the andromeda a6

I'm seriously considering getting one. demos like these it sound like pure sex

It's either this or several cheaper synths and I guess quality goes before quantity.

Only doubt is it'll be my only hardware synth then and it might be a little lonely.

What are your experiences/opinions of the andy?

get it.

i played on one 5 or 6 times... its great. but its strange, it didnt sound too ``analog`` to me if thats the sound youre looking for. maybe does it have to do with the oscillator being ``digitally tracked`` or something, i don't know, the beating is different. cant say much more.

besides, doesnt it costl ike 3000$ us? do you know you can build a cyclopean doepfer modular with that? or are you looking after polyphony?

why dont you forget about the a6 and go get that prophet 5 instead? hmmm? :)

its a monster. dont get it if you dont know much about synthesis, because it will be a waste then. it is incredibly powerful..

btw that demo is nothing special, can be made with almost all VAs even..

BoC tried one out

they didn't buy it

mo

*expects cob to delete this reply*

thanks for your replies.

that prophet is probably eventually going to cost me more in repairs than i can be arsed with, which is why i'm hesitant to getting it.

I know a fair bit around synthesis, at least subtractive such. and i really want something that is versatile and powerful, something that takes a while to get into and learn the capabilities of.

I couldnt really care less about what BOC uses, i'm not that much into letting tapes of audio lie around in the sun for days. or moogs or jupiter 8's and stuff like that.

  iep said:

its a monster. dont get it if you dont know much about synthesis, because it will be a waste then. it is incredibly powerful..

btw that demo is nothing special, can be made with almost all VAs even..

i still don't see this VA thing you seem keen on

i've got a Nord G2 (borrowed - forever), Virus Classic, AN1x and Z1, and they all sound about as un-analog as you could imagine

they all tend to produce dark, warm, fuzzy tones - where with real analog gear the sound's always much sharper and quite physical and defined

in a way, i find really raw synthesis like CSound, or old fm's actually sounds more natural alongside most analog stuff

i certainly couldn't reproduce that demo with any of my VA's - but i could probably come quite close with a Matrix 6

i quite like the A6 - i know a few ppl who aren't so keen on it - i think it doesn't sound like a very expensive analog synth, but it seems quite versatile... i think if you're going to spend that much money you better know you need it tho

i've always wanted to own one synth which i could use almost exclusively - but i've never found it... Korg Z1 maybe comes closest

i think the price's got down to ~2000$

maybe you should also look into matrix-12/xpander

it's quite expensive here, about 4k USD, but that includes the guys at the store shipping it

i just found 2 online german shops that can send them to you for just a bit over 2300 EUR

err 2200 eur

derelict before spending your precious money you should know what youre looking for. do you ABSOLUTELY need polyphony? do you work with cubase/logic/protools or other? do you need midi? why do you need something analog? whatk ind of sound are looking for?

if youre looking for a do-it-all synth youre going to be able to use forever and expand with time, GO MODULAR. but polyphny is expensive on those. hmm hmm.

personaly when i need a chord, i use my modular and do it note by note. this way i have much more timbral control over the chord, its almost like painting lol

also have you tought about buying a sampler/downloading a sofsynth and a VERY GOOD vintage monosynth and sampling it?

oh my god im gonna be lynched by the Analog Purists Federation for that one.

Holy fuck kookoon. That sounds brilliant. Then i'll be able to get something like a microkorg or that auctioned jp-8000 on the side

link me up!

  Barbed Q said:

derelict before spending your precious money you should know what youre looking for. do you ABSOLUTELY need polyphony? do you work with cubase/logic/protools or other? do you need midi? why do you need something analog? whatk ind of sound are looking for?

 

if youre looking for a do-it-all synth youre going to be able to use forever and expand with time, GO MODULAR. but polyphny is expensive on those. hmm hmm.

 

personaly when i need a chord, i use my modular and do it note by note. this way i have much more timbral control over the chord, its almost like painting lol

 

also have you tought about buying a sampler/downloading a sofsynth and a VERY GOOD vintage monosynth and sampling it?

 

oh my god im gonna be lynched by the Analog Purists Federation for that one.

I want a hardware synth, and nothing quite tickles my belly like analogue, plus that it'd be the best to use in conjunction with soft synths and software.. Polyphony is a must, i play in a very "live" fashion and chords. It seems like nothing short than amazing and several people who have the synth say that it's much like a modular in disguise.

edit: theres a rack version of the novation supernova 2 for sale for the same price as the jp-8000, very cheap, around 600 bucks. it seems like a huge and big synth, worth as much as the andromeda originally. Has anyone heard of it, do u think i should get that one instead of the jp-8000?

http://www.laconic-records.de/Frameset/mit...art_bez&count=1

http://www.dj-laden.com/dj2004/index.asp?r....asp?aid=500603

yeah well i hope it's not too disguised. check some reviews on the net. people say you can hear the steps when turning knobs and from certain modulators. careful with that analog-digital shit. i think i read that on DOA a while ago, go see if you can find the thread, it was quite long and dedicated to that synth. also the difference between DCO and VCO.... if i remember they said DCO is not like VA, its an analog oscillator but digitally clocked, like on an alpha juno. not sure what the a6 has, so check it out.

oh DOA stand for DOGS ON ACID if you didnt know, its a forum that's much much more serious than this one, id spend some time there if i were you.

anyway best thing for you is to spend a few hours with one a6 and hear for yourself.

i'm pretty sure it has VCO's

i too think it has VCOs

I KNOW it has VCOs

It has 2 tuning methods that you have to specifically invoke. You can turn tuning off and let it drift just like any old Moog, CS-80, whatever.

Its VERY fashionable to hate on this synth in 1337 analogue circles. Basically, it's the real deal in a professional (ie not retro) package. The haters are the kind of people who think a note triggered from MIDI has less character than the exact same note triggered from CV, with wwooden side panels. They're just pissed cos they paid the same price for their monophonic Moog Voyagers:-)

This synth will be your friend to the end and will reward your experimentation in spades. You will get what you pay for.

Also, that sample sounds just like a Yamaha DX-7, so I guess you really don't get just what this synth can do. All the more fun for you to have finding out

Thanks analogue.. Yeah I mean I love all the sounds i've heard of the beast, it just sounds so damn mighty in some stacked sounds, and the sheer versatility of it.. but you know i'm a sucker for dystopian sounds and this thing just pulls them all off so damn well. just love the feel of the sound.

and thanks a ton kookoon for the link!

  Derelic7 said:

Thanks analogue.. Yeah I mean I love all the sounds i've heard of the beast, it just sounds so damn mighty in some stacked sounds, and the sheer versatility of it.. but you know i'm a sucker for dystopian sounds and this thing just pulls them all off so damn well. just love the feel of the sound.

If by "dystopian" you mean "industrial" (Skinny Puppy, Cabaret Voltaire, etc), then buy buy buy buy buy!!!!

always think of synths as a long term investment

cause in 5 years time if a vco starts leaking or some other shit happen it's gonna cost you

with a modular, if a module breaks, well you just cant use that module anymore and it ends there

again, you will have to hear it for yourself and decide which sound youre looking for because that's what really matters too.

it's a big investment so think/ask others, but also LISTEN