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From: "tspeer" <tspeer@...>


> > From: "Peter Korsten" <peterk@...>
> >
> > Interesting to note, however, is that one friend of mine prefers the
JP8000
> > sound over the AN1x, while the other one (who happens to have a shitload
of
> > 'real' analogue synths) is of the opposite opinion.
>
> Hmmm... another comparison of a superior sounding instrument(An1x) to one
> with a superior interface (JP-8000).

Well, I think we can agree that the JP8000 has a far better interface
(except for selecting patches, I think), but this was actually about the
sound.

Both of my friends have played with the JP8000 of a French friend of theirs,
and both have played with my AN1x. Now friend #1 thinks that the sound of
the AN1x is mostly based on its effects, and that the JP8000 sounds better.
Friend #2, however, didn't really like the JP8000, and thought that the AN1x
sounded really analogue (and he should know, since he's got some 20 analogue
synths, including a CS60).

So that's something that has got me wondering. Now this list probably is
'kind of' biased, so I won't be asking which one you think is better. But
perhaps beauty is in the ear of the beholder, as well as in his eye.

From a pure technical view, the AN1x is better specified, and that at a
lower price. But no longer for sale, though. :)

- Peter