Alesis Andromeda A6

Andromeda A6

Alesis Andromeda A6 (side view)
Manufactured by	Alesis
Dates	2000-2010
Price	US$2,499 - 2,999
Technical specifications
Polyphony	16
Timbrality	16
Oscillator	2 VCOs per voice 1 sub-oscillator per VCO
LFO	3 dedicated LFOs and S+H
Synthesis type	Analog Subtractive
Filter	2 per voice 2-pole resonant multimode - SEM-style 4-pole resonant - Moog-style
Attenuator	3 6-stage envelopes
Memory	4 x 128 patch internal memory SRAM expansion card slot
Effects	Analog distortion + digital fx unit
Input/output
Keyboard	61-note semiweighted Velocity sensitive Aftertouch
Left-hand control	Pitch bend and modulation wheels
External control	MIDI & CV/Gate

The Alesis Andromeda A6 is a 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral analogue synthesiser by Alesis which was released in 2000 and discontinued^[1] in 2010. The Andromeda has analog oscillators and filters combined with modern digital control. It can be considered a hybrid of older and newer technologies, but its entire signal path is purely analogue.

Specifications

• Polyphony: 16 voices
• Oscillators: 2 oscillators (with subs) per voice, 5 waveforms available (sine, triangle, square, up saw, down saw)
• Filter: 2-pole multimode resonating filter per voice, 4-pole lowpass resonating filter per voice (32 total)
• Effects: Digital reverb, chorus, echo, analog distortion, quad pitch-shifting, flange, and more
• Arpeggiator: Up, Down, Up/Down
• Sequencer: 16-step, analog style; both have MIDI sync
• Keyboard: 61 keys (velocity and aftertouch sensitive)
• Program Memory: 256 preset and 128 user-defined
• Mix Memory: 128 user-defined
• Memory Card Slot: PCMCIA-format
• Control: MIDI (16-parts)
• Date Produced: Late 2000 - 2010

External links

• Official product page
• A6 Andromeda Community Website.

References

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