[A6] modern analogs/what gear do you use to complement your A 6/fill out your studio?

[Chad Gould]

> > To me the A6...can do the outsides only to a point, yet it can 
> > certainly do the vast bulk of the middle, which is certainly a lot. 
> > As was indicated here earlier---yes, some synths "wrap you" with their 
> > sound, and I think that about best describes what the Mini and other
synths 
> > have the A6 may lack a little bit of. 

Yeah. I think that the A6 has a certain "wonk" that does not sound *quite*
as good as *some* more discrete analogs. OTOH, it isn't bad at all - and its
good multi capabilities mean something. And, the one thing the A6 does
extremely well at is pads. I would put the string, choir, and "space" type
pads you can get out of this synth up against near anything - digital
included, since the A6 is so much more organic sounding at this sort of
thing.

So, this is the Matrix 12 of the 2000 era - a Matrix 12 with bigger balls
and less "air", but a Matrix 12 all the same. *shrug* 

> What does everyone else use to complement the A6, or to fill out your
> studio? Maybe not everything you own, as for some of you I know it's quite
> a list. Rather, what is the set-up you power up that you use as your
> backbone for writing/recording, the things you use for most everything?
I'm

I'm in two bands, Fromage (80s cover band) and Boney Fiend (horror punk). My
setup is the same for both: Andromeda for the analog sounds, Roland JV1010
for generic sample stuff, and a recently acquired Roland VK-8 for sorta-B3
sounds without the massive B3 weight.

At home I also have a Roland D-50 and Waldorf Pulse. Haven't done much home
recording recently though.

Ideally, I'd add a sampler to my home studio. I really can't think of
anything else that's a good "value add". Sure, if I was making some $$$ at
music, plucking three grand on some meatier poly or mono would not be a bad
idea. As of now, it is better to save that money and record at some place
with good tube preamps and EQ. :)

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CHAD GOULD