Alesis Andromeda demo by deadzonemusic. No outboard sequencer used, played realtime and straight recorded and multitracked. Used internal fx, external Blackhole reverb and Waves delay. Demo at Bandcamp: panums.bandcamp.com/track/ale...
Wow, what a "Demo" track! I think A6 is one of the most versatile and best sounding analog synths ever build. So sad, that there is nothing else that comes even close. A synth with this sound and features, with better quality (encoders, display, menu system, on board effects) would be a best seller, more than twenty years later.
This is not just a demo, it's a piece of art . It should be called an artistic demo , a performance demo , a creative demo or concert demo as Melissa said it ... If someone has doubts about the sounds qualities and the possibilities of the Andromeda , well all is answered. It definitely create the desire to play with this special one. Many thanks !!!
Great demo! Been getting back into my Andromeda, its taken about 12yrs, but I feel like Im finally understanding this instrument in the totality of its glory
I was trying to decide on a groove synthesis 3rd wave or and andromeda……you just made my decision EASY! I played an a6 in 1999. It was a bit expensive. Now I realize it was REASONABLE. This demo is a fantastic example of synth artistry! Absolutely Grammy worthy! I’m buying the first Stellar example of an andromeda I find. In fact I’m likely buying two!
Beautiful music! It just started up on youtube I think after I listened to Matt Johnson while I was half a sleep. I wasn't aware I was listening to a demo. Very good job!
The pad around 6:20 reminds me of a pad in Enigmas MCMXC. I must try to get that & other interesting sounds you've demo'd here on my A6. Despite its power there are not many vids that do it justice like this. At least one I heard years ago - an incredibly powerful strings sound that morphed into brass vanished from RU-vid.
I was in my late teens when this synth came out. I was a gigging keyboard player already at the time, even though synths were kinda considered dorky and were pretty unpopular (I get a little sick to my stomach when I think about some of the rock bottom prices some of the great classic synths were going for then). When I first saw pictures of this synth, my mind was blown. The "spaceship/planetary cluster" layout of the knobs and buttons was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen. I wanted one so bad. Shame I've never gotten my hands on one.
THANKS FOR YOUR DEMO ! My A6 is @ Service Center Siedler (Germany) for bringing it to the next Level (Black Desktop & Blue LED & Display) Love it so much ! Nice Patches ! SYSEX available ?
I have had mine for 16-17 years, and I live in constant fear that it will die. A few of the buttons on mine have begun to fail. The parts are almost completely proprietary and out of production. At this point they are next to impossible to come by unless you buy another unit to cannibalize. It is a fantastic synth but I wouldn't recommend getting one unless you are willing to face the reality that it is on borrowed time.
@@nonspecific syntaur has a ton of spare parts to keep it running. Mines a original run and not a problem. It needs servicing and a pot replacement but what vintage synth doesn't?
I’d buy it at the right price. I know Behringer gets a lot of crap, but I’m a huge fan of the work they’re doing to create faithful modern reboots of the classics.
@@mikeb2575 Doubt that, but perhaps Alesis could produce it together with Behringer since they don't seem to have to productionfacilities for it any more.
The Andromeda is definitely one of the most awesome sounding and versatile Synthesizers. When I hear demos like this, I wish I would still have mine. But then I think back of how awful the user interface was with all those random parameter jumps that drove me mad, how muffled those effects sounded and the lack of spare parts, should something break. Then, I don't regret sellig it anymore. It's such a shame Alesis didn't had the chance to produce a more reliable successor.
they could have built it in the USA with higher quality American made components, but like any other company, they wanted the quick buck, not the last buck.
