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If you like to hear what I did with 
> it you can listen to "Interstellar Jazzcafe" 

Hey Mike:

If I look up lush in the dictionary, I think I'll find your music 
there. I really enjoyed  both of the tunes I downloaded: Aura and 
Interstellar Jazzcafe (IJ). Of the two I prefer IJ, possibly because 
I am a hyper individual. I also think the IJ leads are pretty 
inventive and the song makes me feel like I am travelling (through 
space).  I don't think of a jazz cafe (cool idea) but I definitely 
think it is spacey in an exotic way. Some of my favorite moments are 
listed below with some questions (I visited your site and tried to do 
some synth spotting while listening).

IJ:
- Cool bass sound, pumping away. Deep even on mp3. What is that synth?
- Nice light snare sound contrasts nicely with the deep bass. It 
sounds like it has a pretty big reverb tail (individually processed?)
- Rich string pad comes in at 48 seconds (very analog.. is that 
JP8080?. I reminds me a lot of the sounds that the Elka Synthex used 
to make.)
- At 1.30 a cool whistle/voice comes in. Very nice. 
- And of course the lead at 2.00 is a killer sound. The strong sync 
aspect makes me think it's a nord. Is it? It sounds a bit like the 
lead that closes out Aura.
- There was lots of nice ear candy along the ride, which I enjoyed 
(sweeps and gurgles).

Aura:
- Well the Vangelis references came through pretty well. I think I 
recognized the 'plucked analog' things. I was never a fan of that 
sound, but you do it very well. Very tasteful.
- The pad bed is very nice. Sounds like a mix of pads from different 
synths.
- The transition at 2.30 is pretty awesome. I like the toms that set 
it up.
- I do wish there was something new happening in the rhythm 
department during the final lead. Maybe bring up the snare a little? 
I love the lead itself, but it feels a little out there on it's 
own..... (I am a hyper listener of course....)
- I like the lead sound itself and the grunts you get out of it at 
then end of the phrases. Very musical and distinctive. What is that 
synth? the nord?

Thats a lot of questions. Feel free to pass on some of them (some 
people like to share and other find it irksome). I was very impressed.

I have a  general question too. Given that you have a stable of VA's, 
what types of sounds do you find yourself going to the AN1x for. 

> So what's YOUR favourite preset? I'm very curious to hear about 
> that... 

My favorites are the strong lead sounds like Minispace and Floyd75. I 
got a good set from Peter Krisher at Easy sounds, which I have been 
modifying. One of those sounds (Fat Vint) was modified and pressed 
into service for "The Isles Shall Wait". (the lead runs from 1.30 to 
2.00 in the song). That would be my favorite sound at this point.

Regards,

Jerry