The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

From: <tomfinegan@...>

> 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.

Like any other business, Yamaha wants to make a profit. The original reason
why Clavia came out with the Nord Lead several years ago is the analogue
craze because of dance music. (Well, at least that's what I think the reason
is.) So, one might wonder how long this is going to last, although I think
that virtual analogues have secured a place in the realm of synthesisers,
especially if you consider that firms like Novation, Access and Clavia do
little else, if at all.

But to improve the AN1x, you need more processing power, and therefore more
DSP's. Unless they have developed a faster generation of DSP's (which is a
huge investment in itself), the price of the machine would rise accordingly.

> 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.

People buy romplers, because they're sl-round and provide instant
satisfaction. And you're comparing a whole lot of machines here, many of
them in the workstation range.

The CS6x is an interesting development, because it sports some unique
features over the competition. Most notable are the two PLG slots.

> 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.

Every instrument has its unique sound, that's not so surprising. And for the
Virus and the Supernova, it's not only the features, but even more the great
sound. I'm lusting for a Supernova II Pro X... yummie.

> 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.

A piece of chalk on a board has a unique sound as well. :)

> > 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...

Well... that would make it a totally different instrument. Not a new version
of the AN1x.

- Peter