Getting patched
We are very big fans of UVI here; they have a proven track record for creating interesting products, which are production ready, and good-to-go. Part of the strength in this remit is their curation of samples and presets, in a hierarchy which makes light work of the substantial content. If you like the idea of becoming inspired by presets alone, you will find plenty of basses, brass, leads, pads and polysynth sounds, all indigenous to theAndromeda. If you prefer to get busy with editing, there is equally plenty of initial content, providing the perfect launchpad for sonic creation. Collated within the Basics category, you can begin with a mono sound source, right through to an initialised Unison of waves. That was always an Andromeda calling card, as the 32 analogue oscillators could be stacked to create the most almighty and super of saws! What’s not to love about that?
As analogue classics go, the Alesis Andromeda A6 is not the model that most cite as a favourite. Part of the reason for this could be that many original Andromedas have suffered component failure, placing them out of operative reach. But find one that works and you’ll hear a huge-sounding analogue from the year 2000, when analogue wasn’t really the flavour of the millennium!