Nigel,

Ed is on the money. The AN has nice preset sounds and is similar in some ways to NI's Pro 53 ( the AN is also supposed to be a Prophet 5 emulation ), but I have to dig through a few menus to access all of them. Also, as Ed points out, the AN is limited to 5 notes of polyphony, unless of course one adds a second AN board. Then you would get 10 notes of poly, or 15 with 3 boards.

In order to use the ES' internal effects with it, I need to assign them to each AN sound individually and then save as a user voice. If I want to do anything more than surface editing with it, I need to use a computer. On the plus side, the AN's sound engine is very strong and someone with decent editing skills can come up with a nice version of almost any analog sound that you can immagine

Even then, I find the Pro 53's interface to be easier to use, and it has a wider range of, and more diversified presets. I think the AN is quite good though for live use, particularly if you don't mind editing / storing some patches.


AJ


[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 12-04-2005).]