Alesis ANDROMEDA A6 manuals

REFERENCE

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Alesis contact information:

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CONTENTS

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IMPORTANT SAFETY

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INSTRUCTIONS

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NDROMEDA A6 REFERENCE MANUAL

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(FRENCH)

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’UTILISATION DE L’APPAREIL:

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(GERMAN)

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE USER

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CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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Important Safety Instructions

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INTRODUCTION

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

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TYPOGRAPHIC CONVENTIONS

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KEY TERMINOLOGY

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GETTING STARTED

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AUDIO CONNECTIONS

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PEDALS AND FOOTSWITCHES

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MIDI CHANNEL

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MIDI device, you’ll

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PROGMIXEDIT

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DOWN UPSTOREMIDI CH

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AUTO TUNE

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To select Programs and Mixes:

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MASTER VOLUME

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PLAYING THE A6

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Program-Specific Functions

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Mix-Specific Functions

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Global Functions

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INTERACTING WITH THE DISPLAY

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Soft Controls

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Modes of Operation

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Memory Functions

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LOCK Function

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▲ and ▼ Arrows

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CONTRAST Control

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The MIX SELECT Button Group

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Table of Display Functions

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SELECTING PROGRAMS AND MIXES

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PROG and DIR Page Parameters

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MIX Page Parameters

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KBD Page Parameters

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PROG Page Parameters

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CNTL Page Parameters

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SOLO function

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STORE MODE PARAMETERS

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DIR Store Procedure

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COPY Page Parameters

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COPY Procedure

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INIT Procedure

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CARD Page

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TO INITIALIZE A CARD:

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NAME Page Parameters

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SETTING UP SPLITS AND LAYERS

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BEYOND SPLITS AND LAYERS

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KEYBD Page Parameters

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PEDAL Page Parameters

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VOXMON Page

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MASTER CONTROLS

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AUTO TUNE Button

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Properties

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Note Range

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KBD MODE Controls

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Keyboard Mode Parameters

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Additional Keyboard Functions

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TIME Knob

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MOD Button

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ON/OFF Button

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Portamento Parameters

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Chapter 2: Playing the A6

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ENABLE OFF, ON

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THE PERFORMANCE WHEELS AND

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RIBBON CONTROLLER

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PITCH ASSIGN Parameters

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MOD ASSIGN Parameters

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CROUTES (Control Routes)

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Ribbon HOLD Buttons

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PEDAL/CV jack

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PEDAL page of GLOBAL

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THE CLOCK SECTION

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CLOCK PARAMETERS

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SYNC/MOD Button

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START/STOP Button

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VIEW Button

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Sequencer Parameters

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Arpeggiator CONFIG Parameters

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BASICS OF ANALOG

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SYNTHESIS

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A LITTLE THEORY

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FUNDAMENTALS AND HARMONICS

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Envelopes

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Middle C

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OVERVIEW OF THE

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ANDROMEDA A6

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Mix Mode

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External Memory

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A6 FUNCTION LIST

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Audio Sources

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Tone Modifiers

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Ring Modulator

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Modulation Sources

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Audio Mixing

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Controllers

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Master Controls

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MIDI OVERVIEW

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PROGRAM FUNCTIONS PART 1:

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OSCILLATORS AND FILTERS

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OSC 1 Parameters

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OSC 2 Parameters

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WAVE Page Parameters

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Using the ENV 1 AMOUNT Page

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OSC 2 FM Parameters

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MOD 1, 2 or 3

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PWMOD/PWM Parameters

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FMMOD Parameters

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SYNC Parameter: OSC 2 Only

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WHAT FILTERS DO

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Filter Modes

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AMPLITUDE

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Resonance

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Key Track

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Modulation

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HOW FILTERS WORK

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POST FILTER MIX

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Filter 1 Parameters

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Filter 2 Parameters

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Main FILTER Parameters

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MOD Parameters

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PROGRAM FUNCTIONS PART 2:

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MODULATION AND ENVELOPES

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Common Modulations

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Default Modulation Paths

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ENVELOPES

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MOD TRIG/GATE

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TIME Page Parameters

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2 & 3

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& 2

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7 to make your selection:

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LEVEL Page Parameters

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EXAMPLE 1

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EXAMPLE 2b

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EXAMPLE 1 again

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EXAMPLE 2a

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EXAMPLE 4 that assigns

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EXAMPLE 4 that has a positive

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DYN Page Parameters

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LOOP Page Parameters

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MOD Pages

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ENVELOPE EXAMPLES

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, this pushes the

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PROGRAM FUNCTIONS PART 3:

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WAVE Page

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➠ DELAY Delay Time

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➠ PHASE Initial Phase

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➠ PWIDTH Wave Width

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TRIG Page

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SYNC Page

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MOD Page

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SAMPLE AND HOLD

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is used as a mod source

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PROCESS MODULE

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SOFT KNOB

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PAGE TAB

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ENGINE OPTIMIZER

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ENGINE OPTIMIZER PARAMETERS

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PROGRAM FUNCTIONS PART 4:

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THE ANDROMEDA’S MIXING SYSTEM

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OSC and SUB OSC Controls

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RING MOD Control

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NOISE/EXTERNAL Control

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Output Controls

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FILTER 1 Controls

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FILTER 2 Control

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PRE FILTER Output Control

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FILTER BYPASS Button

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MAIN and AUX outputs

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Setting Levels in Mix Mode

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Individual VOICE OUTPUT

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CUSTOM MODULATIONS

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Env 1 Level

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A FEW GROUND RULES

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THE CONTROL ROUTES SECTION

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ABOUT MODULATION SOURCES

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USING EFFECTS

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Digital Effects

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EDITING DIGITAL EFFECTS

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CHOOSING A PARAMETER PAGE

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ODULATING EFFECTS SEND/OUTPUT

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SET THE TYPE AND AUDIO LEVELS

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SET THE REVERB PREDELAY

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ADJUST THE MIX

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Setting Input Levels

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Setting Output Levels

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To “SOLO” the Effects

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DIGITAL EFFECTS ARCHITECTURE

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DUAL EFFECTS: PARALLEL

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DUAL EFFECTS: MONO

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MULTI CHAIN

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Reverb Configurations

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Reverb Parameters

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FORWARD or

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Delay Configurations

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Delay Parameters

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Pitch Configurations

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Pitch Parameters

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TRIGGER TRIGGER

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FLANGER SHAPE

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INPUT SIGNAL

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ATTACK THRESHOLD

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RELEASE THRESHOLD

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MIX MODE

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DITING PROGRAMS FROM MIX MODE

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EFFECTS IN MIX MODE

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MIDI FUNCTIONS

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MIDI MESSAGES

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EXCLUSIVE DUMP:

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ABOUT RECEIVING SYSEX DUMPS:

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MIDI AND THE A6 ANDROMEDA

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MIDI Page Parameters

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CC MAP Page Parameters

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PANEL Page Parameters

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GLOSSARY

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MOD SOURCES

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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HOW TO USE THE TUNE DISPLAY

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TO TURN OFF AN UNTUNED VOICE:

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PGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM

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POWER UP MODES

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

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SPECIFICATIONS

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WARRANTY

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Appendix E: Warranty

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OS Software 268

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