[A6] Re: [AH] Re: Moog/A6 - Final Tally!

[glenn eriksson]

   Sounds like a interesting quest, were can i listen to the sound
   samples ?

   /G
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     From:  "Chad Gould" <cgould11 at tampabay.rr.com>
     Reply-To:  cgould11 at tampabay.rr.com
     To:  a6 at code404.com
     Subject:  Re: [A6] Re: [AH] Re: Moog/A6 - Final Tally!
     Date:  Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:31:36 -0500
     >On 5 Dec 2005 at 22:44, F.A.S. Truhan III wrote:
     > > Due to the nature of the results, (Mini got more votes for
     better synth, A6
     > > BEING GUESSED AS THE MINI by more people) it's likely fair to
     say both are
     > > functionally equal as bass synths, and no one will be able to
     pick which is
     > > which in a fully mixed tune.
     >
     >Was this on the AH list? Hah... sounds typical. :)
     >
     >Hey, I was a kid once, too, who did some share of trainspotting an
     guesses. Later I
     >learned that most people really don't care what the hell you use
     in the end (except for
     >the odd ravers who fetished over the Juno 106 I had... but that's
     another story)... they
     >just want some good sounding music, however the hell you make it.
     >
     >Thus I don't get the Minimoog fetish in certain quarters. Moogs
     are nice... I'm sure
     >there's a difference between the Minimoog and the A6 bass sound...
     but trashing the
     >A6 over it?
     >
     >Most who do probably can't fathom the three items below:
     >
     >(*) Can you mix and EQ? A wonderful bass tone from any instrument
     can be turned
     >to mush in the wrong hands. And likewise proper mixing can turn
     crap to gold.
     >Example: I've heard songs with great bass that clearly use the
     DX-100 "Solid Bass"
     >patch. Yep. The sh*tty little dinky Soundblaster-wannabe synth,
     and the bass'll drive
     >a house dance floor nuts.
     >
     >(*) If you are telling me a synth bass sucks, and your playback
     source is a bunch of
     >low-cost monitors (like, say, those beat up Event 20/20s at Geetar
     Center)... forget
     >making a proper bass evaluation. You need PA. Or *something*. Hell
     the Mackie
     >SRM450 I use as an instrument monitor sometimes kicks out some
     nice bass from
     >the A6... and this is nothing compared to proper PAs with subs and
     huge wattage. Or
     >less... We don't have great PA at the practice studio, a bunch of
     JBL stuff, no subs or
     >anything... but I actually have to turn down the board bass EQ so
     I don't step on the
     >bass guitarist's toes.
     >
     >(*) Can you program? The A6 is the analog synth nerd's synth, at
     least short of an
     >ultra-huge expensive modular. It can do a lot of things. It can go
     places that in most
     >cases probably one shouldn't go to. It can make a helluv a lot
     more sounds than a
     >Minimoog. And it's complicated as hell. I'm pretty cool with the
     interface, but I'm a
     >computer nerd. Still, sometimes I do miss having one of those
     "quick-interface"
     >synths which give you a good sound no matter what you do. (Like
     the Juno 106 was.)
     >If you follow the Perl philosophy of "laziness, impatience, and
     hubris", you'll go
     >frustrated with the A6. :)
     >
     >The A6 is a good sounding synth, overall, to me. It may not be the
     synth for *you* (it's
     >sound is harsher and agressive than say Rolands, unless you work a
     lot)... there are
     >certainly many faults to the A6, and there are better synths I'm
     sure for many people.
     >But any complete and utter trashing of it renders you as the
     clueless kid you are. My
     >opinion. :)
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