Alesis Andromeda A6
The Alesis Andromeda A6 (A6 is an acronym: A - A, 6 - SIX, and their consonance corresponds to "ASICs" which is an abbreviation for "Application Specific integrated Circuits") is a 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral analog synthesizer by Alesis which was released in 2000 and discontinued 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 analog. The VCOs have a very practical pitch correction function, a feature missing on other old polysynths. The VCOs have FM and ring modulation and sub-oscillators. These features makes it possible to create a much wider sonic palette than usual on analog polysynths.
| Andromeda A6 | |
|---|---|
Alesis Andromeda A6 (side view) | |
| Manufacturer | 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 x 6-stage envelopes |
| Storage 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 |