The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

At 11:54 AM 1/24/02 -0500, Bruce Wahler wrote:
>Bjorn,
>
> >It's just such a damn shame that the AN1X is monotimbral since I (and 
> most you guys, I believe) love its sound :-( Pity...
>
>Maybe I'm showing my age, but I never expected the AN1x to be 
>multitimbral.  The Minimoog was never multitimbral, and is not so in its 
>new incarnation.  The Prophet-5 wasn't multitimbral either, or the ARP 
>Odyssey , the VCS-3, the '303, or any of a number of other synths that I 
>could name.

If you're looking for a VA synth that's not too expensive and is 
multitimbral, check out the Roland SH-32 (4 part multitimbral, 32-voice 
polyphonic). I just fiddled around with one in the NAMM show, and it seems 
kinda cool. It also has a more programmable arpeggiator than the AN1x has. 
No, I don't plan to replace my AN1x, but rather supplement it with the Roland.

Elson

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