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Original Message Date: 29-Jul-98 @ 07:13 PM - JP8000 or AN1X

Geek

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You heard! Pros and Cons? Anyone experienced both?

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Message 11/38 03-Aug-98 @ 07:54 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

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wow, for that turnkey price the an1x is sick! It's sounds more trance-y, biting, & my buddy does great things with the on-board sequencer sync'd to his normal seqencer.

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Message 12/38 03-Aug-98 @ 08:10 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

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dunno...turnkey seems to be advertising at 799 UKP...

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Message 13/38 03-Aug-98 @ 08:12 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

buggo

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dunno...turnkey seems to be advertising at 799 UKP...

(sorry...i just hit submit and then stop, so this will probably post twice...)

but it seems that gear is much more expensive in the UK...if you were talking about a juno-106 going for 500 ukp, it seems a little steep...lots of prices seem to be really high on synths in the UK...like the UKP prices almost correspond numerically with dollar prices, placing UK items at almost twice as much, as the last time i checked the exchange rate was like 1$=0.6 UKP. Am i wrong?

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Message 14/38 04-Aug-98 @ 10:06 AM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

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Thanks Mindspawn for the info... I'm a bit tempted by the
AN1x myself now...

Buggo, yeah 500ukp would be high for a Juno106, but you
would see them around 400ukp. My point being that this
still doesn't compare well if you can get a new 2 part
multi AN1x with a (on paper) superiour synthesis engine
and aftertouch keyboard for 500ukp. You're right though
UK prices are often high.

[BTW: Turnkey advertising is usually out of date, the Web
site especially. In FM the AN1x 500ukp price appears on
one page and the next page there's another AN1x advert
for 649ukp.]

I had looked into getting kit from the US or Japan, but
import duty (about 4% I think) plus VAT (17.5%) almost
totally erroded any benefits. EEC member countries are
no problem import wise though, but can get a bit frought
when the order shows up and it's wrong.

Rich

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Message 15/38 04-Aug-98 @ 07:45 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

martinb

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Hey dudes, Turnkey are selling the AN1X at �499.

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Message 16/38 04-Aug-98 @ 07:57 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

buggo

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still, 400UKP for a juno106? I paid $400 for mine, and that was by no means a great deal!

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Message 17/38 05-Aug-98 @ 11:36 AM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

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My local second hand synth shop dropped the price of a used AN1x from 580ukp to 395ukp because of the turnkey advert. I just happened to be there when the nice man in the shop did it. Needless to say I bought it straight away. If it really is the end of the line for the AN1x you will probably be able to get dirt cheap second hand ones for a while until the cheap stock at turnkey has gone. After which the price may well rise again. But even for 500ukp I love it! This synth has made playing live a possibility for me. (If my pc was reliable that is..)

Richie.

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Message 18/38 10-Aug-98 @ 07:08 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

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With the AN1X at �499 and a second hand old Juno 106 usually going for about �400 UK.... which shall I go for.
Its more a drum'n'bass thing and what I've heard the AN1X is more suitable for trance/techno... am I right?

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Message 19/38 10-Aug-98 @ 10:49 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

chad_mitchell

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I think that Juno isn't very suitable for dnb. Warm and Mellow is its thing. You probably want an FM synth (Cold and harsh)and don't forget cheap. Or a sampler utilizing FM synth samples works. I personally use soundforge for my FM synthesis stuff and load the samples into my sample software. Today I saw a DX-7 in the paper for $150 US. I think I'll snag it and dump my Fatar master keyboard.

-Chad-

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Message 20/38 11-Aug-98 @ 01:41 PM - RE: JP8000 or AN1X

Jock

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I'm gutted I bought the AN1X last September and paid the full price for it. But then I suppose thats music gear for you. Its a nice machine and had definately opened some musical avenues for me. Although having never played a JP8000, and the fact that it scored higher in future music, makes me wonder whether I should have gone for the JP instead. But then who cares ! My JP8000 is turning up on Saturday, so I'll have the best of both worlds.

Next mission, if I choose to accept it........... Purchase a Novation Supernova...............

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