Alesis Andromeda Sounds - Part 1 - Most powerful polysynth ever?

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"Introduced in 2000, the Alesis A6 Andromeda was a real miracle in a music world without modern analog polysynths. All big polyphonic names were no longer in production and only available in the used or vintage market. Some loved the Andromeda, some hated it, most simply didn’t come to know it because of the Alesis name and the lack of music hits featuring this powerful polysynth. The Andromeda can be described equally as a polyphonic instrument and as a polyphonic modular synthesizer. That´s how complex or deep it can be.

The sounds are illustrated with pictures of my own Andromeda. There is no video, because those are old recordings, made long time ago before I started recording videos. The purpose of the recordings was exclusively for personal use, a way to remember sounds I liked. Some recordings may still be useful today in order to get familiar with the sound of the instruments. Some sounds use the internal effects, some use external processing.


Video sections:

00:32 Andromeda pad, Dot.com modular sequence.
01:14 Andromeda pad, Dot.com modular sequence.
02:26 Waldorf Q pad, Andromeda lead.
03:52 Waldorf Q pad, 3 different Andromeda sounds.
05:12 Andromeda pad and bell.
06:12 Sounds with self oscillation.
08:43 Cinematic pads.
11:40 Crossmodulation.
12:49 Pad with external flanger.
13:49 Effects and drums.
17:56 Pad and lead."