[A6] ANDROMEDA FAULTY BATCH
stevie
stevielaw at gmail.com
Tue Dec 5 11:09:11 PST 2006
Serial number is *(21)10607045700596*. Voices 1, 4, 5, 9, 16 will not go
in tune and it indicates voice 14 is out of tune even though its not.
The first andromeda I received had random bad voices so this is
definately a different problem from the first one I received. Time to
jump in to the digital village replacement queue!!!
Thanks for everyones help,
stevie
> Yea, I did a good read up on A6s about how much attention they may
> need before making the purchase. Ive warmed it up for over 30 mins,
> auto-tuned, had it back off for a couple of hours, done the hard
> reset, then re-warmed up again and re-tuned, those 2 voices still bad.
> Ah well, as I say, 14 is better than none :-)
> Cheers,
>
> Tom.
>
>
> schaltstern wrote:
>
>> The one thing I can already say, being an newbie on the A6 - give it
>> something like 15 minutes to warm up before you start playing it.
>
>
>
> Tom Englefield wrote:
>
>> Just got my replacement andy delivered today. It still has problems
>> and I've had to disable 2 voices which seem to be bad, but its MUCH
>> better than the first one which had random bad voices that would come
>> and go all over the place.
>>
>> I will keep trying to tune them in the hope they go right over time
>> but I guess 14 voices of A6 is better than none, still pretty happy
>> with it :-)
>>
>> tom
>>
>>
>>
>> Tom Englefield wrote:
>>
>>> I just sent mine back after it refused to go into tune when playing
>>> poly patches.
>>>
>>> Serial is :(21) A10607045700587
>>>
>>> Such a shame this amazing synth is plagued with now what seems to be
>>> shoddy components and poor quality control. Alesis/Numark get your
>>> shit together please.
>>>
>>> I have another one being shipped out so fingers crossed that one is ok.
>>>
>>> tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael Dropps wrote:
>>>
>>>> The S/N of the damaged Andromeda I received was
>>>> (21)A10607045600496. As cool a synth as the Andromeda is, it wasn't
>>>> worth the hassle for me. I instead went with a Dave Smith Poly
>>>> Evolver keyboard, which will be here tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/5/06, *kam6* <kam6 at inregina.com <mailto:kam6 at inregina.com>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have seen the current topic going on the list regarding the
>>>> faulty batch of
>>>> Andromedas released by Alesis.
>>>>
>>>> Months ago I posted my own experience, a big challenge that has
>>>> left me
>>>> without Andromeda, and with Alesis not shipping a new batch, until
>>>> today.
>>>>
>>>> Alesis is having trouble making Andromedas because they don't have
>>>> delivery of
>>>> certain chips to make them. This fact was not disclosed by both
>>>> Alesis and its
>>>> Canadian distributor, Intellimix.
>>>>
>>>> I got my A6 in February of this year. Shortly after, I found just
>>>> by editing a
>>>> bit of the portamento on the preset patch "UniStack Porta" that
>>>> one of the
>>>> oscillators was getting stuck, and it would not disengage not even
>>>> changing
>>>> patches.
>>>>
>>>> I returned my A6 back to my local Alesis distributor here in
>>>> Calgary, Alberta,
>>>> Canada. They sent it to Intellimix, the Canadian distributor, for
>>>> repair.
>>>> Intellimix did not fix the problem, and returned the synth
>>>> damaged. After
>>>> discovering that it was not fixed, I asked my local store to get
>>>> me a brand
>>>> new Andromeda. It's already November, and they have not received
>>>> any news.
>>>>
>>>> Alesis mentioned to the store that they were expecting a shipment
>>>> at the
>>>> beginning of October, but this has not happened.
>>>>
>>>> After this experience, I am extremely disappointed at Alesis, at
>>>> their Quality
>>>> Control, and at the Canadian distributor. I want to let everybody
>>>> on this A6
>>>> list know that there is a seriously faulted batch of Andromedas
>>>> going around.
>>>> After reading the reports on the A6 Mailing List, I realize that
>>>> several of us
>>>> A6 enthusiasts are getting hit with the bugged keyboards.
>>>>
>>>> We need to identify this faulty batch, post their serial numbers
>>>> and make
>>>> aware the rest of A6 users that these units should be red flagged
>>>> and not
>>>> acquired. I am very weary of buying a "newer" A6 via eBay, because
>>>> the issue
>>>> happens with the newer Andromedas. The pre-Numark Andromedas may
>>>> be without
>>>> these bugs.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has more info, please advise, and make it available to
>>>> everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Carlos
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >===== Original Message From "jurij.es.a.szakkor" <
>>>> list at technikaszakkor.hu <mailto:list at technikaszakkor.hu>>
>>>> =====
>>>> >stevie>> I just bought a new andromeda
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > does anyone happen to know where the new batch
>>>> > of andromedas come from? is it still the "original"
>>>> > manufacturing plant or perhaps a new one in china?
>>>> > i've seen couple alesis products recently whose
>>>> > has been manufactured in china, thats why i am asking.
>>>> > i would also highly appreciate any information
>>>> > on the "faulty batch" topic, as it was highlighted
>>>> > in this thread earlier by a fellow listmember.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > thanks in advance,
>>>> > jurij.es.a.szakkor
>>>> >
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