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Real Analog PowerhouseThe Andromedas fully analog signal path is controlled by a high-speed Motorola Coldfire microprocessor, offering 16-voice polyphony with 16-part multitimbral capability. Andromeda features two analog oscillators per voice, with standard waveforms (available simultaneously), suboscillators, hard and soft sync, and more. It provides two analog filters per voice: these 2-pole (multimode) and 4-pole (lowpass) resonating filters are classically-derived designs, and offer you an astounding range of sonic variability.
Andromeda also provides external audio inputs that allow you to route any signal through its filters. Andromeda has three LFOs, each with six waveforms and many powerful features. It also has three 7-stage, 3-level envelopes capable of functions never before found in any analog synthesizer. An extensive mod matrix offers you an enormous freedom in configuring Andromedas sonic firepower, adding to its monstrous capabilities.
In-Depth Control of Your SoundAndromedas 61-note synth-weighted keypad features velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, and its ribbon controlled offers multiple, assignable functions. A distinctive, futuristic front panel features 72 knobs and 114 buttons (the majority are single function), optimally arranged for rapid-fire tweaking and in-depth experimentation. Andromedas large, backlit LCD display provides real-world values of parameters (time, frequency, BPM, etc.) and high-resolution graphics. No other synth has ever offered such a sophisticated, informative control panel for creating analog pyrotechnics.
Extensive featuresIn addition to its real analog synth engine and hands-on interface, Andromeda provides a wide range of performance features, including multiple keyboard modes, portamento with nine slopes, and legato functions. For added grins, Andromeda provides a built-in arpeggiator and analog-style sequencer with MIDI sync, high quality digital effects Z(reverb, chorus, echo and more), and a nasty little analog distortion circuit. Internal program memory features 256 preset and 128 user-defined programs. Andromeda also offers a PCMCIA-format memory card slot for additional programs and mixes.
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)"
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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)"
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"A few years ago, an experimental music duo called FM3 toured Europe, playing a 40-minute set that the duo’s founder Christiaan Virant describes as “very reductionist, very minimalist, very sparse.” He and Zhang Jian, who are based in Beijing, performed on laptops. Some of these compositions were later released on a CD by Staalplaat, a specialty label based in Amsterdam; it sold about a thousand copies. In the context of avant-garde music, that’s not bad: “If someone can sell 2,000 CDs,” Virant says with a laugh, “they’re like a superstar.” So it’s hard to find the right superlative to describe what happened when some of that same sparse music was released again — not on CD but in a little plastic box called the Buddha Machine. Two years later, sales are approaching 50,000 units and still going strong."
