The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Metlay" <metlay@a...> wrote:
> Jon said:
> > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Metlay" <metlay@a...> 
wrote:
> >> It seems that one must randomize and download a single sound, try
> > it, decide
> >> to save it or not, then do it all again. That greatly slows me 
down
> > in my
> >> 'sound surfing,' and it would be nice if I could randomize an
> > entire bank for
> >> bulk download. Am I missing the way to do this in AN1xEdit, or is
> > it in fact
> >> impossible? (I suppose I could go back to SoundDiver to actually
> > create the
> >> banks and download them, but I'm not that familiar with SD's
> > randomizer and I
> >> don't know what it needs for "seed" data, if anything.)
> >
> > I'm not in front of my Mac + AN1xEdit right and don't recall a 
method
> > in which you can randomize a bank of voices. Never been much of a 
fan
> > for patch randomizers...
> 
> Many folks aren't. However, I find them an intriguing window into 
how to get a
> synth to do certain things. Disassembling other people's patches 
doesn't teach
> you how to break a synth; a properly designed randomizer does. 


That's a bit of a stretch for me. I've never found patch randomizers 
to be of more than marginal use. I'd rather just program the sound 
then sit there hitting enter in the hope something useful might turn 
up.



Since most of
> my patches involve breaking synths, this is a very handy tool for 
me.
> 
> > However, if you have access to a Wintel machine, there is a free 
app
> > called Genetix for download in the File setion
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files here at Yahoo! 
Groups
> > which does specifically what you ask.
> 
> Windows?! THPHHT ACK ACK ACK ACK!
> 

While I too am a long time Mac enthusiast, please keep in mind this 
list is not platform specific - and the Genetix author was/is a 
contributing list member of some time.  Thanks.

Jon