[A6] Buying an A6...

[Chris Pickett]

Mine are wobbly, but they aren't falling off.  I think that's the least 
of your worries.  Voices can be a much bigger headache.  Read the A6 
manual, and learn how to test everything.  Ask if the guy has a flash 
card to sell with it, since you'll inevitably be wanting one; going rate 
is about $70 U.S. I think for a 2Mb card.

Chris

Kurt Stengel wrote:
> Well if the buttons are wobbly this one was probably an old production unit.
> The buttons on those were not made as sturdy as the newer ones.  What is the
> serial #?  And the ones made after Alesis went under are exactly the same.
> I would make sure as you scroll thru ea voice that there are no glaring diff
> betw them.  Make sure all tuning procedures pass.  The A6 is no bed of roses
> as far as dependability either.  I have had my share of problems in the
> past.  The last one I had was a good one luckily.  But I had some issues w/
> a few previous ones.  Albeit they are more dependable than the older analogs
> depending on which ones anyways.  I gotta say I have had less trouble w/ my
> Mini, SH101, SH2, and Xpander than some of the newer digital synths on the
> market (new and used).  The A6 is a great synth but there are many diff betw
> them from unit to unit.  What was wrong with this one in the past?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]On Behalf Of
> Tim J
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:00 PM
> To: a6 at code404.com
> Subject: [A6] Buying an A6...
> 
> 
> Hi Group,
> 
> Well I've been thinking of picking up and A6 for a while and loe and behold
> I found a local one used.  Sounds nice!  All voices seem to tune up just
> fine using auto tune.  So what else do I look for that might be of potential
> problem?  I've had quite a few analog synths and the my idea behind the A6
> purchase is to ditch many of the old and keep a nice poly that was recently
> made (serviceable!), I guess I've gotten tired of problem after problem with
> my older analogs.  I realize the A6 isn't a substitute for any specific
> vintage analog synth but rather a nice one on its own.
> 
> So what do I look for that might be of problem?  This is a used unit and a
> bit dusty at that.  Many of the knobs (actually pots) seemed a bit wobbly.
> Is this normal?  How do you tell the difference between a 1st version and a
> second production (after alesis went bankrupt)?  Is there a difference?  I
> always got the hint from TGS posts that there might be a difference.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim
> 
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