Alesis Andromeda A6

Yes look like a poor man's andromeda but has also it's own sound and 
vocoder.
Nice little VA  that I pre-order one even as I have Andromeda.
Waiting on som more Demo-sounds from Rollerator mayby next week.



--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, Greg Waltzer 
<gwaltzer@o...> wrote:
> 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.