The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

> - Peter--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, Peter Korsten <peterk@i...>
wrote:
> tomfinegan@y... shared with us:
> >
> > What do you think?
> I think there's already a shitload (pardon my French) of virtual
> analogue synthesisers. Are we really waiting for yet another one?
Hm, that´s sad and so true, but companies keep making new models.

Supernova II and Nova II, Virus Rack and Indigo, TBS Mephisto, Jomox
Sunsyn, Oberheim OB12, Korg MS2000/r, Waldorf Micro-Q, Nordlead 3 and
all the countless numbers of softsynths.

For me it seems that there is still a big market for VA´s. So why
wouldn´t Yamaha try to get a piece of the cake as well? But maybe
you
are right and the market will be soon fed up.

But also i am still wondering, if i look at the S80/CS6x, was the
market really in the need for another ROMpler? They just did it,
despite all Kurzweil´s K2500´s, Alesis QS´, Roland´s
JV/XV´s, Korg
Trinity´s and Triton´s, GEM Equinox´s.

> And as I understand it, the strongest point of the AN1x is not the
> sound, but the whole package with effects, keyboard, etcetera.
You mean for that low price it is strong?

Well, i like the sound of the AN1x, in my ears it´s different from
any other VA´s. It has it´s own unique sound. If we would go
only for
the extra features, i guess we all would end up with a Supernova or a
Virus kb.
IMO Yamaha-engineers are able to improve the sound-quality of their
AN and to present (yes) another VA, but at least with it´s unique
sound, uncomparable to all Virus´ and Qows.

> If we compare the CS1x and CS2x, there wasn't much improvement. I'm
> afraid that a AN2x would be
> something similar... nothing spectacular.
That´s why i am hoping to see a AN6x or AN8x...

Regards, Tom