[A6] loading sysex patch banks

[Chris Pickett]

Doug Pearson wrote:

> At 08:09 PM 6/30/03 -0400, Chris Pickett 
> <chris.pickett at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
>> analoguediehard at att.net wrote:
>>
>>>>> Also, where can I get the Strawberry Flutes patch?  I thought it 
>>>>> was one of the defaults, but it's not.
>>>>
>
> That's a weird one to play, since the ENV levels are 0 through the ADS 
> stages, so it only sounds when you release the keys from the board (R 
> stage).  I never quite got the hang of that ...
>
> I know there's a copy of the preset on my A6, but I'm going to be out 
> of the country for two weeks, so you shouldn't rely on my for one. 

Is your unit a non-beta?  What's the serial number?  Do you remember the 
initial OS?   I'm just trying to track down the mysterious differences 
between different production runs with respect to the presets.

>
>
>> i know most of you are probably thinking, "the presets are so crappy, 
>> who cares?", but i want to be able to play this thing properly before 
>> i start making patches, and so having all the presets i can really 
>> helps.
>> besides, a few of them are really not too bad, and others make good 
>> starting points.
>
>
> There are unquestionably some *excellent* presets that come with the 
> A6 (some of which I use on a regular basis, even though I mostly used 
> custom-programmed ones), it's just that the really good ones are a 
> minority.
>
>> by the way ... does anybody actually use the mix banks?  are they an 
>> overlooked feature?  it seems like they could be a lot of fun in a 
>> live situation.
>
>
> I've found very little use for the mix banks that come with the 
> machine (except as examples of how to set up a mix), but IMHO the A6 
> would be *worthless* as a live performance synthesizer without the mix 
> function.  When I play the A6 live with any non-improv band (shameless 
> plug: next such occurrence at Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco, sat. 
> July 19th, with Devo tribute band "Mongoloid"), there's a separate mix 
> named for each song on the setlist.  I definitely use the mix function 
> A LOT.


Okay, so I'll definitely stick with my RAM card configuration of 6 patch 
+ 4 mix =)

Cheers,
Chris