The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "Peter Korsten" <peterk@i...> wrote:
> And we've seen a
> number of members who only have the PLG version of this synth, so I 
suppose
> I'm not the only one.
Ok, i agree, you convinced me. 
 
> The AN1x isn't discontinued, it just looks different. :)
LOL...poor AN1x...lost all his clothes...now running around naked..

> And the most interesting Yamaha synthesis techniques - virtual 
accoustic,
> virtual analogue, frequency modulation - are all available as a PLG 
board.
> And more can be expected - I've heard rumour of a FS1r-like board 
(but
> remember, this is rumour).
Hm, that would be great, if it´s true. But as long as there won´t be 
a working Editor for it also, editing the FSEQS (for PC, i mean) 
won´t still be possible.
  
> Actually, the PLG system is Yamaha's answer to soft synths. Yamaha's
> strength lies in mass-production, not so much in building top-end 
material.
Hm...answer to the soft synths? Sure? I would rather think their 
answer towards Roland´s and E-MU´s Plug-In boards/modules (Mo´Phatt 
etc.). Like the MU128 was the answer towards the Roland SC8850. But 
you are right though.

> Personally, I doubt that Yamaha themselves will come out with this
> programmable DSP card. It's not in their line, after all. You would 
need a
> development system and a whole new infrastructure that they don't 
have, or
> are willing to support.
Hm, the SW1000 and DSP Factory are not soo different from a 
programmable DSP card. And the AN1x is stripped down nothing else 
than that. But i don´t know so much about Yamaha´s internal company 
structure, so i can´t really say something about it.
I am just hopeing, and i can imagine they might do something in this 
direction. We´ll see.


> What is this Elektra?
Oh, it´s pretty much a "Light-Pulsar". You get a PCI-card with three 
SHARC-DSP´s on it, analog and digital ins and outs and a bunch of 
software, compatible towards the Pulsar Modular Softsynthesizer.
You know like a Nord Modular, without a keyboard and buttons and 
cables, but inside your PC.

Visit http://www.creamware.de or search on www.sonicstate.com (in the 
news) for more info.

> > Anyhow, thank you for the info, Peter. It´s nice to have someone
> > with "vitamine b" (as germans used to say) on the list.
> 
> Da bin ich nun doch gespannt was damit gemeint sei. :)
LOL...nichts gemeines...Vitamin B = Beziehungen, soll heißen, Du 
kennst jemanden der jemanden kennt, der einen Bekannten hat, der 
jemanden kennt, der bei Yamaha jemanden kennt und Du so deine 
Gerüchte zu hören bekommst.