Sequential Circuits • Six-Trak
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The Six-Trak is Sequential's beginner synth. It has typical Sequential sounds in an analog six oscillator, six voice synth. It is not fun to program, there is only one knob and you need to assign the parameter you wish to adjust to this knob. The assignment settings for the various parameters are listed in the center of the front panel. It does however feature MIDI with controllers for its parameters to make editing easier using a computer program such as Unisyn or other external MIDI controller.
The Six-Trak features two operational modes: Polyphonic Mode and Unison Mode. In Unison mode, with all six oscillators, this baby gets fat, rich, creamy and wild making it an excellent stand-in for Moog-like sounds. Also, the Six-Trak is capable of interesting and complex sound effects, mostly thanks to useful cross modulation and the six oscillators. It also includes a simple 6-channel on-board sequencer (of little usefulness these days). Its biggest limitations were: shortest attack too slow for really percussive sounds, smallest vco frequency adjustment too big for Zawinul-style subtle frequency envelopes & LFO, and the lack of built-in chorus, which would have helped to thicken the rather thin sounds in Polyphonic mode. The SixTrak can be fun and cool but is overshadowed by its cousin - the Multi-Trak. It is used by Überzone and Cirrus.
Had the same problem with my 6 tracks.
I simply removed the faulty componet (integrated circuit) for the
non-working voice.
There are 6 circuits easily removable (not soldered) and it's quite
easy to find the faulty one.
But.....I don't remember exactly how the 6 tracks behaved after this circuit removal.
Was one voice randomely off ? was the sixth voice off ?
Anyway in unisson mode I'm sure everything was ok (5 voices unisson)
On my six-trak the output sound level is very low even on maximum "Master Volume" on all patches on all outputs. Can this problem be solved or it is okay ?
Thank You
Oh man, oh man!
This is not true!
This synth is so awesome and underrated (sush!) that it's almost funny..
I just got mine a couple of days ago and I'm in love, crazy love (yeah, like that song),
it's got a very, very nice sound (kind of 70's) and it's so small and cute :)
For bass it needs a little help from an EQ (wait, wait, that is if you want earth-shaking bass or something crazy)
The sequencer is awesome as well, to "slap" down some ideas and stuff!
I love it.