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Hey AN1x users...

I finally found a usb-midi connector so now I am ready to use AN1x 
Edit software!  only problem is I don't know how...

I figured out how to set up all the hardware, and it is working 
fine...but all the buttons/controls/knobs/etc... are a bit 
overwhelming...oh yah, I am a completely novice user at all of this...
(first time!)

so, I was wondering if there are any good step-by-step tutorials for 
this beast...couldn't find any in the yahoo group, so thought I would 
ask...

thanks!

dan

Hi Dan,

Go here:
http://www.intermusic.com/defaultfeaturearchive.asp?FeatureType=TUT

And from the long list of tutorials, have a read through:

- Analogue Synthesis (part I)
- Analogue Synthesis (part II)
- Synth Programming (pt I)
- Synth Programming (pt II)
- Synth Programming (pt III)
- Synth Programming (pt IV)
- Synth Programming (pt V)

Also, don't overlook the operator's manual for some basic guide to creating
sounds.

Hope you find the above useful.

Phil

> From: "d_zelazo" <d_zelazo@...>
> Reply-To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 02:15:35 -0000
> To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AN1x] AN1x Edit Tutorial??
> 
> Hey AN1x users...
> 
> I finally found a usb-midi connector so now I am ready to use AN1x
> Edit software!  only problem is I don't know how...
> 
> I figured out how to set up all the hardware, and it is working
> fine...but all the buttons/controls/knobs/etc... are a bit
> overwhelming...oh yah, I am a completely novice user at all of this...
> (first time!)
> 
> so, I was wondering if there are any good step-by-step tutorials for
> this beast...couldn't find any in the yahoo group, so thought I would
> ask...
> 
> thanks!
> 
> dan

And also keep in mind that alot of folks have had problems with
AN1X-edit & USB MIDI.

Scott

Phil wrote:
> 
> Hi Dan,
> 
> Go here:
> http://www.intermusic.com/defaultfeaturearchive.asp?FeatureType=TUT
> 
> And from the long list of tutorials, have a read through:
> 
> - Analogue Synthesis (part I)
> - Analogue Synthesis (part II)
> - Synth Programming (pt I)
> - Synth Programming (pt II)
> - Synth Programming (pt III)
> - Synth Programming (pt IV)
> - Synth Programming (pt V)
> 
> Also, don't overlook the operator's manual for some basic guide to creating
> sounds.
> 
> Hope you find the above useful.
> 
> Phil
> 

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thanks for the tips!

those are some nice tutorials...but I knew alot of the basic 
principles already (its part of my job...)...I was hoping for a more 
specific toolbox for AN1xEdit...using its layout,etc...

and you were right about the USB midi problems...I tried loading some 
an1 files into the synth, and it can't get past #38 for some 
reason...but that could also be because I don't fully know what I am 
doing yet...

thanks again...

dan


--- In AN1x-list@y..., Scott Carr <scott@t...> wrote:
> And also keep in mind that alot of folks have had problems with
> AN1X-edit & USB MIDI.
> 
> Scott
> 
> Phil wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Dan,
> > 
> > Go here:
> > http://www.intermusic.com/defaultfeaturearchive.asp?
FeatureType=TUT
> > 
> > And from the long list of tutorials, have a read through:
> > 
> > - Analogue Synthesis (part I)
> > - Analogue Synthesis (part II)
> > - Synth Programming (pt I)
> > - Synth Programming (pt II)
> > - Synth Programming (pt III)
> > - Synth Programming (pt IV)
> > - Synth Programming (pt V)
> > 
> > Also, don't overlook the operator's manual for some basic guide 
to creating
> > sounds.
> > 
> > Hope you find the above useful.
> > 
> > Phil
> > 
> 
> -- 
> ~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%
~%~%~%
>   Visit the the home of Hebephrenic, The Hot Buttered Elves, & 
Sunshine
> 
>                      http://www.tapehissrecordings.com
> 
>           and our sites at the world's largest online cut-out bin
> 
>                      http://mp3.com/hotbutteredelves
>                        http://mp3.com/hebephrenica
>                     http://mp3.com/sunshineallthetime
> 
>                 ....and for a whole new kind of music....
>                          http://www.tapegerm.com
> ~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%
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Hello Dan,

--- In AN1x-list@y..., "d_zelazo" <d_zelazo@h...> wrote:
> thanks for the tips!
> 
> those are some nice tutorials...but I knew alot of the basic 
> principles already (its part of my job...)...I was hoping for a 
more 
> specific toolbox for AN1xEdit...using its layout,etc...
> 

There is an overview (Readme file) of system requirements, etc. 
for AN1xEdit included with the download along with some 
example banks of AN1x Voices in .an1 format. In addition, there 
is an indexed AN1xEdit Help file available from within the 
program. Please feel free to post back to the list with specific 
issues if you get hung up on something :-)


> and you were right about the USB midi problems...I tried 
loading some 
> an1 files into the synth, and it can't get past #38 for some 
> reason...but that could also be because I don't fully know what I 
am 
> doing yet...
> 

There has been much, thorough discussion regarding USB MIDI 
Interfaces in use with AN1xEdit on both Mac and Win. It is 
particularly problematic on the Mac platform using OMS. If you 
are interested in the details I would recommend you search the 
list archives where you will find posts specific to USB Bandwidth 
vs. Error Checking vs. the size of the SysEx packets used by the 
AN1x vs. different brands of USB capable MIDI Interfaces. Be 
aware the SysEx dump files for the AN1x are unusually large in 
size compared to many other synths, i.e., not very efficient.

Welcome to the list.

regards,

Jon