The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

> I was thinking more about there JV/XV/XP synths and modules. The
technology
> may be kinda old, but it still sounds good. And the pros love it. Ever
> noticed that you always see Roland on stage and in the studio? And, while
> we're at it, hardly any Yamaha?

That's probably coz Yamaha only real controler is the old KX88 (as far as I
remember), but take a look at some Funker Vogt's tour pictures (
http://www.funker-vogt.com/ ) you'll see an AN1x as one of the master
keyboards it's also used by Cesium:137 , Crome-Red , DevilSpeed , Dolls of
Dasein , Gridlock , Igor Khoroshev (of Yes) , NIN , Velvet Acid Christ
....and the CS1x is used by 5 Factor Model , 99 Devils , Bushflange , Dark
Illumination , David Bowie , Hans Zimmer , Jamiroquai , Moloko (seen it on
stage) , PULSE , R.I.P. , Sneaky Bat Machine , Solemn Assembly , T.V. ,
Vertigo Blue...(source: industrial.org)

> The Z1 is way much more than a VA synth. As a matter of fact, it's the
first
> available polyphonic physical modelling synth (the Yamaha VP1 was not
> available). You can take a modelled violin in oscillator 1 and a modelled
> analogue in oscillator 2. Try that with any other synth.

But it's not an user-friendly synth when you're going to program it (I
almost bought one).

> And the workstation concept comes from Korg: after all, the M1 is theirs
as
> well. The Trinity and Triton are further improvements on that concept,
> meanwhile bringing new features. (The Trinity can be expanded to a whole
> studio-in-a-box.)

I must agree w/ you.

> Calling Korg "not innovative" is, in my opinion, unfair and biased.

Like Roland and Yamaha they've made a reliable "engine" and keep doing some
"tune-ups" on it. It's not inovative, but their gear are well accepted on
the market.

(about Yamaha:)
> > Hey but something has to be said for a company that takes risks. Though
> they're
> > huge anyway and have been around for 113 years, so it's not like they're
> gonna
> > go bankrupt anyway.
>
> Not likely. But the ironic thing is that their most down-to-earth products
> sell like crazy. The CS series, the 01V, and all the other stuff that they
> make - take, for instance, all their accoustic pianos.

If I start to wish to have the complete Yamaha's line up they will face the
bankrupcy...remember, the AN1x and the Polymorph as already gone...probably
Porsche should be the next...(lol)

PinheadX.