[A6] Ordered A6, patch sets and data card

[Tony -]

>From: Robert van der Kamp <robnet at wxs.nl>
>
>How exactly is this supposed to work? Can I simplyfy this by
>saying that in a standard ADSR the sustain level has to be
>below 100%? Or does it really involve 2 decay slopes?
>
Partly, lowering the sustain still leaves the attack phase problematic in 
how it distorts sound.  There's no single solution , because it depends on 
the sound you are going for.  But if you are going for a little more snap, 
you need to make sure you don't overload the pre-filter mix for starters.  
I'm sure you've seen the suggestion to keep the VCOs down below 30-40 for 
less distortion.  This distortion automatically makes the sound more 
mid-heavy and causes difficulties in getting a nice attack.
Next, at the VCA 3, make sure that you push down all the levels down to 
something a little more managable.  You can use offset for this under LEVEL, 
or just manual adjust each level seperately.  I usually shoot for the 
highest possible level to be below 95.  By default, the A6 sets itself to 
100.05 for the intial attack and it hard to make this sound good.  You can 
then set your decay 1 stage fairly short, make the slope one of the 
logrithmic choices, and set your sustain slightly lower.  With a little bit 
of tweaking you'll hear a much nicer 'punch' to your basses and sounds that 
require more life near the beginning.  You can also use decay 2 level and 
time to further tailor a more pronounced attack to sustain segment.

Envelope 2, is also important to set properly.  Since it's use is mainly for 
VCF ENV, you need to make sure there is also a little bit of snappiness in 
the attack to sustain segment.  The default program for the A6 doesn't have 
the greatest envelope for making certain snappy sounds.   I solved this 
problem by devoting a couple of programs just to common configurations that 
I use, ie. Bass-punch, Bass-smooth, Bass-gate.

To sum it up, Yes, you can get away without using D1 and D2 and setting 
sustain.  Just make sure that your offset is put into the negatives for more 
sonic room.

-=proto=-

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