The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@y..., terryfunken@a... wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 26/7/02 1:36:41 am, edward.edwards@v... 
writes:
> 
> >CRAP!
> >
> >I was *sure* that the ribbon software was buggy when I got 
mine new.  I
> >should
> >
> >have YELLED LOUDER to the group and to Yamaha.  It's 
such a cool function
> >to

I wish I'd heard what you were trying to say:-( Sometimes the 
significance just doesn't 'click' if you don't make use of the 
feature yourself...


> >
> >have a "return to default" or "remain at last level" for a 
controller like
> >the
> >
> >manual claims.
> >
> >
> Yeah it is crap- but most software companies are doing this 
very thing today- 
> for eg- there's no plans for NI Reaktor to run in OSX (all 
developement is on 
> PC), and the playback module dosen't work- it's things like this 
that bore 
> me, piss me off, and Yamaha- although really should know 
better- have always 
> had this attitude. 

I kind of agree with this which is why I believe it's up to us to help 
them, i.e., Yamaha, NI, etc, understand our expcetations. 
Granted the AN1x is five years old and it *did* see a couple of 
minor bug fixes. Too bad more of us did have more on the ball a 
couple of years ago :-(

> - I'm considering selling Reaktor and getting Reason (+ 
Cellsynth)- because 
> the development is so much better and Cellsynth is British and 
shareware- 
> therefore cheaper! (And I'm getting really tired of having to build 
something 
> everytime I turn it on-I want to make music not mathematics!- 
oh well that's 
> enough ranting for this morning as far as I'm concerned 
heheh!).
> 

There was some NI discussion on the Absynth list and the plan 
is supposedly to have OS X ports completed by end of year - end 
of year 2003! Ha ha ha Eighteen months? Are they kidding? ha 
haha 

I think NI may have bitten off more than they can chew - they're 
product update schedule is not at al 'Mac friendly.' You've already 
heard me gripe about the lack of updates to BATTERY and 
Absynth. Granted there are valid technical reasons for the 
Absynth delay (going cross platform and enhacing the uderlying 
audio engine for *future* updates) but BATTERY is just out & out 
being neglected in favor of KONTAKT. How is that going to 
persuade me to buy KONTAKT? It's not I tell you.

Jon