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

[matrix]

Here you go: http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Temp/

-matrix
http://www.matrixsynth.com/blog 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "glenn eriksson" <anykeystudio at hotmail.com>
To: <cgould11 at tampabay.rr.com>; <a6 at code404.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [A6] Re: [AH] Re: Moog/A6 - Final Tally!


> 
>   Sounds like a interesting quest, were can i listen to the sound
>   samples ?
> 
>   /G
>       ______________________________________________________________
> 
>     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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