[A6] potential a6 owner questions

[David Evans]

On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 07:53:04PM -0400, Chris Pickett wrote:
> I don't really have much 
> experience with synthesizers except that I had a 303 for about a month 
> (it was fun), have played a bunch with ReBirth, and played classical 
> piano for 10 years.  Oh, and I love the sound of them.

  The A6 is not an easy synthesizer to come to grips with.  In other
words, the quality if what you get out is very much dependant on how much
work you put in.  It's not really a box that yields instant gratification.
If you're willing to learn and do a lot of experimentation then you'll
probably think that the A6 is great.  But if you get frustrated quickly
then it won't be.

  That's just a general warning that having the A6 as something of a first
synth will be a trial by fire.  ;-)

> My question is how to proceed.  I can do all sequencing on my computer 
> for now, and am leaning towards Cubase.  All the options are really 
> overwhelming, and I would really like something minimal enough for me to 
> learn all the pieces, but flexible enough for me to do what I want.

  The A6 will certainly let oyu do that, so long as you like its character
of sound.  If you can get a chance to play with one for an extended period
of time that may help.

  Hope that helps.

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