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Originally Posted by murphythecat87  why not an omega, about the a6, ive read some bad comments, but as for the omega, everyone one seems to say that its the best poly analog available, damn,i guess ill have to be my own judge.
so you would recommend the andromeda just as much as the omega? |
I have both an Omega and an A6. Soundwise, they are pretty different. While the Andromeda has a very wet and "saturated" sound right out of the box, the Omega is a lot more "raw" sounding. That's not to say that there isn't some overlap between the two units, but there are definitely niches that each one excels at.
I find that most of the negative comments that I see about the Andromeda are from users who either have no idea how to program the thing and/or those who expect it to be something that it is not. I would expect these very same people to say much the same about the Omega had they purchased one of those instead.
Again, I would like to reiterate my suggestion that you spend your $4000 on an Andromeda and an outboard FX unit, specifically an Eventide H7000 or better. In your case, I'm ignoring issues relating to timbre, as they are strictly a matter a taste, and recommending the Andromeda over the Omega simply because the Andromeda is more programmable. You will have a wider palette of sounds at your disposal, which will come in pretty handy for both of the genres that you've mentioned. The A6 has no problems doing face-ripping supersaw leads, nor does it have any problems with producing some very warm pads and thick basses. As you grow as a musician, and branch out to other genres, you will be able to take the Andromeda in even more directions, many of which are unforeseen to you now.
The FX unit will come in handy for giving your sound more depth, and a more "professional" sheen. I'm not sure how much experience you have with music production, but the FX you use to treat your synths are every bit as important, if not more so, than the synths you push through them. I'm specifically recommending Eventide because their units are, in my opinion, the ultimate in compromise between sound quality and programability.