Hi all,
I'm in the midst of the transaction for buying my an1x ($400 off Harmony
Central, if you're interested). I've wanted one for quite a while because
I dig that analogue sound (this'll be close enough for me, I imagine), I
want a decent controller synth (been using my esq-1: no knobs!), and the
price:performance ratio seemed pretty damn good!
My other main instrument is the Ensoniq ASR-X black box. I have a small
but decent home studio which has grown over the years (began making music 5
years ago). Centered primarily around my tascam 424mkII 4track, but moving
into the computer world.
My musical direction tends to be live looping improv using a few digitech
8 and 2 second delays plus effects. I'm starting to get into more
structured sequenced stuff, but I like the immediacy and surprises of the
live improv.
I've started a web site for my music (learning as I go), but you're
welcome to check it out at:
http://www.simons-rock.edu/~nickI also highly recommend Jon's site (address in all his emails)..useful for
both the asr-x and the an1x.
While this post is a bit gear oriented, I don't think what you have is
nearly so important as your creativity and enthusiasm. Gear is only
expression-aiding tools...what you can do with a couple of sticks or even a
blade of grass!
-nick