MOTM

This is sort of off topic - I just picked up one of the few d*g*t*l synths
I've seen worthy of sitting in the same rack with a MOTM system - the
Yamaha FS1R - a new FM synthesizer they released last year.  It is an
incredibly deep and complex instrument and I encourage MOTMers who are not
totally put off by the idea of d*g*t*l gear to check it out.  It is the
kind of synth I think might appeal to people who build their own modulars.
Not only can you do all the timbral bizarrerie of classical FM synthesis
with it, but it sounds _nice_ even on its own - there is a respectable
(not fantastic) DSP filter and effects block.  Haven't yet tried out the
410 with it for lack of preampage.

Apparently the FS1R has sold very poorly; I imagine no one understands it.
(You really need an external editor, there are way too many parameters to
program it from the front panel.)  It has been out for over a year and
mine is serial number 1246 :)

I am looking forward to using the FS1R as an "FM oscillator module" in the
MOTM system (endless digital FM freakout through two MOTM-420s !!)
You should check them out.

peace,
Chris Jeris

Which editors support thie FS1R?

>From: Christopher Jeris <cjeris@...>
>Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
>To: motm@onelist.com
>Subject: [motm] OT: Yamaha FS1R
>Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 21:27:58 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>This is sort of off topic - I just picked up one of the few d*g*t*l synths
>I've seen worthy of sitting in the same rack with a MOTM system - the
>Yamaha FS1R - a new FM synthesizer they released last year.  It is an
>incredibly deep and complex instrument and I encourage MOTMers who are not
>totally put off by the idea of d*g*t*l gear to check it out.  It is the
>kind of synth I think might appeal to people who build their own modulars.
>Not only can you do all the timbral bizarrerie of classical FM synthesis
>with it, but it sounds _nice_ even on its own - there is a respectable
>(not fantastic) DSP filter and effects block.  Haven't yet tried out the
>410 with it for lack of preampage.
>
>Apparently the FS1R has sold very poorly; I imagine no one understands it.
>(You really need an external editor, there are way too many parameters to
>program it from the front panel.)  It has been out for over a year and
>mine is serial number 1246 :)
>
>I am looking forward to using the FS1R as an "FM oscillator module" in the
>MOTM system (endless digital FM freakout through two MOTM-420s !!)
>You should check them out.
>
>peace,
>Chris Jeris
>
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Editors ... The FS1R page at www.yamaha.co.uk (the US Yamaha site is
useless) has free editors for Windows (nearly unusable) and Mac (much much
better).  I've heard of SoundDiver and Cakewalk faces for it as well but
as I don't use either I haven't tried them.  Me - I'm writing my own :)

peace,
Chris Jeris