Alesis A6 E DITING P ROGRAMS FROM M IX M

Chapter 11: Mix Mode

ANDROMEDA A6 REFERENCE MANUAL 245

Set Controller parameters

At this point, it should be self-explanatory to go on to the CNTL page and decide

whether you want this program to respond to various controller messages. For

example, you can have a lead synth part affected by the pitch bend, while the bass

patch on another Mix Channel stays steady.

Repeat on other Mix Channels

To add other Mix Channels, simply repeat steps 3-11 above, selecting different

channels in step 3. Don’t forget to press STORE along the way… a careless punch of a

program button at the wrong time could take you to another Mix altogether, losing

the edits you’ve made.

Note that if several different Mix Channels are on the same MIDI Channel, a

Program Change message received via MIDI will make all the Mix Channels on that

MIDI Channel go to the same Program…not usually a useful result. To avoid this, if

you’re using PgmCh messages, go to the CNTL page where MIDPGM is and turn soft

knob 6 so that Mix Channel will ignore the messages.

EDITING PROGRAMS FROM MIX MODE

Especially when you’re combining Programs in a stack to make a single combined

sound, you may find that an individual Program needs to be “tweaked” a bit to make

it sound right. You don’t need to leave Mix Mode to do that. Programs are live on

the front panel upon Mix Channel selection, and can be edited while the other

Channels play. You may edit all Programs in a Mix as there are (of course) 16 edit

buffers. You may Store an edited Program back to its Program User Bank location by

simply pressing Store twice. Or, you can Store a Mix Channel Program to any

location so that the original Program may be preserved.

If you have done editing of Programs in Mix Mode, you must store each Program

individually, as well as storing the Mix that calls on them. If you’re not sure which

parameters are part of the Mix and which are part of the Programs, see pages 34 -35,

Data Banks: How the A6’s Sounds Are Organized.

MIX SOLO

You may solo a Mix Channel by pressing SOLO (soft button 8) on any screen of Mix

Mode. SOLO mode is indicated by a text box on the screen, and the SOLO logo will

flash. In this mode, all other Mix Channels are muted, both audio and MIDI Out.

TO COPY A MIX CHANNEL FROM ANOTHER MIX:

Mix Channel complete with its effect sends and MIDI channel assignments may be

copied to the Mix Edit buffer from any Mix in memory. The procedure is similar to

that for copying an effect.

1. Start with the Mix you’re editing (of course). Press STORE.

2. Press COPY (soft button 3).

3. Using TYPE (soft knob 1), select MIX CHAN.

4. Select the specific Mix you want to copy from using the SRCBNK and SRCNUM

knobs (soft knobs 2 and 3).

The name of the Mix will be shown in the display.