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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-31 by jammie

get a diy shruti way better than the tetra at half the cost with wavetable scanning its 8 bit but pure analog voice path so sweet ... From: jondl_2000 To:

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-31 by Jon Carroll

uh, the sensor for the aftertouch is located about 1/4 of the way in on the key... make sure to clean off the sensors and the metal strips on the keys... ...

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-31 by jondl_2000

... Nice being a pleasantry for I still enjoy it, with some reservations hahaha ... Agreed, it makes a nice controller. The synthesis engine is also very

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-31 by jondl_2000

The Poly AT is nice, but the sensitivity is waaaay different from the AN1x I checked the manual to adjust the key sensitivity to my liking and find it works

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by Jeff

... Right Peter ! Each type has its good and bad.... And remember that now a huge majority of music is digitally recorded, mastered and reproduced , the only

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by Nate King

Do you mean z3ta+ from cakewalk? That s a pretty sweet piece of software.... Crap- I guess I went to the wrong place if I expected musicians to tell me to sell

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by jammie

zt3ai is about as close a sound to the an1x in a soft synth but lacks hand on control and the 8 control nobs are great as you can have many controlers set and

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by Peter Korsten

... Fair enough, but one could also argue that analogue synths are just a bunch of transistors, resistors and capacitors thrown together, so basically they

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by Nate King

Thanks for calling me out on that. What you re saying is similar to how I feel about someone learning the scales or a few songs and thinking they can play -

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-30 by Peter Korsten

... In my view, focussing on the underlying technology, rather than how the thing sounds, is a little bit short-sighted. - Peter

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-29 by Jon Carroll

An SD-1 for $200? nice find. I just paid $400 for one.... admittedly, it is an SD-1/32... Why use one as a controller? two words: polyphonic aftertouch. ...

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-29 by Nate King

it still sounds nice - haha no it doesn t - that s why I like it so much! The an1x is a great controller - very flexible, user friendly, and lots of

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-29 by jondl_2000

I think I d like to read that too... I ve been using a small variety of portable MIDI controllers over the past couple of years (Korg padKONTROL, Novation

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-29 by Jeff

... Relax Jimmy, it s only programming... If something goes wrong or if your synth hangs up : turn it off and on again or, worst case, do a factory reset by

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Re: [AN1x] 3 things

2011-03-29 by Nate King

Thanks for the heads up - i d like to see that article. Personally - I m actually thinking about selling my AN1X (i know - i can t believe it either) as I ve

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3 things

2011-03-29 by spaceanimals

Our beloved AN1X is featured prominently on the back of Keyboard Magazine as an example of how far the new virtual synths have come. Why are the new synths so

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Re: [AN1x] Re: editor for mac OS 10.5

2011-03-23 by Gerald Raucamp

... If you have a spare XP license available, why not running a simple Windows session in VirtualBox? Using a usb-midi thingie wouldn t be much of a problem

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Re: editor for mac OS 10.5

2011-03-22 by derek192603

Hi, Whilst, it s a librarian and not an editor, my an.factory librarian works on both Windows and OSX. You can find it on www.xfactory-librarians.co.uk If

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-13 by Peter Korsten

... There s a reason this is called the kamikaze method : if you accidentally cross two connections on one of the printed circuit boards, you may well blow up

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-13 by Jelli Philippe

FWIW, I replaced my AN1x battery 2 days ago, and I didn t loose any of the patches (the battery low message was the first reason I subscribed to this list

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-13 by Nathanael King

Just fyi having replaced batteries on other synths previously - if you have patches on your an1x you REALLY don t want to lose, id recommend buying a cheap

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Re: New file uploaded to AN1x-list

2011-03-13 by Steve

I just posted 25 more patches I programmed on the PLG150AN. An assortment of basses, leads, and sequences (and a strange ringmod efx patch). They are in .ans

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New file uploaded to AN1x-list

2011-03-13 by AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the AN1x-list group. File : /PLG150AN

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-12 by Jerome St-Pierre

Hi Jeff, I will go for the kamikaze way! I never even connected any of my synths to a computer. I ll get back to confirm how it went... Thanks, ... -- Jérôme

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-12 by Jerome St-Pierre

Hi Peter, Yes I understand this is not much data. Sorry, I couldn t find any better word for persistent storage than hard drive ... I guess it was cheaper

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-12 by Peter Korsten

... A hard drive? We re talking about a few kilobytes, at most, of data. Even in 1997, when the AN1x first came out, a hard disc would have a capacity of

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-12 by Jerome St-Pierre

Damn, I am dumb! Sorry for polluting your mailboxes but the answer was just on this thread. I think I just searched for the word backup and didn t find

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-12 by Jerome St-Pierre

Never mind. I searched some more and other users said we must make a backup before changing the battery. But I still have another stupid question. I don t

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Re: [AN1x] internal battery replacement

2011-03-11 by Jerome St-Pierre

Hi all, I will soon change my battery and I am wondering if I should backup my patches before proceeding? I guess not by reading this conversation but I would

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thanks and a new bass patch

2011-03-07 by spaceanimals

Thanks to everyone for explaining how to control the volume of a sound module from the AN1X. I got an interesting, albeit unconventional bass. Use lead 2 from

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Re: [AN1x] AN1X as a midi controller

2011-03-04 by ubergvx

... And if your AN1x is responding to volume from a Foot Volume pedal, it s also sending #7 via Midi Out. Hit the Device button (lower right of the Control

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New file uploaded to AN1x-list

2011-03-03 by AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the AN1x-list group. File : /02 AN1X midi

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Re: [AN1x] AN1X as a midi controller

2011-02-25 by Jeff

... Hi Jimmy ! maybe... First affect a MIDI controller number to one of the knobs of the AN1x. The CC number must be recognized by your EMU, and of course do

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