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

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analog synthesizer by

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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

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function, a feature missing on other old polysynths. The VCOs have FM and

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modulation and sub-oscillators. These features makes it possible to create a much wider sonic palette than usual on analog polysynths.

Specifications

* Polyphony: 16 voices * Oscillators: 2 oscillators (with subs) per voice, 5 waveforms available (sine, triangle, pulse, up saw, down saw) * Filter: 2-pole multimode resonating filter per voice, 4-pole lowpass resonating filter per voice (32 total) * Effects: Digital reverberation, chorus, echo, analog distortion, quad pitch-shifting, flange, and more * Arpeggiator: Up, Down, Up/Down * Sequencer: 16-step, analog style; both have

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sync * Keyboard: 61 keys (velocity and aftertouch sensitive) and a ribbon controller * Program Memory: 256 preset and 128 user-defined * Mix Memory: 128 user-defined * Memory Card Slot:

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-format * Control:

(16-parts) * Date Produced: March 2001 – 2010 * Dimensions (WxHxD): 40.1" x 4.8" x 16.1" (1019 mm x 122 mm x 409 mm)

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External links

A6 Andromeda Community Website

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