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

[unknown freak]

Actually, I find the A6 so beefy on a basic level that one of my
favorite patches is a simple one-VCO sawtooth or rectangle through the
Moog filter -- completely satisfying.

The A6 is a little bit clean, and for the most part the kind of dirtying
up you get overdriving levels isn't the sort I prefer.  But other things
compensate -- particularly the ability to throw some light random tuning
variability into chords.  It's amazing what that can do to, say, a brass
patch.  I like subtly off tunings -- for instance I was disappointed to
hear the Evolver's sequencer is quantized, I think that should be
optional.  I've listened to sustained A6 chords where the tuning would
change every few seconds and each  variation, however subtle, really had
its own personality and conveyed something a little different.  For me,
that's really important.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]
> On Behalf Of F.A.S. Truhan III
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:00 AM
> To: Andromeda Mailing list; Tom Moravansky
> Subject: Re: [A6] modern analogs/what gear do you use to 
> complement your
> 
> > 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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