Evogenesis FAQ: Vital psytech presets, basslines & macros

Question 1

What is included in Evogenesis for Vital?

Accepted Answer

Evogenesis contains 100 Vital presets across nine categories: 20 basslines, 10 basses, 6 acid sounds, 18 leads, 15 microlooped atmospheres, 5 plucks, 6 sequences, 6 stabs and 14 atmospheres. The collection focuses on a grimy, grounded psychedelic techno sound, with material that can also fit psytrance. These are synthesizer presets, not a collection of rendered audio loops.

Question 2

Which version of Vital does Evogenesis require?

Accepted Answer

Evogenesis requires Vital 1.5.3 or higher. Vital is not included with the sound bank. The presets load into Vital; buying Evogenesis does not provide a separate instrument or a DAW. The product page offers audio previews and an overview video to help you judge the sounds before choosing the bank.

Question 3

What is the difference between the bass and bassline presets?

Accepted Answer

The bass category is a starting point for writing your own MIDI phrasing. The bassline category contains more complete internal grooves, including rolling, bouncing and deeper patterns that can develop while you hold a note. Both remain editable. In the overview, Black Marvin also shows how bypassing a demonstrated modulation assignment lets him keep a bassline's timbre while changing its movement.

Question 4

What does MLA mean in the Evogenesis preset names?

Accepted Answer

MLA stands for microlooped atmosphere. These 15 presets create looping, evolving layers that sit between an atmosphere and a moving lead. They can sustain energy over a longer passage without behaving like a conventional pad. They are played inside Vital, and the macros let you explore their movement and texture. They are not separate WAV loops supplied alongside the bank.

Question 5

How can I make an Evogenesis preset sound more personal?

Accepted Answer

Start by playing your own part, then explore the macros. In the production stream, Black Marvin explains that the first macro usually articulates the sound, while the remaining controls offer changes in colour, rate or more pronounced effects. This is a recurring design approach, not an identical assignment on every patch. Try a gradual automation on one control, then listen to how it works with the kick and bass before adding more movement.

Question 6

How is Evogenesis different from Exogenesis?

Accepted Answer

Evogenesis is designed around psychedelic techno, with heavier, swampier and more industrial textures. Exogenesis starts from a more overtly psychedelic, otherworldly psytrance direction. Black Marvin describes them as related banks with different identities, rather than Evogenesis being Volume 2 of Exogenesis. Both can cross into other genres; choose between them by the sound and musical role you need.

Question 7

Can I render Evogenesis presets and use my own effects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In the stream, Black Marvin renders synth phrases, arranges the audio and reuses the Vital instance for another sound. He also removes some internal reverb so he can choose the processing later. In Vital's effects section, adjust or bypass delay and reverb when you want a drier starting point. Keep the editable MIDI and preset when you may want to change the sound later; rendered audio contains the processing active at the time of the bounce.

Question 8

Are the demo track, drums and external plugins included?

Accepted Answer

The purchase is the 100-preset Vital bank. The videos also use separately chosen drums, sidechain processing and other external effects. The kick is identified as coming from Fractal Sounds' Psytech Kicks sample collection. The complete DAW session, that sample collection and the external plugins are not part of Evogenesis. Quantum Fold Vol.2 wavetables helped shape the bank, but Evogenesis is not the complete standalone wavetable collection.