[A6] Since we're comparing apples and oranges...

[Mike Schultz]

A lot of keystrokes have been burned up about the moog/A6 thing.   
Probably at some point in the distant past, the same happened for  
oberheim.  I have something to add to this (semi-)pointless discussion.

I have an M6R and an M1000 in my rack.  These units produce instant  
magic on touch, the kind of sounds that strike the nerve that says,  
'this is special'.  Some of the horn and liquidy factory patches come  
to mind.

On paper, the A6 should easily be able to replicate this, but for the  
most part, I haven't been able to reproduce the magic.  I'm beginning  
to wonder if (in small part) it has something to do with output drive  
capability.  I have noticed on most patches that the A6 output  
doesn't have the ability to drive a proper line level.  Master volume  
up at 3/4, voice levels up way high, pre- and post-filter mixes  
always pushing.  And I know that this isn't the recipe for smooth  
sounding patches on the A6.

But I'm not sure it is simply a gain issue.  To me this is the sound  
of wimpy output drivers.  Which, frankly, surprises me a bit since  
it's not like it's trying to drive into a low impedance input.  Does  
everyone just trim it up?  Or is <ahem> the Mackie stereo line in a POS?

Mike

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On Dec 7, 2005, at 4:15 AM, Tom Remi Flygel wrote:

> I don't like to compare all my synths to eachother or vintage synths.
> It is also so much more involving to try and make an exact A6  
> Juno-106 strings sound than it is to just make one on my Juno106.
> You always get some sort of negative feeling towards said synth  
> when you
> read that it can't do this, can't do that, can't get the exact  
> sound of a
> Minimoog blablabla..It gets to you in a way,
> and hampers creativity because you only focus on the negative  
> things about
> it, and forget the good stuff.  But I am glad you saw the light  
> again and
> found more fun with your Andy. That's what it's all about isn't  
> it :) Not to
> sit for ages and compare waveforms with other synths.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Metzger"  
> <scottmetzger at gmail.com>
> To: "A6 List" <a6 at code404.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:55 AM
> Subject: [A6] Re: [AH] Moog/A6 - Final Tally! voyager impossible to  
> mimick?
>
>
> Well I can't send any wav's.. my new quad G5 is a P.O.S that  
> crashes every
> 10 mins. Only had it for 4 days.  But I did sit down with the  
> Andromeda and
> I got some really really good bass from the A6 with only 1 voice..  
> I do have
> to say that I am super impressed, and I eat my words. The A6 can do  
> moog
> bass..   Just goes to show how much time I have neglected to spend  
> with my
> A6 since I first picked it up.. Its very easy to get pre ocupied with
> another synth and forget to turn the others on.
>
> Sorry to upset anyone.. I was clouded.
>
> Scott
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