Really useful if you're using it right.
I mainly purchased this for the vocoder, which did not disappoint. The sounds and presets are pretty decent, and with external effects can sound actually very nice. My biggest gripe as with many on this generally hated synth is that build quality is horrendous for the price you are paying (cheap plastic case, decent key bed, and fiddly knobs).
Read moreEditing your own sounds isn't that smooth fresh out of the box, you need the manual to really dig deep into the sound capabilities. Don't let the hate of the overwhelming internet skew your perception of this synth though, I love it, but then again I love a lot of gear people hate... If it has a big learning curve, it's gonna get picked on. IF anything this purchase experience was wonderful from the people at Studio Economik, much much better than a certain L&M...