The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Sayer" <Sayer@S...> wrote:
> Oh, I should have known..... I escaped from our visit to 
Washington Music Center with a full wallet (I was the only one to 
do so!).
> 


Okay, okay don't take too much gratification in that. We ALL 
KNOW how easy it would be to fall off the wagon. After all "one 
little soft synth neve hurt anybody" ;-) I love my new ES1, BTW :-P 
I found a cool little patch randmoizer on Swiftkick.com that 
actually produces decent results! 

> But, man did I love the interface of the OB12.... It sounded ok 
(from what I could tell in the lousy store environment), but it sure 
seemed fun to work with. So, should I replace my CS1x or AN1x 
with it? I really don't have room for another set of keys after all. 
I'm not convinced at this point..... 
> 

You should go back shortly after opening time before the store is 
flooded with customers. You can usually get a good listen in. 
And I agree - the interface to the OB12 is VERY nice and I kind of 
liked the sound too. What store is having the online blowout on 
the OB12? Sam Ash? Musicians Friend? zZounds?

Since you don't *really* get into the AN1x I can understand 
parting with it - finding a buyer shouldn't be too hard. I've always 
thought the CS1x is a fun little keyboard but those sounds have 
been rehashed how many times in more recent, better sounding 
Yamaha gear? Get rid of both and find a CS6x Rackmount on 
blowout with a PLG150AN card AND an OB12.Ha!


> So much for my 12 step program to kick the gearlust habit...  :-(
> 
> Sayer
> 

It not a habit. Medical Science has proven gearlust to be 
genetically coded in our DNA. That's MY story and I'm sticking to 
it...

Jon