Lets start with the good:
- sounds awesome with the right settings.
- Synth is in great condition cosmetically.
- Super fun to play! especially in split mode and the arpeggio.
- When you are done, you can stand the synth up sideways and do cocaine off the metal plates on the sides. (Genius design by Roland, they know the audience!)
- stays in tune
- This thing is old. Doesn't exactly have the same feeling as the newer synthesizers i have in the arsonal. I'm wondering when something will fail on it.
- Envelopes! didn't realize how strange they are... if the attack is set to low its an obvious click. same with the release. and if its too fast you can hear sort of a grainy type sound as if it was digital... (especially in the lower octaves). This effect is reminiscent of the tetra which can have some of the same problems.
- The faders seem a little bit dry, they feel kind of dragging or like they were cleaned... unlike the juno106 where the faders are all smooth as butter. (maybe i need some kind of fader grease?)
- One of the keys is kind of intermittent, it worked all day yesterday though... but today it is not.
- its actually a bit difficult to program. haha... of course when compared to the juno but so much more potential for different sounds with all the detuning and LFO possibilities