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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "atmosfere_sonore" 
<atmosfere_sonore@y...> wrote:
> Hello 
> 
> maybe is just me .. but i get more and more pleasure with real 
time 
> synths,  simply laid out panels and immidiate tweaking 
> 

A common and perfectly reasonable statement. But this is one 
reason I like my AN1x so much - the [ASSIGN] Knobs can 
reprogrammed easily to control other sound modules or VSTi's. 
Alternately, you can easily set-up most sequencing 
environments with templates to remap incoming MIDI CCs to 
your VSTi's. This is typically a one time effort so for me it 
minimizes - practically eliminates - the issue altogether. But 
again, this entirely a matter of personal preference and is not a 
right or wrong arguement.

> 
http://www.mfberlin.de/Produkte/Musikelektronik/MFB-SYNTH/mf
b-
> synth.html
> 
> or a waldorf pulse with some knobby box 


Yes, you could take thinks a step further then the AN1x with the 
excellent Peavey PC1600X MIDI Controller (or something 
equivalent) and reallly go to town! I would LOVE to have one 
those!!!

> can make miracles 
> u can chain them also if u want polyphony 
> 
> i also love the doepfer ms404 if u can find one 
> 
> all mono analogue ..depends also what kind of sonority 
> u are after 
> 
> also cheap nowdays are jd990/k2000/Ws/UWave/TG77/Sy99
> 

Great choices on the 2nd hand market :-) Watch out for 
Wavestations and original K5s with burntout or fading backlight 
displays.TG77/SY99s were great synths and there is loads of 
online Kurzweil support. 

Jon