Alesis A6 Andromeda

[James R. Coplin]

I really like mine but there are a couple of caveats.

 

First, it seems that there is a difference in sound from one to the next.
Some are fairly flat others are open and killer.  This is the case even
after you have turned off all the autotuning compensation etc.  Mine is kind
of middle of the road, I've heard ones that were nicer sounding and ones
that were worse.

 

The filters are disappointing.  If these had even been "good", the synth
would have been one of the all-time greats.  They don't suck, but they are
pretty much just "fine".

 

If you aren't a programmer/tweaker, this synth isn't for you.  It has a
definite sweet-spot that needs tweaking, offsetting and scaling to get what
you want.  This isn't a casual girl friend that you can fire up, twiddle
some knobs and get anything to your satisfaction during a quickee over the
lunch hour.  You *are* going to have to marry this one.  The amount you get
out of the A6 is directly proportional to the time you are willing to invest
to really come to grips with the instrument.

 

Bottom line is that I really like mine.  I own a stack of the old stuff and
I don't see the A6 as a replacement but it certainly can fill in for many of
them.  I'm not selling mine, partly because it would get half of everything
I own in the divorce decree.

 

James R. Coplin

 

From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org
[mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of punkdISCO
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:16 AM
To: 'Music-bar'
Subject: Alesis A6 Andromeda

 

Hmmmmm..

 

I have always been intrigued by these.  Been watching some more YouTube and
now I feel very lusty..

 

I know all the specs (read everything) but anyone got any experiences with
them?

 

I defo can not justify one but.

 

x

 

Paul

London

www.punkdisco.co.uk

Banned by YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EvlOpBe0xU

"thats mental! and rather fkin ace too! cheers! dick subhumans"

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