Trend price : 200€
Mostly DJ-Live oriented in the LOOP FACTORY series grooveboxes based on AN analog physical modeling synthesis and sampled percussions. AN-200 is a slimmed-down version of keyboard AN1X.
Overview
MODULE (weight: 1.6 Kg) The main panel features a basic segment display, 16 knobs (they send Midi CC#) 35 buttons and 16 non-sensible pads.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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Midi input and output (can be set to thru)
- main out
- headphones out
Voice
the machine handles 2 kind of syntheses:
- APM subtractive: virtual analog
generates 5 voices.
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AWM2 samples: 32 voices
APM
virtual AN synthesis is slightly different from the previous model AN1X but still keep 2 VCO structure + white noise + an extra MULTISAW wave.
FM APM
frequency modulation can be applied to the VCO1 to change its frequency, in which case the output of the oscillator will become the carrier.
VCO1 is modulated by VCO2 following 4 different algorithms with variable FM depth:
- only FM
- sync + FM both: sync mode FM applied to master and slave oscillator
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sync + FM master: sync mode FM applied to master oscillator
- sync + FM slave: sync mode FM applied to slave oscillator
Slave oscillator's pitch can be tuned.
AWM2
the 16 bits wavetable contains 120 sampled drum, noises and percussions
Filter
digital resonant filter multimode -12/ 18/ 24 dB/ oct slopes: lowpass, highpass, bandpass/reject
Envelope
- EG1 FEG VCF filter: 4 segments ADSR
- EG2 VCA amplitude: 4 segments ADSR
LFO
2 delayed modulators with variable depth and 5 destinations:
- VCO pitch
- VCF cutoff
- VCA amplitude
- LFO FM depth (slave or master)
- PWM
Effect
digital DSP with delay, reverb, flanger, chorus, phaser and overdrive.
Sequencer
up to 4 tracks are available with Midi clock sync:
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1 for synthesis
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3 for drums
Memory
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256 preset recording patterns
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128 user patterns
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10 songs
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: portable / AN synthesis / live groovebox
NOT : display / quality built / misses AN parameters
"An200 misses too much from quite good AN1X: the external editor is needed for serious works. An200 is a (very nice) toy with great live features"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci