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hey-

> the ion is pretty cool, isn't it?   i had one for about a week, but
> had to return it because of self-edit and dead knob issues.

the ion is really best for psychedelic rock or 60's type music. for
industrial or techno, it's really not too cool. i'm actually really bummed
that i bought into the marketing hype on that one. all the relevant mags
gave it excellent reviews, and while it can do lots of cool stuff (mod
matrix in particular is cool), it is limited in the number of "user
programs", which is WAY lame, and the effects are so limited, it's actually
kind of insulting. if i thought alesis was going to actually keep it around
and continue to develop it for a while, it would be worth hanging on to. but
it seems like they brought it to market solely so that they would have
something to show at NAMM, and meanwhile the product itself is not really
all that great.

so if anyone has a friend who is looking for excellent recreations of 1960's
type sounds (mellotron, moogs, arp, wurlitzer, etc), then please have them
email me. i'm letting this thing go for _way_ less than i paid for it, since
it is essentially irrelevant to the kind of music that i make.

btw, just to stay on topic, i have an AN200 that i think is amazing, i just
wish they would come out with an editor that is OSX capable, since i'm
buying the new G5 when it comes out next month. i guess i will have to keep
one of the G4's around for a while just so i can use the editor software.
while i have SoundDiver, it's really not that great, and it's definitely
less intuitive than the AN200 software, so i don't really use it that much.

yep. time for bed.

- tyler / informatik
-www.nymphomatik.com
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I had to return my Ion also for the same reason. They replaced 2 main 
PCBs that have -every- knob and button on them. Two months since and 
it is perfect. All banks in the ION can be overwritten, not just user 
bank. Yes, effects are very limited (it needs more delay time real 
bad) but the phasers and flangers it does have are excellent. I would 
also agree it is best at recreating 60s- early 70s analog prog type 
stuff (the AN1X is much better for a prophet5 sound). If you are 
after techno,industrial,or whatever, the AN1X or access virus is a 
better choice. Fortunately? I'm an old fart who learned about Analog 
Synthesis at college on an ARP 2500 modular, and the old prog sound 
was exactly what I was after. The ION is a hell of a deal at 
$700.,and they have excellent factory support.  BTW, my 
name "Uralmoto2001"; yes I do have one w/sidecar (russian army 
green).My dad is one of the original importers of the bike,so I got 
it for dealer cost with a bunch of extra parts. Funny thing is,when 
Russians see it, they ask me "WHY did you buy this? You have Harley 
Davidson here!"

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, tyler newman <tyler@b...> wrote:
> since i'm
> buying the new G5 when it comes out next month.

"Next Month"...yeah, right. Question: "When should I buy a new Mac?" Answer: "Wait 
until Tuesday..." ;-)


 Jon