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Using the Andromeda A6  

 

INDEX 

 

SOFTWARE: 
Sysex Platforms and Utilities 
Most Recent OS 
To Load a new OS 
Free Soundbanks  
 
SOFT RESET 
 
HARD RESET 
 
USER GROUPS 
 
A6 TIPS AND TRICKS DOCUMENT 
 
USING ANDROMEDA: 
Overall philosophy of the user interface, knob behaviours, 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 Filters 
-Pre Filter Mix 
-Filters 
-Post Filter Mix 
-Envelopes 
-Voice Mix 
-Digital Effects 
-Analog Distortion 
-Mix Mode 
-External Audio and CV Inputs 
-Ribbon Controller 
 
SETTING UP LFO, S/H, AND ENVELOPE TRIGGERS: 
-LFO 
-S/H 
-Envelopes 
-Polarities of Triggers explained 

 
 

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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