Re: [AN1x] re: general questions
2002-03-18 by Ed Edwards
> My mian complaint with the AN1X is that it seems to exert some weird > kind of time warp effect. I go down and start fiddling with the knobs > and the next thing I know it's two or three hours later. I'll have to talk to my babe about this, it seems she has the same effect on me. BTW - I echo Jimmy's comments. Especially compared to other VAs it's cheap and does a great job. The free envelope generator is insane... once you get the hang of it you can get a standard string patch to morph down to stuttering, babbling sputtle twerps automatically via an envelope that can be up to 8 measures in length or 16 seconds of absolute time. Really cool. Finally: CALLING ALL MIDI GURUS Does the Free EG send out MIDI events? I've never tried it. (looks like no, via the manual) Ed Edwards Leader: Ezekiel's Wheel \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdRetro-Progressive Rock\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd http://www.untiedmusic.com/ezekiel http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/227/ezekiels_wheel.html \ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd ----- Original Message -----
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From: "spaceanimals" <alciere@...> To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:01 PM Subject: [AN1x] re: general questions > Keyboard Magazine compared the AN1X with the Roland and Nord. > Keyboard liked the sound of the Yamaha just fine, thought it was a > great value. At the time, aftertouch and 61 keys were rare in a > virtual synth. > > My own take on the sound quality. Alone, it sometimes sounds a little > bright, but it sits in the mix really well. Very hard live or > recorded to tell the difference between it and an analog synth. Deep > programming potential. I use it for a master control. My main concern > is the knobs. Don't bump the dang thing-I can't afford a hard shell > case. Bruce on this list has a pretty good alternative to a soft case > that's reasonably priced. The ribbon controller is a great feature, > and the knobs can control midi modules, giving you some nice control > over less user friendly synths. > > The AN1X has free eg, essentially a sequencer that can record 4 > different knob moves. > > The delay and reverb effects aren't bad. > > The morph technique is easy. Turn the mod wheel. > > It's cheap. It makes wild crazy noises. Far more versatile and more > reliable than the old analog synths. It's light weight. It has a wall > wart power chord, again talk to Bruce about a cheap fix for that. The > ribbon controller is a blast. Deep programming potential. Layer two > sounds from the AN1x together, use the MIDI to trigger another synth > with 4 sounds layered on it, turn on the arpeggiater and you're in > instant weird noise heaven. > > > Rainbow Jimmy > http://www.spaceanimals.com > http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >