[A6] modern analogs/what gear do you use to complement your

[F.A.S. Truhan III]

> My main stand is: Jupiter-8/PPG 2.3/Yamaha DX-1 w. Jellinghaus DX
programmer.
> Second stand is : Jupiter-6/Synthex/Chroma/Roland rack programmers
(PG-1000,
> PG-800, PG-300, MPG-80)
> (The A6 is grouped with the MemoryMoog, another JP-8, and a PolyMoog)

     Yikes! Is that a rig or a retirement fund? ;)
 
> Mainly because I've had the PPG and JP-8 the longest and know them really
> well.  The DX-1/programmer is great because programming FM with knobs, 
> buttons, and lots of displays leads to a lot of cool, non-DX sounding
sounds.

     Now, I'm nearly envious that you have a DX-1 with a Jellinghaus. I'd
really, really love to try out that type of set-up. I don't recall, does
that have individual outs for the voices? I'm guessing not. If the answer
is indeed no, THAT would be a hell of a great candidate for such a
modification.
 
> As I get back into the A6, I'm starting to think I need to thin the
keyboard
> herd some more.  Probably the next to go would be the OB-8, Juno 60, a
> patched out Avatar, and a Jupiter-4.  So if anyone's looking, let me
>know.

     It had the same effect on me. It also extinguished my desire to buy
more stuff that I didn't have.     
 
> It's probably more of a mindset than anything else, but I can sit down and
> noodle aroud with the JP-8 and PPG whereas ever time I sit with the A6,
it's
> a more purposeful session (ie - I'm working on a patch with a particular
sound
> in mind).  I think it also gets back to Frank's earlier comments about the
> deepness of the A6, despite all the front panel controls.

     That's almost a bad point about the A6, how much time you could spend
making just one patch. But then again, when you invest that much time, the
end result tends to make you forget the pain in the ass tweaking you had to
go through to get it. Those nice 'Bladerunner' pads were worth it for me
anyway hehe.

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