Yamaha an1x vs cs1x patches

Yamaha cs2x vs an1x im having a difficult time deciding which synth to buy for my first but i think i have narrowed it down to either the yamaha an1x and the yamaha cs2x. Yamaha cs1x is horrible, i wouldnt pay a cent for them now. First, its built in an almost identical case with the same layout of buttons and knobs as the cs1x. During his time at yamaha, in addition to his work on vector and wavetable. It also includes pulse width modulation, ring modulation and oscillator syncing. Demo of this very underrated synthesizer, proof that you can make very up to date sounds on it. These patches are very good and turn the synth into the next level or 2 up.

Yamaha cs1x arpeggiator split half keyboard arpeggiator on half keyboard arpeggiator off by purple lady studio. It reminded me of the yamaha cs1x a gm based machine with knobs and extra sounds. While the knobs are lowresolution ie there can be audible stepping when tweaking the filter, the sonic character and capabilities of the an1xs synth engine is varied and flexible, and the results can sound lovely. I hope this thread will serve as an ongoing resource for the many uses of the yamaha cs1x and those who needwant to know about it. There is a huge user community for this synth, with many freely available patches, editors and other enhancements.

Honestly for any synth enthusiast out there, i would totally recommend checking it out if you ever see one. I also own pro tools 11 and 12 and an akai eie pro audio interface. This is a short demo of my favourite yamaha cs1x patch. Yamaha an1x for sale in uk 42 secondhand yamaha an1xs. Get manuals, specifications, and demos for the yamaha an1x synthesizer. At first glance, the an1x looks like the previous cs1x, but it is a far more interesting machine. Restore the yamaha an1x synthesizer to its factory settings.

Droning basses, crisp plucked synths and fat leads will be hard work for your speakers and velvet for your ears. Personally i love the case design of the an1x and the cs1x as well. From japan used yamaha cs1x keyboard cs1x vintage synth synthesizer u724. The yamaha an1x va synth is held in high regard around here, and ive owned one. In keeping with the new csline trend of analog emulation for dance and electronic music, the cs6x offers realtime and assignable knobs, scene memory and morphing, midi controllability and excellent sounds. Factory patches when you try out the an1x in your favourite music shop, here are my recommended first stops in your exploration. Also it shows the control over the pitch which is a great functionality. The yamaha an1x is a dspbased analog modeling synthesizer a. The cs6x is a rompler with dance centric sounds in it, not what i really consider a true synthesizer personally, but i remember liking it back in the day.

Yamaha an1x 1997 control synthesizer analog physical modeling 61 keys. Yamaha cs1x it seems that every new product released by the majors is now a dance synthand here comes another one from yamaha dance music has now reached that terrible stage where it has now become the backing music for everything from car ads to saturday morning tvso this new model from yamaha can be considered as simply their latest midpriced synth. The cs1x, cs2x and an1x synthesizers all have a small lip on the right hand end of the front panel to accommodate a qy or su sized module. Cs2x can load cs1x patches, thats it as far as digital cs patch compatibility. You should use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. Nov 25, 2005 i have been thinking about doing so for about a week. On left side there are 2 wheels for pitch bending and modulation plus a ribbon controller.

Jul 21, 2012 i havent much personal experience with the cs1x, but i did own the cs6x, and it was rather tasty at at a lot of sounds. The yamaha cs1x has two main modes, the performance mode and the multi mode. Yamaha an1x opinions posted in the synthesizers community. The patches are compressed with zip to reduce the filesize. Aural exciter factoryset voice list the following voices are preset at the factory. Yamaha an1x new sounds collection 2014 alternative.

Yamaha an1x vs korg r3 for pads vintage synth explorer. I will need a synth that makes a good controller, but the sound quality of the synth is important too, of course. The cs1x only has limited multitimbrality in which, when hooked up to a sequencer, midi channels 516 offer plain old yamaha xg synth sounds but midi channel 1 holds the cs1x s main sounds and effects. When i saw this video, i fell in love with the yamaha an1x. An1x vs an200 gearslutz gearslutz pro audio community. You can use the patches below on the yamaha cs1x control synthesizer. It lets you record realtime editing and filtering and be able to store it as part of the sound. Yamaha an1x vs korg r3 for pads post by thehighesttree. Here are 10 user patches from my circa 1996 yamaha cs1x synthesizer. I only hope yamaha are ready for hordes of performancefrustrated keyboard players descending on their dealers and demanding one.

It addresses most of the shortcomings of the cs1x and isnt that much more on the used market. The yamaha tx81z is a rack version of yamaha dx11 and rackmounted keyboardless frequency modulation music synthesizer, which was released in 1987. Apr 11, 2006 the cs2x is basically a cs1x with double the polyphony, and a bigger sound bank. I dunno, i like what i can do with my cs2x in terms of patches ive made, but hate the banks that are wasted on crappy piano and glockenspiel patches. Its a digital synthesizer that emulates analog style, sounds and controls.

Well, the an1x is analog modelling a true synthesizer, and a very well regarded one at that. It seemed easy to manipulate the sounds as well as load in patches others have created. All controls and parameters are realtime and midi controllable. While the an1x may share its case style with the yamaha cs1x, it is a completely different machine. Some patches are compressed with zip to reduce the filesize.

The digital synth with an analogue style musictech. In the demo can your hear a few sounds from the yamaha an1x. Plenty of memory 128 preset, 128 user and midi control make the cs1x perfect for. Yamaha control synthesizer owners manual cs1x 64 pages summary of contents for yamaha an1x. Get some cool roland analogue gear, or a cheap blue yamaha with a. Patches, manuals, software editors and the much sought after blue book on creating patches of your own.

Discussions about anything analog, digital, midi, synth technology, techniques, theories and more. The an1x was one of the earliest virtual analog modelling synthesizers, and certainly one of the most popular. Dons patches are amongst the best ever crafted for the an1x, and really show off what this incredible synth is capable of. Oct 14, 2017 not counting the an200 which was sort of an1x with half the voices, the cs reface is the only virtual analog synth yamaha has put out in all that time since unless im forgetting some other synth. I have an1x and compared to that an200 anplg card sound is kind of a disappointment. The an1x adds a new ribbon controller for increased realtime control. As well as promoting its analog physical modelling, yamaha referred to the an1x as a control synthesizer, in a similar vein to the cs1x and cs2x. An1x synth patches linkin park by hristo konstantinov. Apr 15, 2011 the yamaha an1x is a very special synth and you can see katsunori ujiie demonstrating the an1x brilliantly in the video below. The yamaha an1x is a great analogue modelling synth. May 29, 2018 here are 10 user patches from my circa 1996 yamaha cs1x synthesizer. Patches to download plus info and resources for the cs1x.

Cs1x demo and play the first video for some quite stunning sounds albeit from. This was the first keyboard synthesizer i owned so i will always have a soft spot for them. Yamaha an1x virtual analog synthesizer 1997 ten sounds demo. The next generation of cs synthesizers is here, with added sampling and features from the an1x synth.

Builtin digital effects are great but the arpeggiator steals the show with 30 inspirational patterns suited for techno, house, basslines and basic arpeg. Yamaha an1x opinions hey guys, with all of this talk about the reface, id like to change the topic to one of yamaha s somewhat recent classics, the an1x. Ive only used the an1x briefly, though i think it is very similar to the cs1x. The cs1x is yamaha s first analog emulation performance keyboard for electronic and dance musicians the cs line is back. Not counting the an200 which was sort of an1x with half the voices, the cs reface is the only virtual analog synth yamaha has put out in all that time since unless im forgetting some other synth. Ambientology a signature bank for old but wonderfull va synth. Jaybs sound sets for hardware and software synthesizers as well as free sample packs for your edm productions. The ultracool memory scene buttons from the cs1x are back on the cs2x and can memorize up to 2 current edit parameter settings.

However the function of every knob and button has been greatly expanded. However, after looking into the model more, it looks like issues with the display and knobs are not uncommon. Later the cs6x gave birth to famous motif series cs6x also exists in rackmount module version model cs6r. The cs1x only has limited multitimbrality in which, when hooked up to a sequencer, midi channels 516 offer plain old yamaha xg synth sounds but midi channel 1 holds the cs1xs main sounds and effects. At the price, the an1x has to be a dead cert for a runaway success. It has a better feeling keyboard than the cs1x as well assuming that the an1x is for those looking for something more professional than the cs1x.

Apart from the sounds the most important aspects for me would be the extra wave rom and the 64 voice polyphonythe cs1x only has 32. Pcbased editor software had been developed, and this allowed sounds to be. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq for information on how to best use the many features available on our site. Scene memory data is also stored with your synth patches. It is easy to program when using the an1x edit software pc only but works find from parallels and vmware on a mac. Unlike previous fm synthesizers of the era, the tx81z was the first to offer a range of oscillator waveforms other than just sine waves, conferring the new timbres of some of its patches when compared to older, sineonly fm synths. In my opinion is the sound quality way better as from modern analog and virtual analog synths. Marko provides some of his patches for the nord modular and the yamaha cs1x. Then i got stuck in work with one, eventually deciding to fiddle around. Yamaha cs1x specifications, pictures, prices, links. In 1997, one year after releasing the cs1x, yamaha followed up with the an1x.

So i was thinking of getting a more dedicated synth in the an1x. Although the an1x is not a followup to the cs1x which has since been followed by the cs2x and the cs6x it has borrowed many functions and technologies from the cs1x synth. Not counting the an200 which was sort of an1x with half the voices, the cs reface is the only virtual analog synth yamaha has put out in all that time since unless im. Also i think in terms of performance the mu90r is more flexible. All of marces patch libraries for the yamaha an1x synthesizer are. Thank you so much don after the syx file is uploaded to my an1x, i realised that some of the patches have different names comparing with the patch list on your website, i am wondering if the soundset i received is an updated version, or just some of the patches have been renamed i dont have the an1x editor so i cant double check with the an1 file. Control the synth, arpeggiator and editing through midi control. As well as a superb set of quality synth bass, pads, voices, leads and arpeggiated sequences there are plenty of amazing drum. Contains wide range of sounds padsstringsleadssequencesarps. Yamaha an1x info and resources on a fantastc synth.

While the an1x may share its case style with the yamaha cs1x, it is a. The an1x is already being used by several artists, film and tv composers worldwide, including nitin sawnhey, the faint, igor khoroshev, yes, little tragedies and phish. There are also a lot of great an1x patches out on the internet as well. Yamaha, having already been working on physical modelling synthesis for a number of years, released the an1x in mid1997. Cs6x yamaha workstation vintage synth explorer forums. Either of these units, but especially the su10, would make a very nice partner to a cs1x, making one wish that yamaha had given the synth a bit of sample ram. Before i got to play it, i developed a dislike for this synth. Jun 10, 2014 yamaha an1x, produced by yamaha corporation from 1997 to 1998, is a dspbased analog modeling synthesizer a. This is due to each voice patch in the an1x having 20 control sets, which utilise assignments of the useradjustable controls and midi control change messages to a number of numerical parameters within the sound engine. Ive been half thinking about getting a synthesizer recently, and was gearing more towards the microkorg end of the scale since im a beginner to the world of synths. Jaybs patches for yamaha s80 and cs6x new video also dyson patches are very good on the yahoo user group for the cs6x.

The an1x may not be the next evolution of the cs1x but it is basically a more advanced synth capable of increased sound potential and quality. It is fundamentally a two oscillator synth with a multi mode filter but with a series of nice functions which make it seem more than that. The latter use preloaded samplebased synthesis to generate sound, thus categorising them as romplers. The cs2x is perfect for studio work as well as live performance. The an1x on the other hand is a fully fledged synthesizer. Ive used my friends cs1x a bit some years ago, and grew quite accustomed to the interface, to the point where i would access all functions by reflex, without having to look. Yamaha an1x synthesizer unleashed jim atwood in japan. Yamaha an1x ambientology 128 presets by chronos new. Whilst the an1x has a similar chassis to other yamaha synthesizers, such as the cs1x and particularly the cs2x, this is where the similarity ends. The yamaha cs1x can be expanded with a small sequencer workstation module. Saw yamaha s implementation of the supersaw the an200 has, and i think it doesnt have the inner waveforms from the an200 either, but im not sure. Some parts of the an200 can only be reached with the computer editor, while the an1x allows access to everything. Ive never used the an200, or any other plg150an based kit. Cs1x edit is a program for windows 95, 98, and me to administer the yamaha cs1x control synthesizer through your pc.

It is you that is cheap by wanting dons many hours of work for free. The yamaha cs1x control synthesizer is designed for the dance music market having some great analog type sounds. A new patch bank for years old synth yamaha an1x ambientology a signature bank for old but wonderfull va synth. These are all things i wish to use in conjunction with the csx1. However i see theres a yamaha an1x for sale around here for 250, which is. But it can also be used for ambient music and in xg mode as a multitimbral synthesizer. One common complaint with the an1x is that it takes a long time to change patches. The yamaha an1x is a very special synth and you can see katsunori ujiie demonstrating the an1x brilliantly in the video below. I remember seeing the an1x along with the a3000 in the stores in the late 90s but i cant say that ive ever played one. Plenty of semidedicated and assignable knobs are available for real time analog style editing of all parameters at all times. Its about 64 sounds so far, and they will turn your an1x into a virusjp8000 combination, that kicks ass.

Yamaha cs2x vs an1x welcome to the electrogarden network community. The home to the yamaha ex5 patch libraries created by marc eyckerman marce and to the musical. Although the an1x is not a followup to the cs1x which has since been. The file has to be transmitted via the yamaha an1x editor. You can use the patches below on the yamaha an1x control synthesizer. Plenty of memory 128 preset, 128 user and midi control make the cs1x perfect for both live and studio use. Its eight multifunction knobs and large array of function buttons can be daunting at first but they give an excellent level of control over a vast.