Alesis Andromeda A6

Hi all

I don't have an Andromeda or Ion yet but want to soon....I have a 
question on the oscillators.  I just sold my Jupiter 6 and am looking 
and am looking to the A6 to be the higher tech replacement.  Can the 
A6 turn on multiple waveforms in in each oscillator like the Jupiter 
6....with the Jupiter I could turn on pulse, sine & triangle from 1st 
or second oscillator....

Thanks
Bob
El Segundo, CA

On Jan 24, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bob S. wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I don't have an Andromeda or Ion yet but want to soon....I have a
> question on the oscillators.  I just sold my Jupiter 6 and am looking
> and am looking to the A6 to be the higher tech replacement.  Can the
> A6 turn on multiple waveforms in in each oscillator like the Jupiter
> 6....with the Jupiter I could turn on pulse, sine & triangle from 1st
> or second oscillator....
>
> Thanks
> Bob
> El Segundo, CA


Bob, yes, you can have sine, square, ramp, and also sub-oscillators all
going at the same time, per VCO.

You can download the owner's manual from http://www.alesis.com/downloads/manuals/A6_Manual.pdf

It's a BIG manual, this synth has tons of sound-sculpting power.

I just double-checked that...

On page 106 of the Alesis A6 owner's manual:

"Selecting Waveforms
When editing an existing Program or creating a new one, one of the key  
issues in
determining what the final program will sound like is what waveform is  
selected in
each VCO. Both OSC 1 and OSC 2 have identical functions for producing  
waveforms
so our discussion here covers both VCOs.
Selecting a waveform is as simple as pressing the button next to its  
panel label. Each
VCO can have a different waveform   ____and more than one waveform can  
be activated
on each VCO. You can have all four waves on at the same time, for  
example.____"

And it's square, sine, triangle, sawtooth, and sub-osc...

Russ

On Jan 24, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bob S. wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I don't have an Andromeda or Ion yet but want to soon....I have a
> question on the oscillators.  I just sold my Jupiter 6 and am looking
> and am looking to the A6 to be the higher tech replacement.  Can the
> A6 turn on multiple waveforms in in each oscillator like the Jupiter
> 6....with the Jupiter I could turn on pulse, sine & triangle from 1st
> or second oscillator....
>
> Thanks
> Bob
> El Segundo, CA
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Hoffman
Sent: Jan 24, 2008 4:04 PM
To: Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Andromeda_A6-ION] Andromeda Pre-purchase Oscillator Question

I just double-checked that...

On page 106 of the Alesis A6 owner's manual:

"Selecting Waveforms
When editing an existing Program or creating a new one, one of the key
issues in
determining what the final program will sound like is what waveform is
selected in
each VCO. Both OSC 1 and OSC 2 have identical functions for producing
waveforms
so our discussion here covers both VCOs.
Selecting a waveform is as simple as pressing the button next to its
panel label. Each
VCO can have a different waveform ____and more than one waveform can
be activated
on each VCO. You can have all four waves on at the same time, for
example.____"

And it's square, sine, triangle, sawtooth, and sub-osc...

Russ

On Jan 24, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bob S. wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I don't have an Andromeda or Ion yet but want to soon....I have a
> question on the oscillators. I just sold my Jupiter 6 and am looking
>; and am looking to the A6 to be the higher tech replacement. Can the
> A6 turn on multiple waveforms in in each oscillator like the Jupiter
> 6....with the Jupiter I could turn on pulse, sine & triangle from 1st
> or second oscillator....
>
> Thanks
> Bob
> El Segundo, CA
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

I have both. The A6 has several features in common with the JP6. The
aforementioned multi-waveform oscillators is a nice one, but also have
a dedicated "Unison Detune" knob, multimode filters, etc. The sound is
different, but you can get similar results with some programming tricks.

Good luck!

JZ:




--- In Andromeda_A6-ION@yahoogroups.com, "Bob S." <tttsystems@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all
> 
> I don't have an Andromeda or Ion yet but want to soon....I have a 
> question on the oscillators.  I just sold my Jupiter 6 and am looking 
> and am looking to the A6 to be the higher tech replacement.  Can the 
> A6 turn on multiple waveforms in in each oscillator like the Jupiter 
> 6....with the Jupiter I could turn on pulse, sine & triangle from 1st 
> or second oscillator....
> 
> Thanks
> Bob
> El Segundo, CA
>