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Average rating:
4.7 out of 5
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Good virtual analog synth, make a warm jx style pad and Fm syntesis can make added at a analog modeling some crazy digital efx... The best of this synth is a step sequencer, phrase sequencer and arpeggiator width synth goa/trance sound, but remember, have a classic Va sound, he can't imitate analog sound, but is a good synth for all, control, sound, price ( have a same price used at many Software instruments)
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Yes indeed, the AN1x is a really good synth, especially the fun analogue type step-sequencer, would have been even better if it had 32 steps instead of 16, no matter though, it's still excellent, no problems with this synth.
I did try to persuade Yamaha to rip out the sequencer and release it on it's own, imagine 4 rows of 16 knobs with a built-in AN synth engine, now that would have been sequencer heaven and a hark back to the days of analogue sequencing.
Unfortuneatly, I never heard from Yamaha again? I'm sure my idea would have been massive for them, does anybody else agree!
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A few weeks ago, I bought the An1x for a second time. The first time I must say I didnt like the users interface so much, especially once I saqw the JP8000. Later I realised that the engine was so much better in many ways than The Jp. With the free An1x editor the programming is just a breeze now: excellent. Now: this request to Yamaha: Dear sirs, U always have the better synth engine in your products, better than the other brands. But why, why cant u make the interface also better than the others. I explain: look at the cs1x, cs2x, an1x: the built quality does the engine injustice. My wishlist:
- More controllers and sliders (cfr Jp8000 and YOURS older Cs30, Cs20M: THOSE were the machines) - No more that synthetic case: light metal ( aliminium) - More polyphony, a third osciilator - users arepeggios - 4 track stepsequencers
In other words: an engineer is not an artist. Get a professional designer for the user interface.
Dont worry about sales percentages etc...: the home users markets is about 80% now, so dont underestimate that market. Even if we are no pro-users, PLEAZE give us what we ask for: a good synth engine and a good interface.
And last: give your synth a name, like u did on the Motif.
All these small things just make a product better for the manufacturer and for the user. We need u and u need us!
And for the rest... Yamaha ROCKX !
Take care
James
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I bought the synth half a year ago on "E-bay Deutschland" for 350 EUR. I must admit I am still learning it. In one word the possibilities and sound of this machine are stunning. Expressive, fat analog-like playing. For its price gorgeous. It may lack a little bit softness and warmness of real analogs, but mustn't forget it is a virtual, quasi-analog synth and Yamaha did a great job. I completely agree, that Yamaha should think of a successor now: An2x perhaps? It could be a little bit more close to real analogs like Juno 106 for example. For anyone who consideres buying an1x my recommendation is: don't think, just buy and let the an1x do the rest. You won't regret. Cheers!
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The An1x is a very professional synthesizer. whit great sounds and secuences. only one thing is realy bad programmed by Yamaha; that is: the program change is very... very.. slow, y mean when you want an other sound by pressing + and -. futher, All my synth,s in de past (that where quit a few) were very stable. my An1x has now several time,s crashed. his software hangs, and y have to put the device out and on again. so i,am very interrested in a internal software update. And if it is there already, please let anyone now. thanks
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