fpszky's Electronic Studio Setup

I'm a bedroom musician that likes hardware music production (synths, samplers, etc...) i've been making music for 7 years at the time of writing this.

I have sort of a love and hate relationship with this piece of kit, part of me is happy i bought it since it does have some really nice and high quality sounds, the other part of me is pissed they only gave us a 16x2 LCD the likes of which can be seen in a cheap scientific calculator and 16 buttons to tweak over 2000 parameters. I've used it in a few tracks, it can be heard doing the melodic bit on my track "FPSzky - Sublime" which is available on streaming services if you wish to hear what this synth sounds like.

Pros: 1- Really nice-sounding synth for how cheap you can get it for. 2- Signature Roland sound from the 80's, similar to the sought-after Roland D-50. 3- Uses Roland's "Linear Arithmetic" synthesis, made to compete with the DX7 and can be heard on the aforementioned D-50. 4- Solid build quality. 5- Multiple outputs.

Cons: 1- Tiny display, not appropriate given how complex this instrument is. 2- Only 16 buttons to navigate around the UI and tweak over 2000 parameters. 3- Frustrating to use.

Gets a 3 out of 5 stars from me, it sounds great but unfortunately it its a nightmare to use, i highly recommend using a sysex editor like edisyn if you plan on buying one of these.

TLDR: Great sounds, a nightmare to program. Using a sysex editor is highly advised.

I've been making music for a little over 7 years now in my spare time with FL Studio. Purchased this DAW a little over a month ago with the money i got from a side gig and i feel like i already learned how to use it really well. It's really fast and easy to make anything drum & bass related, or even hip hop beats. The only problem that i've had with it is a consequence of its interface, where it's not as easy to edit audio with, compared to something like FL Studio, which is a big deal to me since i make sounds for games and for my own use later down the road (drum one-shots, pads, etc...). And for that, it gets a 4 star from me. If extensive audio editing is not your thing, and you like the tracker workflow, then this is perfect for you.

TLDR: Almost perfect, but it's only flaw is a result of it's workflow.