KVR Audio

Vitaly · Post by **Vitaly** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:43 am

Hi,

Has anybody tried it? How do you find it's sound? Any comparison?

Thanks,
Vitaly.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:08 am

I have a friend that helped design it and made some of the presets. That thing is a monster... if you get past the presets. The factory sound set is good but it doesn't come close to showing the true power of this beast. I have been able to get sounds comprable to almost every sought after analog synth as well as sounds only possible from the likes of a Poly Evolver. It's like having a modular synth with a keyboard. The only problem (not for me but for some people I've talked to) is a lot of the routing is done in menus. I have only ever wanted two hardware synths (and I have tried them all) this and a V-Synth. I have a V-Synth and it won't be long till I have an A6. The only thing to look out for, if you are purchasing used, is there was a run with unstable oscillators. But the serials of these units are well documented if you look around.

Very few people that own them are disappointed.

3am

johnnytluxury · Post by **johnnytluxury** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:23 am

Yes, its a mad monster, real analogue, great filters, and tons o' knobs. my boy in miami has one, and when Im down there I cant wait to mess with it. Yeah the menus are deep(too small LCD), but a creature like this shouldnt be handled lightly. But I wouldnt buy it new, I'd hit Ebay up if possible.

mao · Post by **mao** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:47 am

I bought one two years ago. A beast. But... Don't judge it from it's preset. And yes DEEEEEEEP synthesis, all the knobs gives you instant access to MAIN parameter, but it's like an iceberg, the most is underwater... so prepare yourself to dig to a lot of parameter... for matrix modulation.
The sound: Analog. If you like the old unstable sound... switch off the autocalibration. It's sound palette is one of the widest around. Brass, strings, bells, lead, killer bass, killer analog drums... and digital too if you want... everything. And don't forget it's mix mode where you can assign in all the keyboards different split with different channel... like a today digital synth. Go and buy it...

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:14 am

I like mine. it kicks the shit out of any fuckin soft synth.

mao · Post by **mao** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:36 am

Hoffy... I think you're right... but your sentence will end on the VST vs HW war... again...

Vitaly · Post by **Vitaly** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:18 pm

Thanks guys, very appreciate it!

Justin3am, it is good you mentioned Poly Evolver. This is another one I'm trying to find out more about. And from demos, I heard last night, it sounds much closer to what I'm doing in music. Plus, if I buy Evolver, I will get two in one - classic analog and digital synth. And that must give me even more options later when I will design my own sounds.

OK, lets forget for a moment about 'classic' analog sounds. Which one (A6 or Evolver) has more 'creative' potential? I mean, in designing our own presets?

Thanks,
Vitaly.

counterfeit · Post by **counterfeit** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:32 pm

I love mine too,
The multitimbral mode is awesome, you can really make complete track with it...
16 voice of polyphony is really huge for an analog synth and i haven't heard of any other Analog that is 16 parts multitimbral..
I'm using in a complete virtual environment (thanks to Ableton LIVE track delay...)and it really is a wonderful addition to a complete virtual studio...

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:34 am

Vitaly wrote:OK, lets forget for a moment about 'classic' analog sounds. Which one (A6 or Evolver) has more 'creative' potential? I mean, in designing our own presets?

That is a much tougher question.

It really depends on what you are trying to do. I have some experience with both and from what I have gotten out of them I liked the A6 better. This suprises most people that know the music I make because it is much easier to make f**ked up sounds with the Poly Evolver but the A6 has a much deeper, more flexible and more powerful engine. The stuff that I would want from the Evolver (feedback loops, 4 track control sequencer, wavetable OSCs) can also be done in software without sacrificing much of the sound on the other hand the A6 has 16 voices over the Poly Evolver's 4 which you are not going to get back from software. Some people like the Poly's curtis filter better than the Andromeda's Oberheim and Moog modeled filters (which I think is crazy) but some people like the timing of the A6's ADSR better.

These things are all highly subjective. The only way to really know is to spend a considerable amount of time with both... and considering the prices, it would be most wise to do so to prevent buyer's remorse.

3am

Andromeda A6, anyone?