[A6] A6 sine osc

[cgould11 at tampabay.rr.com]

> >>>The biggest problem with A6 is that the 
> >>>mixing is too  powerful for the 
> >>>buffers which causes distortion at even 
> >>>medium levels, let  alone high levels.>>>
> That's not a problem, as much as it is the ONLY 
> synth that has intelligently been designed for 
> this mixer situation. 

*snip*
In fact I appreciate this particular choice -- I
tend to be a fan of harder driving synths, and 
much of what makes synths like the Moogs what they
are is the fact you can overdrive the mixers. This
can make the Andromeda nice and edgy [which 
synthesizers are not noted for being]. ;)

> However - this Alesis choice can result in 
> what people find - they hit the mixer too hard, 
> causing a less-than-ideal tone. It's the 
> opposite of what many people are trained 
> (lower levels = sound quality). On the A6 lower 
> levels can mean more punch and clarity, 
> only because the gain allows for a lot in the 
> mixer stage. 

Well, lower levels = sound quality for many other
devices too. :) One issue I suppose with the A6 is
that, for everything but the digital mixer, you 
have to determine whether or not a signal is 
distorting by ear. Regardless, you can chose to do
this if you want to. (Personally, I don't a lot
of the time.)

In terms of other synthesizers, what I've found is
that lower levels gives you a lot more "pure" of 
a tone. The synth actually can take on Roland-esque
characteristics in fact by fiddling with the 
settings, which is surprising for a synth that 
screams "American tone". :)