MATRIXSYNTH: Alesis A6 Andromeda


Saturday, June 09, 2007

Alesis A6 Andromeda

via this auction.

Details:
Polyphony: _ 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral
Synthesis Method: _ Real analog subtractive
Oscillators: _ 2 oscillators (with subs) per voice, 5 waveforms available (sine, triangle, square, up saw, down saw)
Filters: _ 32 total - 2-pole multimode resonating filter per voice, 4-pole lowpass resonating filter per voice
Program Memory: _ 256 preset and 128 user-defined
Mix Memory: _ 128 user-defined
Audio Outputs: _16 mono outputs, one for each of 16 voices (eight 1/4" TRS jacks) _Stereo main outputs (two 1/4" jacks) _2 mono aux outputs (two 1/4" jacks) _Stereo headphone output (1/4" TRS jack)
Audio Inputs: _ Two 1/4" jacks
External Audio Filter Inputs: _Three 1/4" jacks - one each for Voices 1-16, Voice 15, and Voice 16
Pedal Jacks: _ Pedal/CV, Switch and Sustain - each with dedicated 1/4" jack
MIDI Connections: _ MIDI In, Out, Thru
Memory Card Slot: _PCMCIA-format
Power: _ 100-230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 30W
Dimensions (WxHxD): _ 40.1" x 4.8" x 16.1" (1019mm x 122mm x 409mm)
Weight: _ 47lbs. (21 kg)

10 comments:

  1. He says he's selling it because he "didn't get much use out of it"... people that buy something like an A6 FIND a use for it. Pretty sketchy comment.

    It's like saying, "I bought a Moog Voyager or CS80 and frankly, couldn't find any usable sounds on it".

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  2. I've seen a few comments around the net where people just getting into analog drop a load of cash on something like this and end up overwhelmed by the routing and possibilities so end up never being able to do just what they want to do with it.

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  3. ...overwhelmed by routing OR it could have been a unit which had all the tuning problems, at which point it would be wonderful to suddenly become overwhelmed by the routing possibilities...

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  4. Would it be fair to say that in general the A6's are prone to tuning problems??

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  5. would it be fair to say these comments are highly anonymous?

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  6. I am the one selling this synth, and I thought I might shed some light on why I am selling it. Yeah it's true, I didn't get much use out of it, because I like my other synths much better, I also have a Cwejman S1, Nord G2, Virus indigo, etc.... I just like being able to fully use everything that I buy, and the andromeda was a big impulse buy that never fit quite right in my studio and never really spent the time to get in to it. Now I just want to buy some other stuff, so it has to go! I am sending all of you some 'jump to conclusions' mats.

    - Justin

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  7. Justin shoots and scores. Bravo.

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  8. I know Justin. He's a talented guy, knows his kit well and has actually, like, released a CD of quality electronic music. He even has a job in sound-design.

    Anyhow, he's had this A6 for a year, at least, and has never felt the Andromeda love like he has the G2 or Cwejman. These anonymous are nothing more than that.

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  9. "These anonymous speculations," rather. Not sure what happened there.

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