The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

Hello Ray,

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, RayMaxer <digil@d...> wrote:
> That was not the full list here , I also got Proteus 2K and WaveStation SR ... so I
> think I am not so much looking for stuff like wavesequences in MW ... or may be
> still am :) it's so hard to manage all that in WS SR and SoundDiver is not treating
> it the best way IMHO ..

I can't speak to the "how to's" and "why not's" of SoundDiver but your 
description sounds similar to my past experience with a WS EX and 
Galaxy Plus Ed/Lib. You couldn't program wave sequences from Galaxy+. 
You were stuck programming wave sequences from the WS front panel (an 
exercise in masochism if you ask me...) The hierarchal nature of the WS 
drove me batty :-P...programming that box was an exercise in 
frustration.


> Sampler is what I am getting for sure in future months ...

A wise decision that you will not regret. IMO, a good sampler is the 
best investment you can make in new piece of gear! They make great, 
multipurpose tools and you'll never run out of excuses to use it! Plus, 
most of the current crop have all kinds of kewl native DSP or FX 
processing to further advance your efforts. Which model are you looking 
at? E-mu, Akai, Yamaha, or Kurzweil? Maybe a 2nd hand Ensoniq or 
Roland? The Yamaha's are nice but I still prefer my ASR-X Pro...but 
that's another story...


> The other problem which is right in front of me is mixing all that ..
> I am currently using Mackie 1604 VLZ and if I get myself a sampler plus some FX
> plus another synth , I would be in lack of ... say .. 10-15 channels <G> for sure

Have you evaluated all the line in's and out's you're running today? Do 
you *need* every_single_one that you have plugged into the Mackie  
right now - or can you fall back to a pair of inputs from each device? 
If you decide on a new mixer, I'd stick with Mackie. If you see your 
self going all digital then I'd spend the time thinking through what 
you need today and what you *think* you'll need tomorrow before 
spending the dough.


> ..
> What mixer are you using (and everybody here) ? Your advice ?
> P.S. How much is Micro Modular this days ? (and how much poly does it give (I know
> it depends on patch complexity , but sev. examples would be enough)

You should check the demo MP3s at the Clavia site - and maybe check  
the software package too. Don't forget, the Micro Mod (and the Nord 
Mod) require a dedicated pair of MIDI In & Outs for host editing in 
addition to a seperate MIDI In for receiving MIDI Note and CC events - 
that's a minimum of three MIDI cables for one box. The software is 
'smart' enough to keep tabs on how much horsepower your patch has 
exhausted. IMO, it's the type of box you really have to want to use and 
not let yourself get caught up in a perceived limitation such as 
polyphony. Of course, I feel much the same about the AN1x. The ten note 
polyphony has never been at issue with me :-)

regards,
Jon