The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Sayer" <sayersweb@y...> wrote:
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> 
> > Guess you need to buy a Korg Kaoss Pad instead!
> 
> Ok, are you monitoring my browser cache or what? I what a KP2! Ever 
> since I saw Ugo's KP1. 
> 

Prior to MARS Music going belly up I spent some time playing a KP1 
strapped onto the outputs of a Boss DR-202 - what a blast!  The KP2 
addresses all the shortcoming of the KP1.

And about that browser cache...;-)


> > Not too impressed with the 
> > Access list on Yahoo! Groups 
> 
> That was setup when the Ampfea list was down for several weeks. 
> 

Hhhmmm, where have I heard THAT before?!? Oh yeah, AN1x-list.


> > Now that Tax Season is almost done think I'm going to 
> > shoot for May on the Virus C.  That should give me time to pay 
off 
> > the last debt and plan summer vacation stuff - otherwise it will 
> > probably wait until July :-/
> 
> Well.. The longer you have to wait, the more you will appreciate 
it. 
> It is worth the wait my friend! :)
> 

I need to email Pete - is he still with WMC?  Didn't see him the last 
two trips up there - probably bad timing. Otherwise I'll consider 
a 'b-stock' from 8thStreet in Philly.


> > > Do these turn into musical mental health days??
> > I wish - probably end up repainting the up stairs bedrooms 
> instead ;-)
> 
> That works, earns you "brownie points" so that you can throw down 
on 
> the C sooner!  
> 

...so I bring home the 'Safeway Special' bouqet of flowers the other 
day and what do I get? "Uh oh, what did you do..." ;-) hahaha


> BTW.... Wut happened to the Soft Synth kick you were on? Don't get 
> me wrong, I think the C is the right move, but you seemed committed 
> to the software approach last time we talked about it. :)

I've always felt a mix of both is ideal - that said, there are some 
cases where hardware is the best solution and/or vice versa.

I've recently ordered the Logic Pro upgrade which a) includes the 
entire suite of Emagic softsynths AND the new Space Designer 
Convolution Reverb and b) get me the 'Freeze' function which will eek 
out a few more months of usefulness of the old 'G4' desktop Mac.  I 
was about to spring for their Synth Collection just to get ES2 and 
EVOC when this deal came around! I already use EXS24 and ES1 - the 
other mini-E* synths are okay for specific roles but they are limited 
in scope and function. ES2 will be a panacea until I get off the 
fence to replace my MWII (already bought a PPG V.2 on blowout from 
Sam Ash but it's more a retro thing.) 

I still have Absynth from NI which sounds amazing but I have zero 
patience for programming the multi-stage envelopes - which is kind of 
the point behind Absynth.  You can always hobble together a patch 
using cut & paster but it's not as gratifying :-/ This is the same 
problem I had with the Korg Wavestation - I had zero patience for 
programming Wave Sequences (expect the same of XPhraze but I haven't 
tried the demo yet.)  So, the synths I've found most interesting are 
the ones I hate programming...

Pro53 is okay - I like it a lot - but it is redundant to the AN1x as 
far as programming spec's and sound.  I got it on blowout dirt 
cheap...still use Battery but PhatmaticPro is on my hit list. I was 
going to blow it off but then I got the correct AU demo working - and 
then I downloaded some of the Bitshift loops expecting them to be 
crap but they were REALLY good...

The Novation V-Station plug in is verrrry cool - as is impOSCar.  And 
have you heard Zebra?  I downloaded Chameleon 5000 demo but haven't 
installed it yet. To be honest, I enjoyed impOSCar more than the 
Evolver! Go figure?

Like a lot of Mac users I'm on the fence waiting for the 2nd 
generation of G5 to show up before spending dollars.  I've considered 
an iBook G4 as an interim solution but that would probably be it for 
new gear this year (Virus C + iBook = Dual G5, see where I'm going 
with this?)  The Virus C mean no new control surface this year 
either - but that's okay for now (besides, I want to see how the 
Yammmie O1x thingy works out...)

Jon