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  are per Voice, and are per-note functions; Sources with a  
  PGM prefix, later in the list, are per Program, or are 'global' 
  and will effect all voices at once in the same way. At the  
  end of the list are Clock and Gate Sources. The clocks should 
  be self-explanatory in name; they can be used to fire or 
  reset modules which accomodate such (Envelopes, Seq/Arp, 
  S/H, LFOs, etc.) The Envelope stage names at the end of the 
  list are Gates that go high when the indicated stage is reached 
  during the associated Envelope's cycle. You can start the 
  Sequencer when Envelope 2 reaches Release 2, for example, 
  or start the S/H running upon reaching the Sustain of Env 3. 
  The End stage is provided to allow cascading Envelopes 
  or to fire modules when an Envelope reaches zero at the  
  end of its cycle.  
-Offsets in the Mod pages: allow you to 'move' the center of 
  a modulator. If you are using the keyboard to play a self- 
  oscillating Filter 2, you'll find that at minimum Fc that it's 
  not low enough. Use the Offset on the Keytracking to allow 
  reaching the bass region. Etc.  
-Trigger Pages: Modules 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 not) passes the value you set as the threshold 
  Level, which is also conditioned by the Type function.  
  See the end of this document for details application info 
  on Triggering the LFOs, S/H, and Envelopes.  
 

Front-Panel Modules 

 

Keyboard Modules

 

-Unison X allows layering of voices in single voice increments up 
  to the full 16. Unison Detune is similar to the MKS80 feature  
  in allowing you to spread the layered voices out from zero in 
  a bipolar fashion.  
-Portamento goes up to 30 seconds on the pot to allow for resolution  
  in the most-oft used range, but it can be modulated to go up to 130  
  seconds using an Offset, etc. 
-Four Portamento types are available by pressing soft button 2. 
  Chord is inactive and the second parameter, Offset, is only  
  available when selecting Offset on the first parameter. 
-Each Oscillator in a voice can be removed from keytracking 
  using Soft Pot 4 on the Oscillator Tune page. Microtonal scales 
  can then be created by using Vox Key Number as a Mod Source 
  with a Level of less than 100. 
 

LFOs

 

-The LFOs and S/H clock will max out at lower than audio 

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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