The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Daborn" <darkest.yugo@n...> wrote:
> Hi, i've been on this list for a while now and have found it very
> interesting and informative.

Glad you enjoythe list :-)

> I have had my AN200 for about a year now and certainly couldn't be
> without it!
> However I was beginning to find that what with it only being VA, i
> started to crave the sound of a real analogue and had a quick look on
> ebay.
> Within a week or so, i had bought a Roland Alpha Juno 1 (which
> admittedly is only half analogue) and fell completely in love with the
> almost limitless bottom end of the thing.
> My point is this, though, that once the Juno has come out the other
> end of my Kaoss Pad loaded with strange flanged reverb, or whatever,
> it doesn't sound much different from the AN. And certainly the AN is a
> far more versatile beast than the Juno will ever be.

There are many of us who harbour a soft spot for the old Digital/Analog hybrids - 
such as the Juno's, Korg DW series, Ensoniq ESQ/SQ series and my personal fav - the 
Kawai K3. These things can be had for a song (pun intended) off eBay. the only catch 
is having the spare room to keep it ;-)

> My AN200 has pride of place in my setup and has provided me with
> pretty much everything i need.I just wish the drum samples were a bit
> more useful!
> 
> Cheers for providing a consistent resource of all things AN!!
> 

In the files section you should check out the teklab voice archive as there is a decent 
bank of Roland emulations in there - I've always been fond of that bank. Also, the 
yamaha_uk archive has the JP8000 emulations Yamaha released way back when - you 
might enjoy those if you haven't heard them yet.

> P.s, does anyone use the the AN200 as a groovebox, because i don't
> think i have ever found the need to listen to or use the patterns??

Anybody care to comment?!?

Jon