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Re: [Andromeda_A6-ION] Ion Info

2003-01-30 by Greg Waltzer

Looks like a poor man's andromeda!
The second mod wheel is a nice touch.

Colin Chung wrote:

>  8 voice polyphonic, 4 part multitimbral.  The voice path is made up
> of 3 oscillators with shape modulation, sync and FM, and 2 filters
> which can be run in series or parallel.  There are currently 8
> different filters to choose from and more will be implemented before
> we begin voicing.  Noise, ring mod and external inputs are available
> in the pre-filter mix section.
>
> Regarding modulation, the Ion has 2 LFOs which can oscillate up to
> 1.25KHz, a sample and hold, and 3 A/D/S/SD/R envelopes which are
> loopable.  There is also a tracking generator available.  The Ion has
> 1 pitch wheel and 2 mod wheels, but no aftertouch.  There is an
> expression pedal jack and a sustain pedal jack on the rear panel.  Up
> to ten mod routes can be active at once in the modulation matrix, in
> addition to several hard-wired routes.
>
> The effects section offers no reverb, but includes distortion with a
> dedicated drive knob.  There will also be chorus, flange, phase,
> compression, decimation, and delay available here among several other
> useful effects.  This is also where you will be able to access the Ion
> vocoder, which will have over 40 bands.
>
> Other features include Mono and Poly voice modes, Unison with Detune,
> portamento, glissando, an arpeggiator, and an easy to navigate user
> interface with a large LCD display.

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