The AN1x is a good, but not stellar, master controller. I use the AN1x to control itself, an Alesis S4, and a vocoder, as well as to provide a second manual for an organ, and it does a decent job of the task. I use the AN1x in Local Off mode, and change the Tx channel to re-direct the output to the different devices.
What the AN1x does well:
- Quickly switches channels using one button
- Knobs are programmable to various MIDI CC#'s
- Supports two volume-pedal style controllers, plus one sustain-pedal style controller, with programmable MIDI CC#'s
- Sequencer can send on a different MIDI channel than the keyboard
- Local Off mode does not lead to dropped notes (at least, in my experience)
What the AN1x does NOT do well:
- Zones -- the AN1x can receive on two channels at once, but it can only send on one
- The velocity curves are set globally, rather than on a per-patch basis (this is one of the biggest limitations, IMHO)
- The MIDI channels are set globally, rather than on a per-patch basis
- The knob CC#'s are set globally, rather than on a per-patch basis
I use a MIDI Solutions Router to get around some of the limitations by filtering and re-channelizing some of the MIDI outputs.
Regards,
-BW
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Bruce Wahler
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Ashby Solutions™
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bruce@...At 09:02 P 5/19/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>So you can not split the keyboard to control diffrent machines at the
>same time, or to control the internal sound's and some external
>sounds' at the same time.. is this correct. if so then it might not
>be good for me since I wanted to use it to control a nord micro, and
>it's self at the same time, or I could use the machinedrum to
>sequence the micro and use the an1x stand alone. I'm not to sure I'm
>still pertty new to all this, how would you suggest using this 3
>machine's together .
> thank's