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hrastprogrammer
Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 261 Location: CPU
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:58 am Post subject:
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sunny pedaal wrote: | i wonder if it would be a good idea to buy a couple of hundert chips together and divide between the buyers. |
That would be a good idea, for sure, and I already bought enough of them for my needs a few months ago, but I seriously doubt Alesis has a few hundreds of ASIC chips for sale anymore ... _________________ https://www.hrastprogrammer.com/hrastwood/
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:41 am Post subject:
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sunny pedaal wrote: | well a respectable productionlifespan. that's for sure. |
Very nearly a ten-year run. Pretty good for an analog polysynth from anyone...
What a weird combination of stress, joy, struggle, trouble, and other experiences, was the Andromeda project...thanks to all who have taken enjoyment from it! _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
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hrastprogrammer
Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 261 Location: CPU
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jonkull
Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 164 Location: Burbank, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:28 am Post subject:
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HrastProgrammer wrote: | That would be a good idea, for sure, and I already bought enough of them for my needs a few months ago, but I seriously doubt Alesis has a few hundreds of ASIC chips for sale anymore ... |
They still have some. I contacted them about it a few days ago. If I don't sell my Andy to get more Buchla I'll probably invest in some. _________________ http://recoilsun.bandcamp.com/ |
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davy4all
Joined: Aug 25, 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:54 am Post subject:
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does anybody know how many andy's are sold in total? |
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sunny pedaal
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 735 Location: netherlands
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:05 am Post subject:
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somebody will, but on this site we can only guess.
regarding the topic "put down your serial " my guess would be +-2000
more accurate info is always welcome |
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Shreddie
Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 96 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:48 pm Post subject:
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I believe it's 2200 or thereabouts, maybe 2250... Can't remember exactly where I heard that but I'm pretty sure it was from a relaible source. |
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Symatic Star
Joined: Apr 12, 2010 Posts: 138 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:22 am Post subject:
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Hi Paugui,
Don't know if you have one yet , ( I can share my experience ) if you find one second hand it is likely to have been very well looked after ( though yes always a gamble ) , I bought my A6 second hand a few years ago through ebay and am very happy with it . I purchased one from USA even though there was one here in Australia at the time for sale and payed a fair bit more, as I trusted the seller a lot more through thurough clear and lengthy conversations, ask a million questions of the seller and get the feel of how they respond etc Also depends as you say - how much are you willing to pay second hand?
And other posters what are the spare parts you refer to stocking up on? Is this a good idea buy them and store them ? If so I would be interested in a bulk purchase share arangement also.Do owners of other discontinued synths do this?
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PeteJames
Joined: Mar 31, 2009 Posts: 16 Location: England
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject:
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Are spares still being sold. Has anyone had one of these repaired (not by alesis)? |
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ThreeFingersOfLove
Joined: Oct 21, 2004 Posts: 162 Location: Greece
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject:
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PeteJames wrote: | Are spares still being sold. Has anyone had one of these repaired (not by alesis)? |
Yeah, spares are still being sold. I had mine repaired not by Alesis (mod wheel and jitter while adjusting values) and it works like a charm now.
I might order some parts just to be on the safe side. |
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PeteJames
Joined: Mar 31, 2009 Posts: 16 Location: England
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:27 am Post subject:
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Cool. What are the prices like for chips & where to get them? Is it typical to get loads of replacement parts - I notice a few guys are doing it. OR do none of you guys just not trust the andromeda's quality? |
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ThreeFingersOfLove
Joined: Oct 21, 2004 Posts: 162 Location: Greece
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sunny pedaal
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 735 Location: netherlands
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:09 am Post subject:
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PeteJames wrote: | Cool. What are the prices like for chips & where to get them? Is it typical to get loads of replacement parts - I notice a few guys are doing it. OR do none of you guys just not trust the andromeda's quality? |
i trust my a6 more then the longlasting servicecapacities of the manufacteror |
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XpanderXT
Joined: Oct 22, 2007 Posts: 137 Location: the flat universe
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject:
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They would love to make more but they can't. It's not that they are stupid or don't get it. They love the A6 and wish they could make more.
The 1K chips cannot be made any longer. The FAB is dying and is considered old technology so the manufacturer of the chips, not Alesis, can't produce them.
They were making up something like a 1000 chips and getting maybe 50 that actually passed QC. The number was getting less and less each run. This is also the same chip that was used in the Ion. They shut down the Ion sales early so as to be able to make all the A6's they could. |
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sunny pedaal
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 735 Location: netherlands
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:31 pm Post subject:
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is the ion having the analog chips ?
for the vcf? or also for the vco's ??
interesting..anybody knowing more 'bout that? |
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hrastprogrammer
Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 261 Location: CPU
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:07 am Post subject:
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Quote: | is the ion having the analog chips ?
for the vcf? or also for the vco's ?? |
No Andromeda analog oscillator/filter ASIC chips (ASO & ASF) in Ion, that's pure nonsense. Ion is completely DSP based.
By "1K" chip he probably means Alesis/Wavefront AL3101 DSP-1K chip:
http://www.wavefrontsemi.com/forums.html?id=11,13,0,0,1
There are 9 of those chips inside Ion.
This chip has not been used for FX processing in Andromeda because it uses 84-pin ASIC S4DSP chip similar to (or the same as) the one from their Wedge effect processor and perhaps some other products (like S4 synthesizer etc.) ...
This info is from Andromeda and Ion service manuals. _________________ https://www.hrastprogrammer.com/hrastwood/
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Symatic Star
Joined: Apr 12, 2010 Posts: 138 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:08 pm Post subject:
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I would say a big part of the reason this discsussion is taking place about spare parts is people love their A6 so much they want to stock up on spare parts just in case for LONG LONG TERM , though if you were to stock up on 1 of each of the parts listed on the page mentioned above, it may not be far off in price to have a second A6 if you can find and afford a second one over other gear you may need/want.
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Peake
Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1113 Location: Loss Angeles
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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:22 am Post subject:
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Not to thwart a company who have obviously put in a bunch of money, and thanks to them for keeping the faith, but I have some parts as well, taken from when manufacturing threw stuff out during the bankruptcy...bags of buttons and tact switches (note that the pcb-mount switch is easily available and is a quality part; I think you can get them at Mouser and some Euro companies), I have a few endcaps and other bits, stored because the machine needs it. I don't sell them, and I can't deal with a rush of inquiries, suffice to say, if needed, I'll send out things like switches and buttons for a few dollars shipping costs. I also have some MMT8 sequencer cases which are nearly good as new, same again, just pay for shipping. _________________ We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid. -mwagener
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