[A6] Buying an A6...

[Tim J]

HI Guys,

They told me of no problems in the past (so none that I know of) and I'm not 
sure they would tell me if if there were and previous problems.  I guess I 
will have to check the serial number on the unit (I actually looked but 
didn't find one...where is it?)
Is there a way to listen to each voice individually (not just holding down 
16 keys...)?
I hit the auto tune button and the tuning report showed each voice come up 
with a 'T'.  Is there another test besides listening to each voice.

Also, was it me or does the moog filter seem a bit weird.  It amost seemed 
like it didn't close enough.  I turned off all modulation (I think), turned 
down the other filters and prefilter, and turned down the levels of the 
oscillators so they didn't distort and turning the Fc of the moog filter 
fully counterclockwise still leaves you with a sound that seems way too 
bright on all the patches.  Hell, on most of my other synths closing a LPF 
filter usually results in a sin or nearly nothing at all.

Thanks,
Tim



>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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