This synth makes sounds like none other. I have been playing digital for the past 5 years as well as an assortment of analogs, and NOTHING has the unique sounds you can find on the MonoPoly. I still can't figure out why, with all the variety on the market, people compare everything to Moog. Folks- it's a four-letter fad- get over it. Does a Moog sound beefy and classic? Sure. Is it a classic piece of Music Americana? Maybe. Does it command a price tag of 2-4000 dollars? HEEEEELLS no!! I'd put my MonoP against it any day- four fat oscillators, that classic, rotund Korg filter, and mod possibilities out the wazoo- it often pretends to have patchchords sticking out of the routing bays. So many options, so little time...you can make sounds ranging from the static electricity in your girlfriend's skirt to Bob Moog taking a dump over the Jaws. (work the LFO on that one)

The first time I plugged it in, I had my amp down really low, as I had been playing my guitar quietly. THe first note I hit made the windows shake. WOOONK. This baby has some powerful envelopes/amplifiers on board...adjusted those three oscillators to triangle, one on saw tooth, kicked the filter, and rumbled the house. Made enough bass to wake up our neighboring Siberian Huskies. Honestly, this is beefier than my old Maxi-Korg 800DV- which, for you fadfollowers, is considered a fair rival to the MiniMoog.

The sound is somewhere between a Pro-1, MiniMoog, MS-20, and the Octave Cat. Pure organic noises- otherworldly. You can tell you're playing with a Real Live instrument, as it doesn't pretend to be anything other than a MonoPoly. No guitars, no drums, no flutes...just pure analog, earthy elements. Maybe some Hammond in there...maybe some breaking glass or hailstorms. Wacked-out 70's style leads, deep space-9 bass, and some liquidy sweet tremolo spirits.

I love this noise box, and will never part with it. It's the real deal, kids, and going up in price; Buy it while it's still the price of a Moog in 1991!!!

I have sold a lot of gear that I used to have and this is one of the pieces that I really regret letting go of(and my Jupiter 6). I had a Minimoog at the same time I owned this. The Moog's filters were brighter, but this synth was way punchier.

I also had a Polysix at the time I owned this. They use the same oscillators and share much of the same sound characteristics, but this puppy is way more powerful.

I highly recommend this synth.