[A6] Does anone have both an A6 and an Ion?

[Richard]

"The Micron has this toy-on-the-couch quality"

:))

indeed, that and the price, are exactly what makes it a thing of desire!

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert van der Kamp" <robnet at wxs.nl>
To: <a6 at code404.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [A6] Does anone have both an A6 and an Ion?


> On Tuesday 11 January 2005 18:57, 
> sayersafe-andromeda at yahoo.com wrote:
> > So, are there unique sound capabilities of the Ion versus
> > the A6?
> >
> > I plan to get an A6 eventually.... and if I decide not to
> > keep the Nord Modular G2x I will need a smaller
> > controller keyboard to use with my PC. Thinking the Ion
> > might offer some cool sounds along with controller
> > keyboard functionality.
> 
> I've tried the Ion a couple of times at my music shop. What 
> it tries to do is emulating the Andro. It does a nice job 
> for a VA, unless you have the real thing. ;)
> 
> The Ion has 3 oscs though, and a ton of filter models. The 
> interface *looks* fast, but I'm not sure if it really is. 
> The sound though, is still very VA. Compared with the real 
> thing (Andro) it's cold and lifeless. 
> 
> Now that's not a problem at all, unless you also have the 
> Andro! Why use it then? Okay, you could use it for the more 
> modern sounds that typically require a VA. Problem then is 
> that all of the preset banks have 'analog' style sounds, so 
> it's a lot of work to make your own new soundset then. 
> 
> Maybe the Micron is a nice alternative, because it has more 
> features (more fx, more sequencers), and has a nice price. 
> The Micron has this toy-on-the-couch quality, more fun.
> 
> - Robert
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