Or get a Yamaha TX81Z module.
That comes with multiple inbuilt microtonal scales and allows you to program
your own.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Gregson <gary@...>
To: <AN1x-list@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: [AN1x-list] Question for the An1x pros...
> Hi Crow,
>
> The An1x is not really the synth for experimenting with microtuning
> (although other Yamaha synths such as the XG range do support it).
>
> To introduce microtuning would require a rewrite of the firmware....and
> that's not going to happen for a discontinued synth.
>
> Therefore the best you can hope for is to get 2 note poly using your
> existing method. To do this, load the same sound into both scenes and
> operate in Split mode with each scene assigned to a different MIDI
channel.
> In that way you should be able to play two notes, each with a different
> pitch bend.
>
> Alternatively (if money were no object!) you could buy the new Kenton
> Plugstation and load it with four PLG150AN cards. You could then drive
each
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> card on a different MIDI channel....giving you 4 note poly microtuned etc
> :-)
>
> Regards
>
> Gary
> Email:
> gary@...
> http://www.yme.co.uk/yme
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k.crow@... [mailto:k.crow@...]
> Sent: 04 January 2001 07:53
> To: AN1x-list@egroups.com
> Subject: [AN1x-list] Question for the An1x pros...
>
>
> Regarding tuning.
>
> I am a microtonal composer completely ennamored of the An1x...
> I've been using a fine program called MidiRelay which assigns pitch
> bend according to midi note number, which works great on the An1x as
> long as I'm satisfied with one note at a time; I'm not at all
> satisfied, but for such brilliant sounds I've been making do. Now.
> Is there anything I can do about this? Can I hold three buttons
> during start up that'll take me to a system menu type place that will
> allow me to re-tune things? Can I get some magic piece of software
> that'll at least let me play 2 or 3 notes at once? I'd even be
> willing to ship the synth off somewhere and have a professional open
> it up at do some re-wiring, if that'd work.
> Everyone I've talked to so far (local music stores etc) hasn't had
> a clue. Anyone know how I could get a hold of someone who actually
> built the synth?
>
> Desperately,
>
> -Crow
>
>
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