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This is a pretty cool little synth! I've owned it for several days now, and have already become quite proficient with the sound editing.. I've read other reviews that complain about the matrix edit style being a bit difficult to manage, however if you have any synthesis experience (softsynths in my case), and are not a moron, you should find this easy to use. Only two multitimbral, and only 4 voice polyphony, however it's cool that you can select a different waveform for each oscillator (something like 70 different waveforms) and tune/detune each one as you like.. cross modulate between oscillators. Also up to 4 virtual patch routes for each timbre, which is awesome.. each virtual patch route will let you use something such as lfo1, lfo2, mod wheel, pitchwheel or whatever to modify many other parameters like cutoff, lfo2, amp, pan, pitch.. you can get REALLY creative with it. then you could also add some flange/chorus, ensemble, phasing, delay, distortion.. (Wow, this thing gets cooler the more I write about it.) The vocoder sounds good, can be fully edited and the formant hold is a nice feature. While not the best sounding analog modeling synth out there, it still sounds excellent, and allows you to produce a wide range out sounds. As far as durability, it feels a bit cheap and plasticy, although it does feel well designed in any case... I'd still be careful with banging it around, as I don't think it could take too much abuse.. but, if you're planning on using it for studio use this shouldn't be a problem. I have no experience with the software editor (and don't care/need to) and also have not tried using its MIDI implementation.. so no comments on those. If you're making the move from software to hardware, and want a beginner synth for use in your studio, I recommend this.
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