The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

It's been awhile since anybody has contributed their own, 
original AN1x Voices to the Files section — myself included. I 
propose we make a group effort to conduct a biweekly voice 
create/contribute over the next few months (I hesitate to use the 
term 'patch competition' because I fail to see how it adds any 
value to the effort.)

The 'Voice Creation Examples' found on Pages 101–108 of the 
AN1x Owner's Manual will serve as the overall theme for our 
original Voice contributions. I suggest this for two reasons: First, 
so list members with varying levels of experience programming 
Synthesizer patches have an opportunity to contribute. By using 
the Voice Create Examples as a kick-off point this provides 
everybody a chance to get 'hands on.' Please, don't be so 
obvious as to submit one of those voices verbatim from the 
manual — make some tweaks to the sound! Second, these 
types of sounds are common and useful and leave plenty of 
room for interpretation by those who choose to program their 
Voices from scratch. I'd encourage the participants not to 
overlook the possibilities afforded by the FreeEG, Step Seq, and 
Control Matrix to really make their sounds 'sing!'

Voice type | Due Date
Synth Bass	| August 10–11
Strings	| August 24–25
Electric Piano	| September 7–8
Electronic Organ	| September 21–22
Synth Brass	| October 5–6
Synth Lead	| October 19–20

If the list membership remains interested after a few months of 
this effort I'd suggest we extend  through November as follows:

Synth effect/Sound effect	| November 2–3
Percussive	| November 16–17

After this point we start running into the holiday season and 
people will have less time and inclination to participate.

I'll set up some sort of directory structure in the Files section 
here at Yahoo! Groups to accommodate the biweekly 
submissions. Obviously .an1 format would be preferred but if 
you're limited to .syx or .mid for technical reasons don't worry 
about it — one of us can always  download, convert and upload 
the voice as .an1 afterward. I'd ask that you compress your file 
using .zip to conserve disk space and expedite upload/download 
times. And it you contribute one time and not the next time - that's 
okay too. The idea is to have some fun, learn some new tricks 
and reinvigorate our Voice library!


Tip: Voice Initialize Page 97 AN1x Owner's Manual

Normal (all settings normalized)	
Synth Bass	
Brass	
Strings	
E. Piano	
Organ	
Sync (for solo lead type voices)	
PWM (for pad type voices)

You can use the above as a start off point without bothering with 
the Voice Creation Examples if you prefer  — just stick to the 
themes outline above.

Let me know what you think of the idea.

regards,

Jon