Keyboard Magazine compared the AN1X with the Roland and Nord. Keyboard liked the sound of the Yamaha just fine, thought it was a great value. At the time, aftertouch and 61 keys were rare in a virtual synth. My own take on the sound quality. Alone, it sometimes sounds a little bright, but it sits in the mix really well. Very hard live or recorded to tell the difference between it and an analog synth. Deep programming potential. I use it for a master control. My main concern is the knobs. Don't bump the dang thing-I can't afford a hard shell case. Bruce on this list has a pretty good alternative to a soft case that's reasonably priced. The ribbon controller is a great feature, and the knobs can control midi modules, giving you some nice control over less user friendly synths. The AN1X has free eg, essentially a sequencer that can record 4 different knob moves. The delay and reverb effects aren't bad. The morph technique is easy. Turn the mod wheel. It's cheap. It makes wild crazy noises. Far more versatile and more reliable than the old analog synths. It's light weight. It has a wall wart power chord, again talk to Bruce about a cheap fix for that. The ribbon controller is a blast. Deep programming potential. Layer two sounds from the AN1x together, use the MIDI to trigger another synth with 4 sounds layered on it, turn on the arpeggiater and you're in instant weird noise heaven. My mian complaint with the AN1X is that it seems to exert some weird kind of time warp effect. I go down and start fiddling with the knobs and the next thing I know it's two or three hours later. Rainbow Jimmy http://www.spaceanimals.com http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals
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re: general questions
2002-03-17 by spaceanimals