Signal Routing Through The Filters - Alesis ANDROMEDA A6 Reference Manual

Signal Routing through the Filters

The
PRE FILTER MIX
signals), the
following procedures.
Please note that the
FILTER BYPASS
Filters on or off using their respective level knobs, as well as other Filter "mixing"
methods you'll find useful.
Tip: For these examples, you can experiment with any of the components in
FILTER MIX
you need to mix in levels of all four knobs.
For the component you select, turn its knob to its 2 o'clock position. This will
give you a moderate output level to work with. If you are trying out the VCOs,
you can also mix in their
Check that the
comfortable listening level.
Last, turn down all the knobs in
examples that follow will tell you what knob to use when appropriate.
• To process external audio through
This causes
output other filtered signals – highpass, bandpass or notch – turn up their
respective knobs. (We'll provide details on these controls under the
Output Controls
To be certain that you're only hearing
knob is turned fully counter-clockwise. This shuts off the output of
• To process external audio through
located on the front panel between the two Filters until the
This routes the output of
knob and make sure that all the other knobs in this module are turned
LP
down.
• To process external audio through filters in parallel, use the first two methods
together: when the
into
FILTER 2
level. And since the output of
use any (or all) of the
This functionality of the A6 mixing system provides enormous flexibility: you
can independently mix the levels of two Filters complete with their own
RESONANCE
a different envelope to one of the Filters for independent harmonic shaping.
• To process external audio through filters in series, press the
until either the
either of these two LEDs are on, that means that the respective output of
FILTER 1
- When using
in the
highpass filtering together (page 118). The input to Filter 2 is post-fader,
meaning that you can turn up the
which effectively gives you a "
labeled on the front panel. Conversely, you can turn down
A A6 R
NDROMEDA EFERENCE
Chapter 8: Pre Filter, Post Filter and Voice Mixes
outputs of and
OSC 1
and
RING MOD NOISE EXT
output always goes to
PRE FILTER MIX
is on. The following procedures will inform you how to turn the
: the procedures are applicable for any of them or all of them, should
SUB OSC
knob in
LEVEL VOICE MIX
to output its lowpass-filtered signal. To have the Filter
FILTER 1
topic on the following page.)
PRE FILTER MIX
function is active, the output of
MIX
independently of
knobs to mix in the output of
FILT1
levels,
KEY TRACK
LED lights or the
NOTCH
will flow into
FILTER 2
as the input, remember from Chapter 5 that the notch
NOTCH
's harmonic spectrum is created by using both lowpass and
FILTER 1
M
ANUAL
(along with their respective
OSC 2
can be routed through the A6 using the
FILTER 1
s if you like by turning the knobs clockwise.
is turned up and adjusted to provide a
as a starting point. The
POST FILTER MIX
only, turn up the
FILTER 1
, make sure that the
FILTER 1
only, press the
FILTER 2
into . Then turn up the
FILTER 2
. Use the
FILTER 1 FILT2 LP
is normally routed to
PRE FILTER MIX
amounts and modulation. You can even assign
(bandpass) LED lights. When
BP
. Here are the details:
and turn down the
FILT1 LP
" input instead of
LOWPASS
SUB OSC
unless, of course,
PRE
knob.
FILT1 LP
Filter
FILT2 LP
.
FILTER 2
button
F2 INPUT
LED lights.
MIX
FILT2
flows
PRE FILTER MIX
knob to control the
,
FILTER 1
.
FILTER 1
button
F2 INPUT
knob
FILT1 HP
as it is
NOTCH
and
FILT1 LP
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