Introduction To The Andromeda Tips And Tricks Archive; Welcome - Alesis Andromeda A6 Tips And Tricks Manual

section 1: introduction to the andromeda tips and tricks

1.1 welcome!

Despite the Andromeda being an analog synthesizer, it is also a very modern synthesizer.
This means that much of the work and fine-tuning is done via a menu based system.
However, the menu is controlled by well over 70 knobs. It' s easy in some ways to think of
the Andromeda as a digital modular! But just because of this complexity, it is difficult to
remember all of the particular parameters and hints that allow you to get some really neat
sounds out of it.
The goal of this document is to explain the idiosyncrasies of the Andromeda, and give some
hints that will help you get the particular sound that you want. Where I feel the manual has
failed to give a good hint, as well, I put in the document under the section. This will help me
out when programming sounds; I' m hoping that it helps you out as well.
In order to understand this document, you need to have a good idea of the navigation
system. So just some introductory notes for the true beginner:
When programming the Andromeda, it is important to get familiar with the LCD Screen
controls. There are 8 knobs below the LCD screen; these are the soft knobs and are used to
set parameters on the Andromeda. Below this screen is the soft buttons. These 8 buttons are
often used to navigate through the menus of the Andromeda.
As Mike Peake puts it:
The soft buttons are the buttons that are directly below each soft pot under the display, as indicated
by the numbers directly under the display in the black area, and by the lines going down from there
through each soft pot. For card work, if I remember correctly (I don't want to initialize my only card!),
the soft POTS are used to select the type of formatting you want, be it Programs, Mixes, or
Programs and Mixes. You turn the indicated pot to select this and then (again, if I remember
correctly), then press the Store button.
There are several sections of the Andromeda that are best described as modules. Each
section is represented by a dark blue (or dark red, depending on your model). To view each
section, click the " View" button, or turn a knob and the section will pop up. The sections are:
Oscillator 1
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Oscillator 2
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LFOs (1, 2, 3, S&H)
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Pre-Filter Mix
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Filter 1 (12dB)
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Filter 2 (24dB)
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Post Filter Mix
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Envelope 1 (pitch)
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