EXODUS Patch Bank: A Yamaha AN1x sound bank (64 patches) of pads, bells, sequences, and FX

[@KILLAGORILLA7000]

Superb work! AN1x is still one of my favourite synths. I've gotten plenty of nice EP sounds from it, but that dire dire docks one is especially sweet!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks - I actually prefer the EP sounds on my AN1x over the SY77 :|

[@elvissanchez8985]

Excellent sounding patches 🔥

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :)

[@bhersey]

the tune at 4:35 was killing me for id, but the title Dire was a clue....Super Mario 64 ftw! many good memories playing in a dorm room and also, Koji Kondo is the GOAT. Really awesome patches man!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :) yeah, I did a remake of that whole track with a different instrument, but I think the AN1x patch is the best version of it. I loved Mario 64 and have played through it multiple times over the years. Something about that game - it’s just the best. I actually love the somewhat terrible aesthetics of the N64.

[@pseudo-intellectualtroll6563]

I notice the BoC influence very early on. 👍

[@MIDERA]

Thanks :)

[@Jim_KYB]

Great patches man. One Of the classic VAs. I have a Nord Lead 2x, and Virus c previously, the An1x is still the most analogue sounding if you ask me.

[@MIDERA]

Yeah, AN1x is definitely up there. I personally would probably still rather have my virus TI though. Although I don’t know if it’s as “analog sounding” as the AN1x. Thanks.

[@javiceres]

I remember having the virus C and being quite underwhelmed by how much aliasing it had in not that high registers. Otherwise it was sweet...

[@MIDERA]

Huh, I love my virus TI. The B sounded great too. Had a C desktop for a while until I upgraded to the TI Polar. I have never minded the aliasing myself.

[@aloharay]

sounds great! 10:15 Ring bearer made me look twice

[@MIDERA]

Thanks!!! Yeah, I love that song and that sound.

[@francescoantonioriefolo911]

Some patches i listened in various productions trance to armada radio from various stranģer trance artist who used this sounds

[@MIDERA]

Hey, sorry, I don’t entirely know what you’re trying to say though. Could you clarify?

[@barneyfinch8267]

I would swear it's a oberheim OB XA when I close my eyes

[@MIDERA]

When I saw your comment (like all comments), it doesn't show up attached to any of my videos when viewing from my phone. I wondered what synth of mine would remind someone of that. I was certain it was the Chroma Polaris, if I had to guess. Was a bit shocked to see the comment on my AN1x video! Interesting. Was there a particular patch that made you think that?

[@barneyfinch8267]

@@MIDERA in particular the most of the sounds have this Oberheim flavor in it. The filters, the OSOs octave and fine tuning and stability / instability, something organic which reminds me a lot about the OB 8 and more OB-Xa. :) It didn't sound like some Juno or Jupiter. It also don't sound like some Yamaha CS synth at all.

[@MIDERA]

@@barneyfinch8267 Wow - interesting. I guess this is sort of why I like it so much. I wish it felt at least even a little high quality though. Yamaha really skimped on that part!

[@barneyfinch8267]

@@MIDERA i totally agree with you! Yamaha is working on the AN-X right now. Im really excited. Something you might not know: the AN1x is a Dave Smith Synth! He done the most work on the sound engine and filters and he put allot of the AN1x into his Poly Evolver. Its crazy, i just read it yesterday

[@JohnHafner]

Sounds great, emailed you.

[@MIDERA]

Hey, got your email - a bit busy today but I will get back to you. Thanks!

[@MIDERA]

To my dear friend EvilDragon - I have absolutely no idea why your comments keep disappearing!!! I’ll search for them in spam or something.

[@EvilDragon666]

Let's see if this one sticks! EDIT: Looks like it was my web browser update (Waterfox Classic). Had to spoof the user agent. I guess Google doesn't want other browsers to work with their shit. Yay!

[@MIDERA]

@@EvilDragon666 Wow! That was an intense battle between you and Google. I could see all of your comments, but when I went to respond, it said "Comment not found." I wouldn't even know how to spoof the user agent, but I'm glad you do. Thanks for the 20 comments, one of which is here.

[@EvilDragon666]

@@MIDERA Hahah, feel free to remove those superfluous comments then. If other people can see them too, I'd seem like a nutty dude :D

[@MIDERA]

I only saw them in my notifications. None of them are visible on my page. I appreciate your tenacity to keep posting until you figured it out. It was like watching a knight (you) fight against an invisible dragon (the internet), get smited (smote? Smitten?) multiple times, and then, finally, the knight is victorious. That was what I watched, hahaha.

[@ssajjess]

YES THANK YKU

[@thesrabbit]

Damn dude, these are ace! I wonder if they can be loaded onto the AN200?

[@xisotopex]

I was wondering the same thing. doesnt the anx editor work also? if so then the answer is maybe yes....

[@thesrabbit]

@@xisotopex so, after some research (aka rtfm), it does indeed work! The only thing is that for any parameters the an200 doesn’t have, it’ll just use the defaults. For example, the an200 only has 1 fx slot, and the AN1x has 3, so I think if fx are part of the patch, they won’t have any effect when you send it to the an200. Also tried it out with some patches and it appears to work just fine. I just got the XGWorks with AN200 editor running on my M1 Mac with wine-crossover. I can make sounds on my an200 again!

[@MIDERA]

Thanks. Did we ever figure this out?

[@thesrabbit]

@@MIDERA yup, it works. Any parameters that the AN200 doesn’t have will just be ignored. So that’ll likely be the FX, since the 200 only has 1 slot.

[@MIDERA]

Awesome. Thanks for the confirmation

[@ssajjess]

I LOVE U SO MUCH ♥️♥️♥️

[@aleHIDEA]

hi, how do I save the changes to an already existing sound? with STORE I can save a sound starting from scratch but on an already existing sound it won't let me save the changes made!

[@vinniramos]

Hi! I would love to buy these patches! But I was wondering, does the sysex work in Mac? The transfer would be via that mid/usb cable in amazon you mentioned below?

[@MIDERA]

SYSEX will work in either mac or windows. You would transfer via USB/MIDI as described in that Amazon link bellow, yes.

[@vinniramos]

@@MIDERA thanks, man!

[@mechagodzyzzathotobliterat8094]

Want to buy these badly but need to get a AN1x first :(

[@MIDERA]

AN1x is really still one of the best synths I own.

[@MIDERA]

And thanks!

[@ssajjess]

Question, how to i hook up my computer to the synth to transfer the files once I have the software installed?

[@MIDERA]

Hi, I have this: M-Audio Midisport Uno | Portable 1-in/1-out MIDI Interface via USB connection (16 x 16 MIDI channels),Black www.amazon.com/dp/B00007JRBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_304NKASSR2Q1W0DCH6EA You can try to get AN1xEdit for your computer or get midiOX to transfer the sysex file to your computer. There are cheaper options for how to install the files, but I don’t know how good they are.

[@sinewaves1631]

Been trying to get hold of these? Let me know!

[@MIDERA]

Have you gone to my website and sent me an email thru there?

[@sinewaves1631]

@@MIDERA I have indeed, twice ;-)

[@MIDERA]

Hmm… I’m not seeing your messages. Can you contact me via my Facebook artist page?

[@MIDERA]

I’ll do some testing and see what’s up. My website is a pain in the ass.

[@MIDERA]

@@sinewaves1631 I tested it and it is broken. WP Forms Lite, which I used for my forms. Is a total piece of crap. I have updated the page to just include my email address for people to send to. Sorry about that, but thanks for letting me know!

[@wyndsrfr16]

Are these all straight from the synth or are you using any outboard effects as well - reverb, delay, modulation, etc.?

[@MIDERA]

Everything is straight from the synth - I'm using only internal FX.

[@wyndsrfr16]

Thanks - they sound great! A follow up question - will importing this bank replace my current presets 1 - 64? Will 65 - 128 remain?

[@dansuwinski787]

Do any of these patches use aftertouch?

[@MIDERA]

No, I don’t normally use aftertouch, so I didn’t include it. If I were to, I’d likely use it for cutoff, but I find modulation of cutoff to be offensive on the AN due to low resolution of the parameter.

[@Disregardedinc]

This synth is digital correct?

[@MIDERA]

That is correct, although I wouldn’t let that stop me. I have played lots of great digital synths, terrible digital synths, great analog synths, and horrible analog synths.

[@AnalogFlava]

Is the an1x hard to program?

[@MIDERA]

It is not. I think once you get passed the sort of matrix system (press this button to access these 8 parameters) you fly through it. More importantly, everything you do kinda sounds good, making it even easier to do things on it. I think I wrote more patches on the AN1x than other gear because I just enjoyed making patches. AN1x is a very very good synth.

[@AnalogFlava]

​@@MIDERA well, thats comforting to know. Might have to get one now. The only other minor concern would be that it seems to sound very distinct in an old-school setting, especially with those plucky trance leads. But then again, so does the JP8000 :)

[@MIDERA]

From what I understand, the AN1x has better filters than the JP8000… but maybe that’s just me trying to tell myself I don’t need the JP.

[@AnalogFlava]

@@MIDERA I can only say that I really enjoy the jp8000 although haven't gotten to use it too much yet (waiting for midi interface) But only thing I wish that would make it sooooo much better is if they would have made it multitimbral like the novation nova from the same era which has 6 parts. The Jp8080 has 2 parts, a lower and higher. So you can combine to sounds making it like one big or two different layers but not 6 like the Nova which might be my fav, so underrated!

[@333_Tarot]

Hi Midera. Hows the an1x patch uploader program? Can you pick which place you put separate patches, or is it just bulk thing and when u switch on an1x, patches are by default 0-60? Thx

[@MIDERA]

That's a good question - I just uploaded via sysex. I imagine it would just overwrite anything at 1-64. I haven't tested it though!

[@elsongs]

You upload the batch bank to AN1x Editor, and select the different patches to demo them. You can save the active individual patch to anywhere you want on the AN1x's internal bank through the normal patch save button.

[@MIDERA]

I have the AN1x editor so I’ll see if I can upload to that.

[@MIDERA]

I can confirm that I have an .an1 file for these patches, so if you use AN1xEdit, you will be able to load these into that and then import each patch to the spot you want it on your AN1x.

[@333_Tarot]

Thx man. I have another question. I remember your old an1x video where you showed some great patches. I guess that was your previous an1x? Does the exodus pack include some of the patches from previous video?

[@pltelex2290]

What's your website?)

[@MIDERA]

Hi - it's listed in the description, but also here: www.midera-artist.com/synthesizer-patches/

[@themeduselab]

ANALOG PHYSICAL MODELING

[@MIDERA]

Yes