Alesis ANDROMEDA A6 Manuale Utente

Chapter 8: Pre Filter, Post Filter and Voice Mixes

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The 

 module contains the final mixing stages of the A6. The mixed output of

this module feeds the instrument’s 

 knob on the left of the instrument

that controls the final output of the A6.

 is where the relative levels and panning – the placement of voices

left-to-right in the stereo image – are set as part of a Program or Mix. You
have a 

 knob and a 

 knob for the back panel outputs: 

and 

 stereo pair), and alternatively an 

 pair. The important

concept to understand here is that you are panning the final outputs of the
A6’s 16 voices.

MAIN and AUX outputs

The 

 knob controls the level of the A6’s stereo mix sent to either the

 

 and 

 (via the Master Volume control) or 

 back panel

jacks. An 

 switch toggles the output of the current Program or Mix

Channel between the 

 and 

 jacks.  The  most important difference

between the Main and Aux jacks is that the 

 outputs are only

routed to the 

 outputs, and the headphones only monitor the 

outputs.  Aux jacks can serve as a separate "dry" stereo output in case you

need them. Examples include a send to a stereo monitor mix, a stereo send
to an external effects device (EQ, compressor and so forth) or outputs to
additional tape tracks, just to name a few.

Note that you can pan the voices hard left or hard right in 

, 

 or 

and use the corresponding jack for a mono signal output.

These settings are programmable for each Program and Mix. Just

remember that the 

 control (on the far left side of the front

panel) affects only the Main Output, and it is NOT programmable.

Last, the 

 button is used to route a mod source to modulate the PAN

of the Main and Aux outputs. Any of the A6’s 79 modulation sources can

be assigned.

Setting Levels in Mix Mode

The ability to set different output assignments, pans, and levels is most useful when

the Andromeda is in Mix Mode. For example, you can send Mix Channels with  bass
programs to the 

 outputs, and layer different Mix Channels’ outputs in stereo for

dramatic effects.

The settings for each Mix Channel’s 

 can be set either directly on the Voice

Mix controls, or on the 

PROG

 page in Mix Edit mode using the soft knobs.  Level, Pan,

and Main/Aux selections made on either display will be shown automatically on the
other.

To set the Voice Mix parameters for different Mix Channels, simply use the 

 buttons to select the channels you want.

Individual VOICE OUTPUT

The 

 button at the top of the module turns the feed to the individual

 jacks  on and off.  It has no effect on the feed to the Main or Aux

outputs.  Although it may not be obvious from the display, the 

 jacks

are affected by the 

 knob, though not by the 

, since they are monophonic.

They are the direct outputs of each of the sixteen hardware voices.