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Second main synthesizer of Jesper. Used since 2002 but actually, he was replaced by Roland Juno 106 (Start at 3:14) more
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Based on 9 Reviews
90s Silk
The perfect poly. I've owned close to 50 synthesizers in my life, including some vintage analog warmth such as the Korg Polysix, Roland Juno-60, and AKAI AX-80. The AN1x trumps all these for me, not because it sounds "warmer" or "more analog"- it obviously doesn't. It's a 100 per cent digital machine. I like it because it makes me sound different from everybody else currently occupied by the vintage analog craze. I don't mean to say there isn't merit in vintage analog- I'm saying there are other things as well. The AN1x is as analog-sounding as you want it to be- lush, warm, unstable (if programmed to be so), but it also does glossy, crystalline digital FM sounds extraordinarily well. I had a JP-8000 for a while that sounded cool, but sounded like a bucket of hot, glitchy slop if I pushed the LFOs too hard. It didn't like doing those intense, oscillator-mangling modulations that I so crave. The AN1x, on the other hand, is perfectly happy making these types of extreme, audio-rate modulations, and sounds surprisingly musical doing them, too. Also, I like the edgy nineties look it has. Very endearing.
I Love my AN1X
Its blue and it just sounds fantastic! I might add that is PLASTIC! But when I play the AN1X I fall in love with it again and again. You can spend hours on end playing this snyth. It has a huge " fat" sound to it. It really sounds great for a digital analog synth!
Great sounding synth!
This is one of those secret tips in my opinion. The case and the design are pretty horrible, and it is not the easiest to use, but it sounds great if you know how to get those sounds out of it!
Melhor VA que eu já toquei
Um VA com som de analógico. Adoro as teclas e o som que ele produz.
Nice PHAT AN1X !!
The best VA synth to-date! I have have enjoyed mine since I purchased it in 1999. For live situations, the AN1X is an excellent substitution for my Prophet 5 and OB-8. Though, I don't give it 5-stars due to it is little bit cumbersome to program.
Best synth I've ever owned
The An1x is probably one of the most underrated synths of the late 90s. And up to this point I haven't found a VA synth that makes it so easy to create fat analog sounds. Clean oscillators, crisp filter curves and even the effects are decent, even though sometimes limited.
This synth has one of the closest sounds to The Virus TI 2.
An underrated synth, but it sounds one of the best. Amaazing features, bright and fat leads, cold pads, kick-ass basses...
Still a good synth
Is not powerful or versatile like Serum or Spire, but it has that 'sweet' flavour that softsynths had lost. You can like or not. The on board effects are dated to me, but you can turn it off, FM is good but dont expect a DX7 clone. I love running in mono through my 737 preamp for bass, sounds beautiful! It can emulate DCO synths very well, almost like Diva. I dont know why, but the AN1x step sequencer appears to fit in mixes mutch better than vst sequencers. Comparing to a Nord Lead, the sound is dirty and raw, and for me, is a big plus. As i said, i like it, but is not a essential synth nowdays. Korg Minilog or even a Mininova sounds better in some cases.