thank you for the info. i apreciate it muchly..
john
--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Jeff <jf.serviere@...> wrote:
>
> John a écrit :
>
> >so i just got one of these boxes off ebay and it doesnt have the
> >software editor... i guess i have to call yamaha to see if they
have
> >it..
> >
> >
> Maybe you can get it for free on some synth related website ....
this
> instrument is now out of production. I don't have any idea on the
Yamaha
> customer support service , i think it depends on the country . The
> japanese Yamaha site has a "download" page , just take a look . On
> another hand the Kawaï - US website has lots of manuals and
patches to
> download for their old gear, the japanese or french ones no.... I
have a
> Kawaï synth too ...
>
> >does anyone know if the cd software workd for windows Xp?
> >
> >
> The AN1X editor works on my computer with XP .... but i don't use
it
> intensively: i'm an old school knobs tweaker. No crashes or locks
of the
> software, that's sure, but ....is everything OK is another
question !
>
> >also, how can you access just the synth sounds and not the pcm
sounds
> >from the front panel?
> >
> >
> Try a full reset of the AN200, if you did not program your own
sounds
> (they will be lost..) :
> 1) Turn the power OFF.
> 2) Press and hold down the ∗[SHOW VALUE]∗, ∗[PATTERN]∗, and ∗[EXIT]
∗
> buttons simultaneously then turn the power ON.
> Just in case, to make sure that all is OK .....
>
> >i got this thing cos i thought it was a AN1x in a box but it seems
like
> >the sounds are embedded with the drums..
> >
> >
> ∗Using a MIDI keyboard :∗
>
> 1. Connect the MIDI out of the external keyboard to the MIDI in
of
> the AN200 (make sure that the transmit and receive channels
line up).
> 2. Select a pattern that you don't mind erasing and delete it by
> pressing SHIFT, then button ∗[11]∗ (PATTERN JOB: CLEAR SEQ
function).
> 3. Select the track to be recorded. For this example, select the
> synth track.
> 4. Press the ∗[RECORD]∗ button.
> 5. Press the ∗[PLAY/STOP]∗ button and while it loops around, play
> some notes on the keyboard.
> 6. Press the ∗[PLAY/STOP]∗ button when this track is finished.
> 7. Repeat steps 3-6 for additional tracks.
>
> ∗Using a AN200 as a Tone Generator∗
> There are two applications that might be described this way and two
> different ways to accomplish it.
>
> /Multitimbral Recording/
> The AN200 can be set up to receive on 4 discrete MIDI channels. It
> defaults to Synth on Channel 1 and Rhythm 1, 2 and 3 on Channels 2,
3
> and 4, but you can set it to any of the 16 channels.
>
> 1. Press and hold the [SHIFT] button and press button [14].
> NOTE: Underneath button 14 is the MIDI parameter area
with "SETUP".
> 2. Continue to hold the [SHIFT] button while repeatedly pressing
> button [14] to cause the AN200 to scroll through the 4 voices and
> channel assignments (Syn, R1, R2 and R3), and allow the other MID
> parametes such as Clock Source (internal or external) and the MIDI
THRU
> status (on or off) to be set.
>
> /Live Set Up/
>
> 1. Connect the MIDI out of the keyboard/controller to the AN200
MIDI in.
> 2. Set the keyboard MIDI transmit to the same channel as the
AN200
> receive channel (don't forget to connect the AN200 up to PA/speaker
> system). Use the User Preset Pattern area as a ''User Patch Bank'',
> tweak the knobs to achieve the desired sound and save it in a
preset
> pattern. The pattern itself doesn't have to have any step sequence
data
> in it (of course it can, if necessary).
> (found right now on Yamaha website....but the "download" page is
> unfortunately locked today !)
>
> >am i better off with just getting the AN1x? or will the software
really
> >make all the difference?
> >
> >
> Basically the AN200 is half an AN1X with extra PCM sounds , mostly
> percussions. The software does not add nothing but makes the sound
> edition easier ...
> Hope that it helps ...
> J.F.
>
> > john
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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