I was lucky and bought this rig for 99 bucks on special. I was not disappointed. I used to own an old DX-21 (cut down version of DX-7), and I'm very happy with the software emulation.
But one caveat - you have to have a good knowledge of of FM synthesis. If you don't have that yet, please try to master it. The manual is pretty good, but not perfect. The menu layout and flow plan of the synth is about as straightforward and practical as you can get. I never had any hardware issues with it, except you have to install the ASIO sound drivers if you want to run it in standalone. If you have studio software and run it as a VST, it should work fine.
Anyway, the biggest pleasure is playing all the hundreds of patches from great sound software engineers and modifying them. The arppegiator is outstanding. If you want an FM synth at a great price, look no further.
By the way, if you want great legacy analogue synths, like the old Moog Modular, or the old Yamaha CS-80, or other great legacy synths, go to Arturia. But my bias goes to Native Instruments. Their customer service is great, and their instruments are fantastic.
Cheers
TJ
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