You can do some serious programming of this board. It's quite a performance instrument, because it has a 4-track sequencer onboard, you can loop each track independently, and you can record tracks while you're performing. Just record a riff then loop it, change patch, and do another one. Easily build up the sounds this way and accompany yourself. Of course, there are only so many oscillators, so you can run out. But it's really quite run.

It also has this amazingly fun random vibrato option. Turn it up deep, and you're getting random notes before you know it. Play a chord in this mode, and it's a truly unheard of sound. Haven't head any other synth do this. Beats fusion and/or Arnold Shoenberg with a stick!

The keyboard is pretty OK. But get this, it has bi-directional velocity sensing! So not only can you control amplitude/timbre by how fast you press, but how fast you release also can have similar (or totally different) effects.

The computer interface lets you store the system state (all the patches and sequences), as well as edit the voices and store them, using graphs on screen, the keyboard, and the knobs on the front of the synth. You could have a completely different setup for different acts, recording projects, etc, and just load them all in from disk.

I also have the MIDI update that is pretty complete, but not totally (sustain isn't implemented), and did replace the fan to quiet it down. It's now very quiet.

The sounds are not that great. Used it in a dance band, and they kept wanting stuff like like Rhodes or B3, or DX7. What can I say? The orchestral sounds are pretty awesome, though, esp. those that Wendy Carlos did. Like trumpets, pipe organs, bassoon, etc. Didn't really cut it for a rock band though.

I'd sell it, if you're interested. For the right price.

Bob@cowart.com