stock of upgrade boards and knobs.
This has totally transformed my relationship with the Evolver(s). In the last month I have created more fresh Evolver patches then in the whole 3 years since I owned the desktop. The MEK + desktop have become completely integrated with my studio workflow now. There is something about the sound of the Evolver combination, where playing two notes simultaneously sounds better than the sum of both instruments. If I make any sense
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Now of course I am lusting for a poly Evolver ...... ha ha ha. But they are very rare and if one of them appears for sale on the second hand market places here in the Netherlands, it will be priced ridiculously high (at least too much for my taste).