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Does anyone on the list use the AN1x effects? I spent some time with 
them, but they seem to take away from the sound.

Rainbow Jimmy
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Jimmy,

>Does anyone on the list use the AN1x effects? I spent some time with
>them, but they seem to take away from the sound.

I use them quite a bit, especially a little reverb (on most patches), echo 
(usually on Knob 8), and the amp simulator, which I find to be pretty good 
for guitar-like sounds.  I can't say I've noticed a difference, but then, I 
rarely start with a 100% dry mix anymore, dialing in the effect later.

When you say that they "seem to take away from the sound," what do you 
mean?  Graininess?  Loss of high end?  Something else?


Regards,

-BW

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Bruce,

Thank you for your suggestions. The effects seem to water down the 
sound. I'll try just messing with the echo and the reverb. I've had 
some luck with some of the plate reverbs for some of the more 
metallic sounds. When I try the amp simulator, even when I turn down 
everything I get too much distortion. I'll keep trying.

Rainbow Jimmy
http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals
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Jimmy,

I find that in addition to turning down the Gain setting in the distortion, 
I also have to turn down the (Mixer or VCA) level of the source that I'm 
sending to the amp sim, usually to a value of 50 or less.  I've also found 
that the Tube setting is more realistic than either the Combo or Stack, 
IMHO, despite the names.

At 10:34 p 8/12/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Bruce,
>
>Thank you for your suggestions. The effects seem to water down the
>sound. I'll try just messing with the echo and the reverb. I've had
>some luck with some of the plate reverbs for some of the more
>metallic sounds. When I try the amp simulator, even when I turn down
>everything I get too much distortion. I'll keep trying.
>
>Rainbow Jimmy
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Regards,

-BW

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Hi guys,

Could you give me some advise - recently i purchased esi4000. How do 
you think - should i buy a turbo board or (if i don't need 
addictional ins and outs) it's better to find something separated 
like Electrix MoFX? May be something else. Could you please enlight 
me a bit. Thanks.

Piotr, Poland

The FX on the Turbo Board are not very good. Not at all. If you have enoughe outs...(the Calamari or whatever it's called) any good FX unit (like the MoFX you mentioned) or even any half decent FX Unit will give you better FX and much larger creative Scope.

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  Subject: [AN1x-list] effects


  Hi guys,

  Could you give me some advise - recently i purchased esi4000. How do 
  you think - should i buy a turbo board or (if i don't need 
  addictional ins and outs) it's better to find something separated 
  like Electrix MoFX? May be something else. Could you please enlight 
  me a bit. Thanks.

  Piotr, Poland 


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I'm finally getting the handle on the AN1X effects. A little goes a 
long way. I'm mostly using chorus (the orchestral chorus) phase 
shift, or amp simulation with just a little overdrive. The delays are 
nice for giving the sound a little space and the plate reverb gives a 
nice metallic feel to the sounds. A bit of feedback in the reverb and 
delay is nice for pads. 

I bet the folks that wrote the original presets were older  with 
hearing loss because the all the eq settings boost the high end. I 
set all the eqs to zero. So far I've gone through the first 33 
presets and only kept 2-Earth, and Wonder. I just tweaked those and 
set them up to morph. As soon as I get a decent computer I'll send 
you some presets.

Rainbow Jimmy
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http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals

Maybe these effects aren't too bad after all.

You can get a nice analog lead with just one oscillator, but there's 
not enough volume. Feedback can help, but this can change the sound 
of the filter.. The aural exciter really cranks the volume, nice, 
rude, and in your face.

Rainbow Jimmy
http://www.spaceanimals.com
http://www.mp3.com/spaceanimals