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  Filter Mix module. They are not pure sines but useful regardless. 
-The “fizzy-sounding” clipping that the Pre Filter Mix can produce 
  is also possible in the Post Filter Mix, so take care to keep the  
  sum total of all active Filter Levels below 100 (for example, 
  Filter 1 BP: 29 and Filter 2: 65). Adjust to taste. It has been  
  found that closing-filter sounds such as dark brass can cause 
  this “fizz” even at a Filter 2 Level of 60, when it is the only 
  Filter active in the buss. There is gain available in such cases 
  at the Voice Mix Level control.  
 

Envelopes

 

-The Envelopes have seven stages. You can “defeat” some of these stages if 
less-complex shapes are desired, such as ADSR, ASR, etc. 
 
 -Creating ADSR, ASR, etc. envelope configurations. 
  Setting the Decay 1, Decay 2, and Release 1 
  pots to minimum will turn those stages off, and the surrounding 
  stages will 'close the gap', resulting in an ASR. Setting Decay 2 
  and Release 1 to minimum will turn them off, and their associated 
  Level control.  
 -Locking out undesired stages. 
  On the Envelope Time pages, Soft Pot 8 Enables a feature  
  called Lock, which causes all stages that are Off at that time to  
  remain Off regardless of their pot setting. All active pots will 
  remain active even if you set them to their minimum setting. 
  This of course allows you to use the controls as if it were a 
  typical analog hardware Envelope, which is especially comfortable 
  if you enjoy settings at or approaching zero without worrying if 
  you'll disable a stage as you perform.  
-Envelope 1 and 2 are bipolar.  
  Each of the Level parameters can 
  be easily set to zero by selecting it and then simultaneously 
  pressing the Inc/Dec keys. Of course, if you modulate a volume 
  parameter with either Envelope 1 or 2, an Envelope value of  
  zero or any negative number will result in silence.  
-Nine different slopes are available per Envelope stage. On each  
  Time page, Soft Pot 5 will always be used to select which shape 
  is desired. To avoid having to move a pot to make it active for 
  the selection process and potentially losing a critical value, simply 
  use Soft Pot 1, Time, to scroll to the desired stage. On the Level  
  page, pressing Level will also scroll the selection.  
-Each Envelope can be set to multitrigger or legato modes 
  (Dynamics page, Soft Pot 1). Legato works in Kbd Mono Mode.  
-Each Envelope has multiple modes of operation, including 
  Freerun and Mod-Trig, which allows you to fire the Env from 
  the Trigger input. See the Trig page and Soft Pot 7 to select 
  the different modes. You'll notice that on Soft Pot 8, there is 
  an associated parameter called Trig. You can turn the pot to 

Summary of Contents for ANDROMEDA A6

Page 1: ...rs etc PROGRAM MODE FRONT PANEL MODULES Defining each section of the front panel and some tips on using each Keyboard performance parameters LFOs Sample and Hold Process Audio Rate FM Oscillators and...

Page 2: ...faster envelope response times than previous versions but at the cost of a bit of zipper noise in the parameters VCAs and with large pitch modulations On the Filt VCA chip this allows for faster ampli...

Page 3: ...nd followthe prompts This will clear the tuning tables and the ribbon calibration as well you should Autotune after a Soft Reset the instrument should be warmed up already If this doesn t work try pow...

Page 4: ...ght of the Display are useful in a number of ways You will notice that most parameters have fractional values meaning that they have much greater resolution than 1 127 or so The keys can be used to ze...

Page 5: ...place of the hardware required on other analog synthesizers which require occasional calibration and over time possible replacement After the above tune the unit again after about five minutes All sho...

Page 6: ...with a Trigger Page LFOs S H Envelopes Seq Arp etc can either be caused to advance a single increment begin running or reset LFO Phase whenever the selected Source any Source whether it s a Clock or n...

Page 7: ...s In this case the LFO to Oscillator pitch routing s overall amount has the Mod Wheel assigned to control it Any controller Envelope LFO velocity etc may be assigned Sample and Hold A module that memo...

Page 8: ...nd the output VCAs The Fastest setting will allow for sharper percussion sounds especially the type produced by analog drum machines and popularized by Kraftwerk etc I ve noted in creating a Minimoog...

Page 9: ...oice and uses the summed outputs of the Oscillators Suboctaves as the inputs the Analog Noise or External Inputs and a modest Filter Feedback which basically squares signals up it doesn t punch like t...

Page 10: ...1 s LP and HP outputs are again live on the Post Filter Mix module in parallel to the output of Filter 2 4 The output of the Pre Filter Mix module is sent into Filter 1 only Nothing is fed into the in...

Page 11: ...remain active even if you set them to their minimum setting This of course allows you to use the controls as if it were a typical analog hardware Envelope which is especially comfortable if you enjoy...

Page 12: ...will occur from none once to 240 times before it stops looping Beyond 240 are the Sustain and Infinite settings In Sustain it will loop as long as a note is held Available Types are Forward Backward...

Page 13: ...y sending each Individual Output to an external mixer and panning them individually The signals will be output depending upon the Keyboard Mode assignment From the A6 manual Page 59 LOWEST This will a...

Page 14: ...ogram if you are on a page that is directly related to the Program if you see Mix level parameters in the display and press Store you will see a prompt relating to Storing the Mix You may solo a Mix C...

Page 15: ...Bank numbers 120 through 123 inclusive take advantage of this path Be sure to play across the keyboard as the filters are set to track the keyboard in the same manner as with the factory Program 045...

Page 16: ...e input amount to best function with your external gear To set up continuous Oscillator modulation Press the OSC button in the External Inputs section Select a Mod in the target oscillator and select...

Page 17: ...each note but the phase will be free running If VOXTRG ON TRIG and TRIG ON and Freerun OFF then the Clock will start upon the first received Trigger from the Mod Add Freerun and the LFO will start cl...

Page 18: ...an Envelope simply set the Source to that LFO in the Trig and ReTrig pages and set the Level and Polarity the same on each page or differently Note Only one Trigger Mode is allowed it is global for T...

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