[A6] Useful list posts :)

[cgould11 at tampabay.rr.com]

> >Does  anyone ever include useful information on 
> >these  posts.
> Yes and no. Before you joined - the A6 was new, 
> and there were hundreds of new ideas and 
> difcoveries. But I believe it is several years 
> old now, so there are no "new" things happening. 

Indeed. The Alesis Andromeda was released in 
January 2000, I got my Andromeda sometime 
shortly after then. :) (Hey, it's been almost 
5 years. Wow.) 

The "novelty" factor of this synthesizer has 
worn off. So you get less volume because a lot 
has already been said. :) 

It's a pity older archives don't exist as much 
these days. Much of the hints that I knew at the
time, as well as the posts that were going on, I 
compiled into the Tips and Tricks document (you can 
find a version here: 
http://home.planet.nl/~robnet/a6/A6TipsAndTricks.html).
I think someone's editing more hints into it now, 
which will help.

The main difference between then and now, aside 
from A6 familiarity, is I play out live quite a bit 
now with the A6 these days. For me, well, I can 
appreciate more IMHO why analog synths are so well 
loved, since you hear more of that analog 
organicness on a good PA. [When the idiotic sound 
guy actually turns up the keyboard so you can hear 
it, that is. But that's another rant for another 
day.] I just got a Micron a few weeks ago, and it's 
a good synth so far. But it's not quite the same 
sound. Seems more useful when I *don't* need space 
filled and want something bleepy, if you know what I
mean.


If you need help on creating a sound or any other 
information, just ask. I'm sure someone will pipe 
up, I'm not the only long-standing A6 owner on here.
:)

I could post some Sysex patches and sounds, if 
people want. With the code404 archives down as far 
as I know, it may be a "useful post" especially for 
those new to the synth. However I've done a lot of 
patch posting in the past, so I've sort of kept 
quiet on that end. :)