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

[Mike Schultz]

Phew!  Well hang on, lets talk about what I said rather than  
everything that preceded it.  Every synth is different and has  
strengths and weaknesses.    To argue otherwise is puerile.  We are  
in agreement.

I am interested in figuring out new ways of getting sounds out of the  
A6 that are moving, magical even.  I could have just as easily used  
DX7 as my example; whatever you think of it, a completely different  
synthesis approach, noisy output, etc, it can have the wow factor.

So to flip it around, as you'd have me do, for overall sound  
character, or how it makes me feel within one minute of playing with  
it, then no, I am saying the A6 overall does not touch a nerve for me  
the way M1000 or M6R do.  Or even a DX7.  Or a Juno.  Or an Odyssey.   
Etc.  That statement ought not offend anyone.  It's a matter of opinion.

So what is the point of stating the obvious?  Not to say that it  
isn't possible to make sounds in the A6 that make me go, "damn!  
yeah!" (Vintage Strings?  Male Quire?  *Wow*.)   The potential is  
there and can be coaxed out with some skill.  Versatility in the A6  
cannot be touched.

But understanding the reasons why two pieces of gear sound different  
is a good starting point for making great sounds.  If not that, then  
what is synthesis about anyway?

Why should M6R or M1000 sound any different than what I could get out  
of an A6?  Since in 5 replies, nobody has bothered to address that  
part of my post (the most important part I thought), I will assume at  
least that the A6 output drivers are just dandy and something is  
wrong with my rig instead.

I'm now inspired to make meticulous recreations of some matrix  
patches and see how I feel about them.  A worthwhile experiment.  Or  
a waste of time...
MikeS

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On Dec 7, 2005, at 12:34 PM, matrix wrote:

>> 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
>
> When you say this do you mean the same type of patches or magic in  
> general? Wondering if you mean the whole synth or just these  
> particular sounds.  Can you get magic out of your A6?  Try to flip  
> the excersie and ask if the M1000 or M6R can match the A6 in it's  
> magic.
>
> cheers,
> matrix