If you own an Andromeda, give this a try. Via this gearslutz thread where you'll find additional details, via mister bunty on AH:
"For those that asked, here's the thread on gearslutz that explains the waveshaping that happens above level 30.
I know it sounds crazy, but if you keep the levels pre-mix below 30 total (yes, total!) and then the filter/ringmod/postmix levels around 70 at sum, you'll hear a whole new definition.
I tried it on a crappy set of headphones and was amazed. Then, I listened through my bluesky monitors and a set of NS-10s, and couldn't believe the detail I had been missing.
For me, at least, the juice and "vintage-ness" of the Andy was discovered."
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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Yes, big difference. Search the AH archives for ColCoolJ's tips for more good ideas to try.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons this SEEMS weird is that most synths sound BETTER when cranked. But the Andromeda designers knew that sometimes you'd run only one osc and wanted to give you FULL gain with only one signal coming in to the mixer. But to prevent the mixer maxing out and rolling off the edge, you then have to lower each input when you're adding others. In other words, they didn't "dummy proof" it by making ALL the levels low into the mixer as a safety. You're still running HOT into the mixer, but it doesn't look like it...
ReplyDeleteMany things like this to learn - as he said, tips are out there. Try the individual outputs too...
I think that it's because everything is done on the analog ASICs, which run 0-5V, and they don't sound good when clipped.
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