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The PLG150AN is the plugin board; the AN200 is the stand 
alone "groovebox" version which has the same plugin board inside, 
along with some other stuff. I have the PLG150AN(andDX) boards in my 
S80. The AN board is completely self-contained, with its own filters, 
EGs, LFOs, sequencer, etc. Also has a few things the an1x doesn't (osc 
cross modulation, osc1 multisaw wave, osc2 tri wave). Has 256 on-board 
presets plus an empty userbank. Userbank memory is lost when you shut 
power off. On my S80, I have a smartmedia cardfile named "autold 1". 
This file is the AN userbank and is automatically transferred to the 
AN board when I power up. Some ANedit parameters can be accessed from 
the mother device, but you need to use the editor to access 
everything. For realtime AN control, I have S80 knobs assigned to flt 
cutoff and rez, 3 assignable knobs, pitchbend, and a mod pedal. No 
problem adding EFX from mother device or using AN voices as part of a 
multi (performance). Best $240. I ever spent. Does the "P5 sound" 
better than my Ion, and they compliment each other 
nicely.                                                                
                                                                       
 --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "wadrad" <wadrad@y...> wrote:
>
>...Can anyone tell me how the AN200 board works controlled 
> from a master board/unit.  Are the filters, etc contained ON the 
AN1X 
> board or do the programming parameters for the "mother" keyboard (so 
> to say) control the EGs, LFOs, Filters, etc of the plugin board?  
The 
> idea of having half an AN1X plugged into my Motif rack is quite 
> appealing, but I'm curious how the control of the board and sound 
> works in comparison to the AN1X...