Dave Smith Mono Evolver Keyboard
Pushing at the boundaries of synthesis, as ever, Dave Smith's Evolver range continues to, er, evolve...
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Pushing at the boundaries of synthesis, as ever, Dave Smith's Evolver range continues to, er, evolve...
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The Evolver began as a mono desktop unit, then became polyphonic, and now there's a polyphonic keyboard version. It's almost as if Dave Smith's latest synth is steadily evolving back into his earlier Prophet 5... We check it out.
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