Alesis Andromeda A6

--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, Jason Creek <jasoncreek@h...>
wrote:
> Thanks, Mike.  
> 
> I understand.  I can¹t believe, still, how well it emulates the Mini...

It's okay, if you add subtle things such as different amounts of
vibrato to each oscillator, etc. to mimic the unpredictable nature of
the Moog. 

> Incredible, really, without considering the FM, which cannot be
duplicated,
> I am sure.  

The Mini's? 

Easier,

-Mike

> I don¹t know whether you already answered question #2 below, but if
you did,
> I must have lost the email.  Here it is again:
> 
> >> > 2.  I also wrote about shaky tuning- is that just endemic to the
> machine?
> 
> And, in detail, it¹s when you have two oscillators in any particular
voice
> VERY closely tuned (saws are probably best)- you try to get the beating
> slowed down as much as possible, so the two are exactly tuned- and
it can¹t
> be done.  It is more noticeable in higher notes (due to shorter
wavelengths,
> I am sure)...  And, even when you do get them tuned very closely
together,
> they don¹t smoothly beat against each other- they seem to quiver the
whole
> time.  Although the A6¹s tuning drifts less than on a Minimoog, the Mini
> seems to hold ³stiller² than the A6 in this situation.
> 
> This phenomenon can be observed no matter whether the background or temp
> tuning are on or off.
> 
> Can you comment on this?
> 
> Thanks.
> Jason