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Topic: Anyone vouch for AN200?
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posted July 03, 2001 12:10 PM
    
I'm thinking of getting an AN200 to complement the AN side of my EX (well, I'd really like an AN1X, but $ and the fact that I don't ned another big piece of gear to lug around prohibit that right now).Is it basically an AN PLG in a box? Anyone have it? Does it sound good? E! ____________________ E!
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Ski
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posted July 03, 2001 02:02 PM
It's basically a PLG150AN in a box, along with the addition of the sequencer (which only plays monophonic AN lines) and the drum/rhythm samples (which can be sequenced with three tracks).An AN1x is 10 note poly, and has a lot of additional performance controllers (like a pressure sensitive ribbon, and true patch morphing with a mod wheel) that are nice. You can probably pick up a used AN1x in good shape for just a little more than the street price of a new AN200. That said, I played with an AN200 in the store, and liked it quite a bit just as a tone module. I didn't have a chance to experiment with the sequencer, so can't comment on that. There's a very good review of the AN200 and DX200 in this month's issue of Keyboard for more info. ____________________ Ski
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J. Westwood
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posted July 04, 2001 01:04 PM
I heard the demo in the latest Future Music CD, and it's fairly impressive. THey also had sounds from the Korg R2D2 something similar, and I'd say Yamaha has a phatter sound definately. Yet, with all the knobs and 'styles' and all, it struck me as a supped up TB-303? So, if you're into dance/techno, it could be very good and worthwhile to 'keep the acid going' on the dance floor. But to model Moog, Arp, SCI, etc. sounds accurately... I might think not?It could be as handy as a distortion box is to a guitar player? 
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Ski
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posted July 04, 2001 08:48 PM
Have to differ with you a bit on that one, John. As with the AN section in the EX5, the more or less identical architectured AN200, AN1x, and PLG150AN are QUITE good at modeling vintage Moog, ARP, SCI, Yamaha, and other classic synths. Most especially the SCI Prophet 5, and the original analog Yamaha CS series.Along with the Virus and the Waldorf Q, I strongly believe that the Yamaha AN analog modeling sits at the top as one of the very best. Yamaha just needs to make a newer version of the AN1x that has knobs and sliders for realtime control of all (OK, *nearly* all) of the Voice parameters (like the Virus and the Q). The AN200 is a good step in that direction, though. While it doesn't have knobs for everthing, almost all functions are only an extra button click away from being tweaked by a knob. ____________________ Ski
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posted July 05, 2001 12:32 PM
Whoops! Forgot to mention...Don't hold me to this, but unlike on the EX5 (not the EX7), I don't believe that you can layer the AN Voices on the AN200. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, here. I think that the AN1x and the EX5 are the only two Yamaha AN synths that can layer the Voices. Of course, the AN200 gives you five note polyphony, whereas you only get two note polyphony on the EX5 (one note if you layer). ____________________ Ski
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Ski
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posted July 06, 2001 08:32 PM
The Nord Micro Modular IS a good alternative, and so is the Waldorf "Micro Q". Both have great functionality, and great sound. The Nord is probably the lowest priced high powered synth out there. And the Micro Q is nearly as functional as the "big Q", but without any knobs or keyboard.The one thing that I like a LOT better about the AN200, though, is that it DOES have a lot of knobs and buttons on the front panel with which to program. It doesn't have *dedicated* knobs for EVERY function, but most functions are only a button press away from activating a knob to control that function. The AN200 also has the sequencer and drum/rhythm AWM2 samples, too. ____________________ Ski
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posted July 05, 2001 12:24 PM
Hopefully the ex5 (I'm going home this weekend and it will be there waiting for me 
But WHERE on earth would you get an AN1X in THAT condition? That just sounds NASTY! 
