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Andromeda A6: Analog, but not backwards

Alex Ball shows why Alesis’ Andromeda A6 felt so unusually modern in 2000: 16 analog voices, but an ambition far beyond retro imitation. synth4ever demonstrates sonic experiments with filter feedback, Vulture Culture even finds appeal in the software emulation. The A6 becomes exciting where sound design matters more than the right technical creed—and not every quirk of the original has to be sacred.

Alesis Andromeda A6