【DEMO】 YAMAHA AN1x Synthesizer - Relaxing ambient drone music

[@synth4ever]

Thanks very much for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the music, look forward to your compositions :)

[@moogdome2562]

Such an underrated synth. I'd love one. I had the chance to buy one in Sheffield, but I have too many synths in my collection.But like women can never have enough shoes, a man can never have enough synths. Just less room to move about in. Maybe I'll find the kitchen again, Uhmm. Now that's a thought Kithen?. Nice demo.

[@synth4ever]

Hehe... yes, its true a man can never have enough synths -- it's just a matter of space and budget! :) AN1x is still a great synth today.

[@FrigginMossies]

I am hopeless at keyboards.I bought an AN1X two weeks ago and have fallen in love.I have had many before. No i will not sell it ever

[@moogdome2562]

JMuff Never say hopeless, just practice and enjoy what you are doing. I can't play, I just like making crazy sounds. Just enjoy your synth, while the rest of us DROOL.

[@ResAffolterSoundproductions]

Wow! The An1x sounds amazing 😃🌈🕊🙏🏻✌🏻✨🕊

[@synth4ever]

Yes indeed! Great VA synth

[@ingoodmusic]

Seems like this synth can do absolutely everything

[@robertsmithshair4199]

Filter not really steep enough for hard cutting bass sounds - but beautiful pads and leads 👍🏻

[@synth4ever]

Correct. Everything you hear is from Yamaha AN1x, no external processing or other effects.

[@ludotex]

Was looking for some examples of the AN1x doing pads and evolving sounds, and on top of demoing precisely this, the track was a great and relaxing listen all the way through. Thanks!

[@synth4ever]

+plutotex Thank you for your kind words, happy you enjoyed the music and demo. AN1x can get very drone if you want it to! :)

[@mickeythompson9537]

Very nice. It is a real musical skill to not fill all the available time with "too many notes"..

[@synth4ever]

Thanks for your kind words Mickey, glad you liked the music.

[@AstroAndMusic]

Very nice and pretty. I always enjoy your demos which is why I'm subscribed to your channel. You also almost always give me some good ideas for my own compositions. Peace and keep up the awesome work!

[@gjc82071]

Awesome. Great stuff. All your synth demos are great.

[@mfbeatz]

i ve read on lot of comments etc, that the fx section was trash... your performance is the proof they re completely insane!

[@synth4ever]

Heh, thanks. It's a great synth and the FX are pretty good!

[@mark12011972]

I was letting synth videos play in the other room and I was like "WOW, whats making that sound!!!". And then I was like, oh it's a AN1x of course. Listening and getting a feeling of relief, like all is well and ok in the world. Never fear, the AN1x is here.

[@synth4ever]

Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked it... AN1x does sound great!

[@mark12011972]

Some day I will acquire the AN1X or the K5000, once I no longer care about the cost. :) But for now I'm developing and layering drum sounds. Oh, cheap equalizers were developed for one true purpose, that is to rattle the windows and the doors and the walls, all is well with the world if you can do that!!! The right combination of Low frequency EQ + distortion + kick + 2000w amp + 4 foot speakers = bliss! Shake rattle and roll!

[@mark12011972]

I thought you might enjoy this kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp-5eI2roax6e7c Thanks for putting your sounds out there. Many musicians are afraid to share their sounds because they're afraid it will end up on someones album somewhere. But it's the only way we can share and express! You can't live your life in fear!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks for the comments. AN1x is actually quite reasonably priced these days while K5000, seems to be rising lately... both are great synths. I agree, it's nice to hear what sounds a synth can do, it's one of the main reasons why I demo them myself! :)

[@racingguitars]

That's a great sounding synth and a really nice piece of music.🎹

[@synth4ever]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. AN1x is very versatile and sounds great!

[@deejay5719]

Amazing track and synth. Love it!

[@synth4ever]

Thank you very much. AN1x still sounds great to this day!

[@ericwycoff1399]

God damn this is a intense synth!

[@pqlr8763]

Really showcases the synth. Excellent demo. Videos like this is how I decide whether to buy something. Just got one of 3 last remaining AN1Xs in my country for an amazing $400 equivalent. Happy doesn't do it justice!

[@synth4ever]

Thanks Danny, happy you enjoyed the demo and were able to get your hands on an AN1x! I'm sure you will enjoy it.

[@smokymountainblogger5509]

Beautifully done!

[@SpacehotelMusic]

reminds me of Arcadia - which is a great thing! Beautiful.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

Lady Ice?

[@KooriMusic]

Great track, fantastic sounds. I love it!

[@axs203]

I can hear 'In a Silent Way' over this with Herbie's electric piano......those resonances in this are so lovely....so mystical and beautiful.......all from simple ideas ....gonna burn some incense sticks now and zone out :)

[@synth4ever]

Thanks very much! Hope you had a good zone-out session. :)

[@KlausVonMork]

Nice work. Cool drones

[@jeandarmshow]

Just awesome..

[@retrosound72]

very nice tunes! :)

[@scottlynch8810]

Love it.

[@celestrion]

It sounds very "Boards of Canada." Nice job!

[@burntumber]

because this is a piece of gear BoC use.

[@skibitom]

Great work.

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Lovely soundscape, i wish i had a AN1x as i find it to be the greatest Virtual analog. But its rare to find on the used market here in Norway.

[@synth4ever]

Thanks, yes AN1x is very versatile and sounds great.. Perhaps eBay or Reverb.com may have some for sale... they do pop up here and there.

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Thank you for Your advice. But i wish to buy it in norway as there is a 25% custom fee in Norway, pluss transportation.

[@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!

[@synth4ever]

Sorry, I no longer have the AN1x so can't advise. Perhaps the manual might have info on that issue.

[@GruithuisenCityMan]

Very nice !!! :-)))

[@terryxander9333]

What "basic" settings do you have the AN1x on to get those long ambient sounds ?? I recently bought a brand new AN1x, and i've yet to find the right settings to get the long basic ambient sounds from. Can you help?? I know you tweak the original sounds w/ knobs etc, but I just need to know some basic settings. thanks so much I LOVE my AN1x and your videos.

[@synth4ever]

Congrats on your AN1x! Its been awhile since I've done this demo but if I were to guess, I probably used an INIT patch with a sine or square wave. I had long ADSR envelope times (decay, sustain and release) + long reverb decay settings, and I might have used the enhancer FX as well. I also used an arpeggiator to build the sound into a drone. Try it and see.

[@ChristopherWoods]

More awesome!

[@gossamyr]

How did you get it to drone? I only know 2 ways, the onboard sequencer(or any for that matter) and plugging in the wrong kind of sustain pedal(my korg sustain pedal is the wrong kind). I gotta know, fill me in

[@synth4ever]

Arpeggiator, long ADSR release times, reverb.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Although one can only have *one first synthesizer,* (mine being the QS6), I wish this had been mine. I confuse it with the CS1x though; which is the one with channel aftertouch, and which has the increased polyphony?

[@synth4ever]

The CS1x has 32-voices and no aftertouch, AN1x only 10 voices but has channel aftertouch.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Thank you synth4ever.

[@babyirene3188]

yes please.

[@schimansky45]

is it only the an1x?? sound???

[@mfbeatz]

the keyboard got aftertouch right?

[@synth4ever]

Yes I believe so

[@Aetila]

You don't even need to press a key on this synth to make great drone music. :-)

[@synth4ever]

You got that right!

[@АлександрСеменюк-и3т]

Can i play acoustic piano with this thing?

[@synth4ever]

Not exactly... but you can try and model the sound of one. ;)

[@АлександрСеменюк-и3т]

@@synth4ever Thank you a lot :) (you mean that i can play acoustic piano with my laptop using AN1X like a MIDI?)

[@synth4ever]

@@АлександрСеменюк-и3т You could use AN1x as MIDI controller but that is a waste IMO. There are probably piano patches you can download for it too.

[@АлександрСеменюк-и3т]

@@synth4ever Yep :D... But i don't know where i can find it... (I mean patches. At least an acoustic piano patches.) I have the AN1X Editor(.exe) and theres no acoustic piano. Its only "Piano"...(I think its an electric piano) Thank you for replying me :) (Excuse me for my mistakes. I am from Ukraine and i am 16.)

[@synth4ever]

@@АлександрСеменюк-и3т Awesome, nice to meet you and hope all is well in Ukraine! Check out some An1x patches here, maybe there is a piano: groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AN1x-list/info www.planet-groove.com/yamaha/patches-an1x.html

[@commandercortez]

I'd pay money for your music

[@bencath_1529]

hey !! he doesn't using the Keyboad !!

[@synth4ever]

Wow, thanks so much!! That means a lot to me. If interested, you can buy my music at cdbaby[dot]com/synth4ever or synth4ever[dot]bandcamp[dot]com ... or check links in video description. Thanks again!

[@vinay92]

Some people like broccoli, some people don't. Some people find guy falling down stairs in shopping cart amusing, some people don't. There is no 'higher' or 'lower'.

[@mark12011972]

When I ran my 50 miler I was both higher and lower. I was high as a kite singing at the top of my lungs listening to my walkman, and I was in agony my muscles screaming in pain. Through it all, I knew both higher and lower. When in heaven there is only higher and higher. It's all high. That's why we come down here to experience falling down the stairs in a shopping cart. It's a unique experience in the universe, I highly recommend it! :) But first buy a helmet and spend all day praying that God will knock some sense into you and change your mind about the whole affair!

[@NathanChisholm041]

turning knobs isnt making music....boring

[@synth4ever]

+Nathan Chisholm Perhaps you missed the title of this piece... ambient drone music. Things evolve slowly over time.

[@NathanChisholm041]

synth4ever ok fair enough i was a bit harsh i do like ambient...

[@videojockeysword]

I guess this guy thinks he a genius. Never touches the keyboard...this synth is older than he is....smarter too. People "who just turn knobs" shouldn't be considered musicians (BTW the patch was probably factory installed) I have a AN200, so I know what I'm talking about. You can do WAY more cool stuff than this.

[@mickeythompson9537]

People have been making music 'just by turning knobs' for centuries. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Organistrumsantiago20060414.jpg/200px-Organistrumsantiago20060414.jpg Unfortunately, people like you have been dicks for at least as long.

[@charlieaydin1377]

VJ SWORD not sure if you know, but you couldn't have possibly sounded more arrogant if you tried 👍

[@videojockeysword]

Thank you! I hate "stupid people" pretnding to be "smart" when they have NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Some of the music on my site was done with one of those, so...yeah, I HATE "Bury Soetoro" presdent of the dummies. Time for REAL musicans to take back the business...

[@jontaylor4511]

i didn't see anyone claiming to be a top muso. it's a good demo of some ambient sounds

[@snuppssynthchannel]

Synth4ever is just doing his thing, making Nice soundscapes while having a good time with what he loves. He did not force you to watch this video. I am studying at one of the best Music conservatories in my country yet I think Music is for everyone, not just for an elite of people who master their instruments, No need to be a elitist! The real sinner is the Music industry.