Chapter 2: Playing the A6

ANDROMEDA A6 REFERENCE MANUAL 37

Table of Display Functions

The following table summarizes the functions of the display’s knobs and buttons:

NAME FUNCTION

GLOBAL button Enters Global mode, displays Global screen.
PROGRAM button Enters Program mode, displays Program screen.
MIX button Enters Mix mode, displays Mix screen.
STORE button
Enters Store mode, Copy mode for Programs, Banks, and Effects, SysEx mode, and the INIT
function used to reset the A6 User banks; displays the screens associated with each of the
above functions.
COMPARE button
Enters Compare mode: when editing, the stored versions of the current Program or Mix (including
Distortion and Effects) are recalled permitting a comparison to be made with the edited
versions.
MANUAL button Enters Manual mode: every knob position on the front panel is read by the A6 and made current.
MIX button group Group of buttons for selecting the current Mix Channel within a Mix:
SHIFT button Toggles between the Mix Channels 1-8 and 9-16.
1/9 – 8/16 buttons
Pressing once selects the desired Mix Channel. For the current Mix Channel, pressing again
toggles the Mix Channel on or off. When a Mix Channel is on, its button’s LED will blink when
that Mix Channel is selected.
“Soft Buttons” Eight buttons below the display that select the page shown on the Page row (the lowest row of
text in the display).
“Soft Knobs” Eight knobs below the display whose functions are determined by what is currently being
displayed on the second row of text from the bottom (the Parameter row).
▲ and ▼ buttons Step adjusts the highlighted value for the current parameter. Pressing both arrows together resets
the current parameter to zero, a midpoint or a useful default value
LOCK DISPLAY
button combination
Soft Buttons 7 and 8 pressed together will lock the current display screen. The words
DISPLAY LOCKED will flash in the display.