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501
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.
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501
Love it!
Still have mine after 15 years. But some broken keys, broken membrane buttons, volume slider stoped work and fixed on maximum volume... This synth is GREAT for today pop, trap, hip hop, edm, etc. Like Michael Mcdonald said in one interview, is fabulous for stacking sounds. You can create a bass, pad, lead, percs, noises, and all will sound very musical and logic in your music, almost in a "workstation quality feel". Not a lot synths can do this. People still say is thin sounding. Not true, sounds fuller than any soft synth. Bass? ANY bass you can do, and fits easily in mixes even betther than operator. Is a beast for ambient music, throw a simple pedal delay on it and the magic happens. Its hart to program, but if you try you can do a lot with. Using reverb and a good chorus you can recreate all that Tears for Fears pads and brasses without much effort. Im a huge fan for using mic preamps for recording synth, (for extra juice) but this guy dont need it. Not even a DI box. Just direct to converter, line level. Well, i can spend all day telling you about this synth, but moderators here will kick me out ahahah. I wish i can buy another on in mint condition, and some day i will!
