The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, Peter Korsten <peterk@i...> wrote:
> I compare it head-to-head with my EX5, and whereas the AN1x is much
> more immediate and elegant in its simplicity, the EX5 kicks serious
> ass. Well, it should be, for the price. :)
Hm, do you mean the AN-part of the EX5 or the AWM/FDSP part?
And if you mean the AN-part, why does it kick ass, when the AN1x is
almost the same? Better audio/digital converter?

> If this were the case, nobody would buy sample-based synths anymore.
> Samplers don't offer instant gratification: they need a lot of work
> to set up, program, getting the right sounds.
But these things are also the advantage of a sampler, makes it more
flexible. You are not stuck with a cheesy piano-sample out of your
MU100, SW1000, you can upload the 1GB Piano in your Gigasampler and
use that instead. Ok, i agree the S30/80 are in advantage here,
because the Piano PLG-card sounds excellent.

> The XV's are nothing new, except that they now sell you 32 Mb boards
> as 64 Mb, instead of 16 Mb boards as 32 Mb. The sound engine is the
> same as it was eight years ago.
But for the same price as the JV/XP line, years ago...
See...more ROM for the same price...;)

>
> The CS6x/r and S80 are a clear break from the past, with card slots,
> PLG slots, and the promised mLAN support.
mLAN is one of the most interesting thing on these synths. So if
Yamaha would make a new ANxx, with mLAN...that would be new as well.
The most modern output i´ve seen on third generation VA´s was the Q
with it´s Digital I/O´s.

> Yes, another unique synth gone out of production. Just like the
> Fizmo...
Or Kawai K5000s/w/r...

> I would hazard a guess that they're different. The EX5 knows AN,
> and it's a direct copy of the AN1x (except for the polyphony). In
> AWM mode, however, the EX5 has totally different filters, with a
> static filter and one or two dynamic filters per layer. The AN part
> is completely seperate from these.
Hm, does the EX5/7/r has Audio-In? Can you use the internal AN with
it?

Regards, Tom