[A6] Opinions on the A6 for a prospective Buyer

[Richard]

Well you should tell us what kind of sounds you like... what are you looking 
for?

this said I can't imagine many people not liking its sound - as a machine it 
has a few bugs and limitations - but soundwise it rules. It can "do" moog, 
oberhiem, roland, vintage strings and keys, even some digi virus-type 
sounds, can sound lush, smooth, warm, rough, soft, hard, thin, cool, it can 
sound ancient, modern... so, how does it sound? It sounds f-ing great... 
extremely liquid, lush, articulate and textural... and it will pretty much 
make any softsynth or VA you put next to it sound weedy and feeble

oh and the mixer is a super flexible and unique FEATURE not a limitation 
(how is unheard of flexibilty a limitation -unless you are too lazy to learn 
how to use it? There, got that off my chest....!)

unless you are really looking for a thinner bright Sequential Circuits 
curtis sound (in which case get a polyevolver) or digi synth which will do 
Nord, FS1R or Waldorf type stuff then I can't think of any reason the Andro 
would not give you sonic delight

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Pearson" <jasret at mindspring.com>
To: <a6 at code404.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:44 AM
Subject: Re: [A6] Opinions on the A6 for a prospective Buyer


> At 04:13 PM 3/15/2005, Royalston <royalston at swiftdsl.com.au> wrote:
>>Hi
>>Im looking at getting an A6. it looks like an amazing synth...but I'd like 
>>to hear the opinions of all you actually users - not the press releases.
>>How does it sound?
>
> The big issue with the sound is that it distorts very easily, which a lot 
> of people don't like.  Both the oscillator (especially) and filter levels 
> need to be turned way down to not distort.  I think it sounds as good as 
> any classic analog polysynth, and can come very close to the character of 
> most of them, if that's what you're looking for.  It does not sound as 
> "big" as most monosynths (which can be a bit disconcerting when playing in 
> a band with an analog monosynth), but I see that as a plus when it comes 
> to actually fitting sounds in a mix.
>
>>How does it compare to an Access Virus C (if you have heard one)?
>
> Never played one, but onstage and on record, they sound VA to my ears.  A6 
> doesn't sound VA.
>
>>Are the memory cards easy to get?
>
> You'll probably have to get one by mail order, but the horrible shape of 
> the US$ will probably make it worth it to order one from this country.
>
>>Any information/ opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>>Im from Australia and I cant even find one to go and play on and test... 
>>there isn't one available in Sydney!
>
> Where's Colin Chung located?  Or Anthony Wright (Ashera)?  Those are the 
> only Australian A6 owners I can think of ...
>
>         -Doug (back on the list after a year and a half or so)
>          jasret at mindspring.com
>
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