[A6] MIX Mode --- was (SoundDiver and the a6

[Tony J]

>Personally, I just record one part at a time, so I get the maximum
>number of voices.  If I want to hear one part playing while I record
>another part, I play back the best MIDI take and record it to audio.  I
>think I would only use mix mode live.
>
>However ... why can't you record MIDI in mix mode, to get the
>arrangement sounding right, even if some patches sound weak, and

I switch between single and mix, depending on the situation.  If I'm using 
the a A6 for a great deal of voices, I like sitcking with mixmode to get a 
general 'groove' in the song.  I rarely run into issues, unless I plan on 
using unison or large pads with a lot of FX, but even then I usually run it 
through outboard gear.  I usually don't like recording to audio until I know 
all the patches are tweaked for the song, but I have done it if voices were 
becoming an issue.  There are certainly ways around the limitations of the 
A6, and the MixMode IMHO is not 'broken'.  It's amazing that they fit 32 
analog oscillators and 32 filters on the damn thing already, it's not going 
to have all the perks of a Virtual Analog that runs in DSP.  I don't 
understand why Cyril is so angry, but if the A6 is not for him, he could 
simply sell it.  I did a lot of research before I even undertook buying the 
A6 and I knew what i was getting into...  Even after that, I had trouble for 
quite a few weeks when I tried getting good sounds, because the A6 can go 
from good to bad with just a little knob movement.

After I finally figured out the tricks to make good sounds, I gave up trying 
to cope with old analog gear going out of tune.

-proto-

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