Sonic Academy ANA 2
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- KVRist
- 482 posts since 10 Mar, 2013
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5678 posts since 25 Dec, 2004
on point! nice.
1 KVR gold star for you
1 KVR gold star for you
sketches... http://soundcloud.com/onesnzeros
some artists i support... https://bandcamp.com/spectraselecta
some artists i support... https://bandcamp.com/spectraselecta
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- Banned
- 383 posts since 12 Mar, 2020 from Toilet, or on the way to toilet
It looks + sounds very nice... And the price isn't that bad (at least this moment).
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- GRRRRRRR!
- 15961 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
You know you have too many plugins when you buy something and don't even remember that you bought it. I got an email from Sonic Academy last night, offering me a free plugin. So I clicked on the link, not even knowing who they were, and realised I had an account and owned ANA 2. Who knew?
This morning I have been going through listening to the presets and tweaking them here and there and whilst they are all drenched in way too much reverb and delay, there are some really nice aspects to this thing. The Tubedrive effect is outstanding, especially the AU7 mode. The problem I am having is saving my tweaks where I can find them again. I can't work out how to add my own genre, category or tags. I found out where the presets live on my drive and I created a new folder in the "ANA 2 Factory" folder but it doesn't show up in the browser. In fact, there are a lot more folders there than show up in the browser.
Does anyone know how to create your own tags and/or folders to put your presets in so you can find them easily/quickly?
EDIT: I've worked out how to create custom tags and now that I have saved something, the User Bank shows up so it's at least usable now. Still, if anyone knows how to create new categories or genres, I'd like to be able to do that, too.
This morning I have been going through listening to the presets and tweaking them here and there and whilst they are all drenched in way too much reverb and delay, there are some really nice aspects to this thing. The Tubedrive effect is outstanding, especially the AU7 mode. The problem I am having is saving my tweaks where I can find them again. I can't work out how to add my own genre, category or tags. I found out where the presets live on my drive and I created a new folder in the "ANA 2 Factory" folder but it doesn't show up in the browser. In fact, there are a lot more folders there than show up in the browser.
Does anyone know how to create your own tags and/or folders to put your presets in so you can find them easily/quickly?
EDIT: I've worked out how to create custom tags and now that I have saved something, the User Bank shows up so it's at least usable now. Still, if anyone knows how to create new categories or genres, I'd like to be able to do that, too.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5678 posts since 25 Dec, 2004
Menu -> Save As Preset -> then select a category, click on the genre, sub-category etc... click ok
or in the preset area, select a preset and click the Edit Tags button at the bottom of the middle section. Can add a few tags... not sure about "create your own categories"... as in Genre etc? yeah good question...
I had a search around the hard drive but i think the Genre and Category etc are not accessible to the user. I'm also interested if anyone might know.
or in the preset area, select a preset and click the Edit Tags button at the bottom of the middle section. Can add a few tags... not sure about "create your own categories"... as in Genre etc? yeah good question...
I had a search around the hard drive but i think the Genre and Category etc are not accessible to the user. I'm also interested if anyone might know.
sketches... http://soundcloud.com/onesnzeros
some artists i support... https://bandcamp.com/spectraselecta
some artists i support... https://bandcamp.com/spectraselecta
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- KVRAF
- 18561 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
I don't use categories so can't help there but you can create a custom folder for your Presets. But you have to put at least one patch inside that folder for it to show up in the Bank column.
I put my folders in Soundsets>User.
I put my folders in Soundsets>User.
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- GRRRRRRR!
- 15961 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
Yeah, I got that. It's actually good enough for what I need, I think, in that they are readily accessible. Thanks for the responses.
NOVAkILL : Asus RoG Flow Z13, Core i9, 16GB RAM, Win11 | EVO 16 | Studio One | bx_oberhausen, GR-8, JP6K, Union, Hexeract, Olga, TRK-01, SEM, BA-1, Thorn, Prestige, Spire, Legend-HZ, ANA-2, VG Iron 2 | Uno Pro, Rocket.
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- KVRist
- 455 posts since 13 Mar, 2018
If I remember properly, you can create new categories, but it's a bit hacky. But on the other side, you can have custom folders and user tags. A user preset can belong to two users at the same time. I use that for custom sorting my own stuff.
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- KVRAF
- 8802 posts since 7 Oct, 2005
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- KVRist
- 395 posts since 6 May, 2020
It is definitely a great pick for £49
Take care 
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- Banned
- 383 posts since 12 Mar, 2020 from Toilet, or on the way to toilet
I think I've stumbled on to those videos when googling for some sound designing tutorials. I think they were very well done.
This is also quite interesting: different synths' super saws on compare (Ana2 included):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD-44wiT6G8
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- KVRist
- 129 posts since 8 Apr, 2019
Even more free tutorials on Sonic Academy's youtube. With examples how to recreate "type sound".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-TnWJ- ... UuGHmXlnFG
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- KVRian
- 563 posts since 10 Feb, 2017
It is very easy to make music with Ana 2. The sounds are just so easy to blend into a mix. I don't make scratchy/wobbly/harsh/gritty/trancy/housey/edmy/pulsing songs. I make trap/hiphop (minority here), and Ana is such a joy to use, and the price is cheap.
