Alesis Andromeda

Andromeda A6
Alesis Andromeda A6 (side view)
Manufacturer	Alesis
Dates	2000 – 2010
Price	US$2,499 – 2,999
Technical specifications
Polyphony	16
Timbrality	16
Oscillator	2 VCOs per voice 1 sub-oscillator per VCO
LFO	3 dedicated LFOs and S+H
Synthesis type	Analog Subtractive
Filter	2 per voice 2-pole resonant multimode - SEM-style 4-pole resonant - Moog-style
Attenuator	3 x 6-stage envelopes
Storage memory	4 x 128 patch internal memory SRAM expansion card slot
Effects	Analog distortion + digital fx unit
Input/output
Keyboard	61-note semiweighted Velocity sensitive Aftertouch
Left-hand control	Pitch bend and modulation wheels
External control	MIDI & CV/Gate

The Alesis Andromeda A6 is a 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral analog synthesizer by Alesis which was released in 2000 and discontinued in 2010. The Andromeda has analog oscillators and filters combined with modern digital control. It can be considered a hybrid of older and newer technologies, but its entire signal path is purely analogue. The VCOs have a very practical pitch correction function, a feature missing on other old polysynths. The VCOs have FM and ring modulation and sub-oscillators. These features makes it possible to create a much wider sonic palette than usual on analog polysynths.