As to the synth itself, I can't say I love mine too much. Bought on a whim after years of not having a synth, I didn't really know what I was getting, and I find it's a bit too flat and thin for my tastes, and certainly nowhere near as good as the Junos I'd had previously (like, durr, the world cries...). One or two good sounds in there though, especially when spiced up with outboard effects, but don't expect anything really 'analogue' in a lush or squelchy stylee or for that matter anything really digital. No Jupiters or DX7s here. Presets are cheesy as hell, but there's quite a few libraries of user sounds out there, some of which do have some cool sounds in such as organs and even decentish strings. Not too brilliant for wierdness, but maybe that's just my crap programming :)

Software programmers such as Soundiver help a lot, but it has some annoying touches, such as programmed pitch vibrato only works (on mine anyway) on key-down and stops when you lift off - weird and pointless. Bang goes that Polymoog emulation I was working on...

Excellent key feel and build quality - microswitches excepted - pull it up a bit, but it doesn't really shine enough in any particular area to recommend it with any great enthusiasm. Bit of a yawn really. Can't seem to let it go though...