the kronos is just a oasys in a new case nothing more nothing less is been put in a cheaper plastic case with very minor updates
which could have been done in os software for the oasys but there was no money in that so they dropped support for oasys and made the kronos with a smaller price tag
yamaha own korg so it does not matter if they bring out anything better as it all belongs to them anyway
i own an sy99 sy85 and ex5r and an an1x sy35 tx16w tx81z
and these synths are the most interesting of all yams i have owned the sy99 being the best of all for me with its rcm fm
and i like the implimentation of pitch vector modulation of the sy35 that you can get very wierd etheral sounds becuase of it
what i like about the an1x is its a pure synth like the analogs of old with true fm not pd like the dx7 and its ranges
the fm on these is like on modular systems and its modulatable in real time unlike the dx7
its a fat synth and of the va synths its the best
i own a nord1/2
jp8000
and i prefer the sound of the an1x more going under the hood you get an extra osc when in sync mode so you have more to play with
and polyphony is perfect as we only have ten fingers for playing
i have the z1 which is also a beast of a machine but to use fm you use an osc so its not as good as doing those types of sounds as an1x due to loosing a analog type waveform in the mix
----- Original Message -----
From: derek192603
To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:37 AM
Subject: [AN1x] Re: Yamaha GX1
> > An2x ....
> Isnt this CS6 an improved An1x with expansions ? Or does it only contain this half version. PLG150AN ? Thats not the real thing. I am shure An1x will come back because Yamaha (Roland too) has to find an answer to the Korg Kronos. (A very cold machine.cold not cool ) I hope there will be an answer containing a compatibel AN1x version.
Hi,
No, there is still no replacement for the AN1x. I have AN in 3 forms: EX5 and its mono/duo AN model, PLG150AN in my Motif Rack ES and of course the AN1x. They are all different and the AN1x is still king in terms of the capabilities it has that the others don't. I wrote an AN1x to EX5 converter, so got quite an insight into the differences. The basic engines were the same, but the effects architectures and scenes/morphing were quite different.
The CS6x is an AWM engine with PLG cards, so cannot be an AN2x. It allows you to use a PLG card which at best can be considered to be half an AN1x: Nice sounds of course, but only one scene in effect. And PLG was a failure really due to the workflow of creating voices without effects on the AN card, and then having to create a voice with the effects on the host that then used the AN voice. All a bit fiddly IMHO.
I personally think that Yamaha have lost their innovative edge over the years, probably because innovation doesn't sell synths to the unwashed masses who don't edit and want instant sounds (i.e. the majority of people couldn't give a hoot about architecture and the depth of them).
I have the EX5, AN1x, SY77 and FS1R and I believe that they represent the pinnacle of Yamaha's innovation. Of course there is the DX7 (but the SY kicks its ass) and the CS/GX/GS series as well, but these four (EX5, AN1x, SY77 and FS1R ) are my personal picks. I am still dreaming of the day that Yamaha take all of the features of those four to make a dream uber synth, and I'm hoping that the Kronos is the competition that makes Yamaha wake up from the nice sounding but uninspiring Motif series.
All the recent talk of the AN1x and the synths of yesteryear is all quite interesting. Keep it up! The An1x will always have a place in my studio.
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