In article <
JJEKLPCFBAIDGALLHOOFAECECCAA.pergamon@...>, Pergamon
<
pergamon@...> writes
>Hi
>
> I am the owner of an A4000, and I have to tell you that there are some
>things about this machine you should be aware of.
>
> First of all there is a small problem with the knobs on tha A4000. The
>technology behind these knobs makes them very fragile. You will discover
>that they after a while jumps over several positions when turning them.
That's OK, It will accept a midi Input, So I'll use my peavey!
>
> Software: There are a few things that are missing. You f.ex. don't have
>the option of deleting a program.
What do you mean by this?
>You can delete the samples, but not the
>program. Of course you can just rename the program and use it for something
>else, but anyway. Also in the edit-function of the samples, you don't have
>the option of deleting something in the middle of a sample. The CUT-option,
>as we all know it from other programs. But you get a sample editor with the
>purchase of the machine, but then you need a SCSI-card to transfer them to
>the A4000, if it is big samples.
Or an IDE CD drive.
I hope it's not TWE, 'cos that is a bad piece of software! I'm not so
bothered about that, I've been using sample editors for a quite a while,
So cutting up the sample as I want it is No problem, I have a 16x
Plextor CD rewriter, So getting data to and from it shouldn't be
difficult!
>
> And the RAM used in this machine is the old EDO-RAM, so it can be
>difficult to find or maybe you will have to pay a lot of money for it. If
>you are luck, then maybe you or some friend of yours, have an old PC with
>some EDO-RAM in it that works in the A4000. I was lucky to have that, so I
>have a lot of RAM in my A4000, without paiyng anything for it =)
>
> I am not trying to say you shouldn't buy the machine, but just trying
>to make some info available for you before you purchase it. Also I am not
>trying to say it is a bad purchase, because I like it.
I already have that one worked out, The place I am getting it will chuck
32Mb of ram in it for me, and someone I know will do me the other 96Mb
cheap as 'Chips'!
Tell me what you like about it, Then I'll have more of a think about it!
>
>Jan
>
>
>> I have been looking at samplers recently and it would appear that the
>> Yamaha A4000 is a good deal, 64 note poly, 4 or 6 outs standard, 96 FX
>> types over 3 FX blocks, 16 Filter types, FX etc. Are midi syncable,
>> Comes with built in sscsi/IDE for chucking upto an 8gb HDD or a CDRW or
>> CDR drive in or Jaz/zip, all for 589 UKp
>>
>>
>> In article <F53aqbC8wSA1XvpFVjC000049eb@...>, Bjrn Standal
>> <standal2000@...> writes
>> >Hi gang
>> >
>> >I know we've been through this topic before, but I just need
>> confirmation. I
>> >see my AN1X standing there with incredible possibillities,
>> beautiful sounds
>> >and its great keyboard, and then all I can think off is its damn
>> monotimbral
>> >(bi-timbral at most) shortcomings.
>> >Is there a reason for VA's to have less polyphony and timbrality than
>> >sampled-based synths? Even the new Supernova 2 only got eight part
>> >multitimbrality. It's just enough for basic songs, but I think 16 part
>> >multitimbrality is a minimum. Even my trusty DJX got that.
>> >
>> >I extensively use MIDI (without being a guru, far from it), and in that
>> >sense the AN1X is near to useless in complete songmaking as I
>> can only use
>> >one sound in every song. Sure there must be a way to at least
>> use different
>> >sounds in a track, albeit not at the same time? Is there
>> something like a
>> >patch-change command I can send to my AN1X? I use Cakewalk 8.0.
>> >
>> >Was wondering if I should invest in a sampler so I could sample
>> my AN1X and
>> >use it as a multitimbral AN1X-emulator. Don't know which
>> sampler's got the
>> >best filters and effects, though... But that's a whole 'nother story.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>See ya,
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>Reggie
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