[A6] Who's getting busy with their Andromeda

[Chris Pickett]

It's a good idea, I'd like to get more into programming my A6.

I think a first step is to collect as many patches as we can in one 
place, and categorize them by style -- bass, strings, brass, pads, etc. 
-- for starters, I imagine most of these would come from the 9 preset 
banks available from Alesis.  There's a large range of sounds already 
out there, and whilst some of them may be quite digital, it's still 
worth doing, if only to learn what makes an A6 patch sound overly 
digital.  I haven't even finished going through all my Alesis patches 
picking which ones I like . . .

There's also some preset banks floating around that have different 
patches on them that I'd be interested in getting, such as the 
"Strawberry Flutes" patch -- we talked about this a couple of months ago 
but it never went anywhere.

Finally, everyone involved in such an undertaking would need to commit 
to reading and learning the manual and tips and tricks documents 
thoroughly first ... I myself have not done this yet.

I don't mean to put a damper on anything, but there's a *lot* of A6 
information already out there and nobody wants to reinvent the wheel -- 
certainly once a group have people have done this much your idea would 
be a great one, I think there's a lot of untapped potential in this 
beast.  Organization is a bitch though and I think that's why this 
hasn't really happened yet .....

Chris

Matt Hutchison wrote:

> Anyone create a nice e-piano on their andromeda and care to share it 
> or discuss it?
>
> I'm thinking a great way to develop our sound design skills and 
> develop more community on this list would be to collectively design 
> some patches.  I got this idea reading the 'programming analog synths' 
> article on the access virus site.  The sound designer author mentioned 
> working on patches with a colleague and they would send the patch back 
> and forth, tweaking, learning, and making the patch better in the 
> process.
>
> Also, I've been re-reading my one and only synth book, 'synthesizer 
> technique', and It has made me realize just how much knowledge is out 
> there when it comes to the science of designing certain sounds, such 
> as what waveforms to choose, which harmonics to emphasize, etc.
>
> Wouldn't it be killer if we had a living, breathing, preset library on 
> the code404 site?  It would require a bit of self-regulation b/c if a 
> few people trying to post different versions of say 'Funk Piano #2' to 
> the site it would get hairy.  We would need to communicate over the 
> list if we wanted to post a 'update' to the patch.  I don't really 
> want to get into this too much now but one idea would be to post to 
> the list and see who the last person who edited the patch was, then 
> email that individual personally to understand the desired sound of 
> the patch.  If those authors agree that it makes the patch better, 
> then the update would go forward.  Just an idea, if you've got some 
> ideas, please speak up.
>
> The A6 offers so many possibilites.  I think if we banded together a 
> litle bit we could create some truly amazing patches and learn a lot 
> in a shorter span of time than working individually.  This reminds of 
> a recent post I saw on the DUC (I'm a PTLE user) in which everyone was 
> sharing tips on mixing when someone asked "Why are you people all 
> giving away your secrets", and someone replied that when you share 
> your ideas, you often learn in the process, and you encourage others 
> to share their ideas, and it comes back around.  It also pushes you 
> forward, essentially forcing you to create new 'secrets'.
>
> Thoughts?
>
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