at the moment, probably the make noise mult, ears, one of the just friends, and mangrove.
Zadar I have pre-ordered with more of a try-it-out-and-see approach- I try to limit the screens as much as possible but we’ll see how that goes and if it has the power/flexibility to oust a JF for modulation and/or envelope purposes.
QPAS I’m pretty thoroughly convinced has staying power in the case, potentally replacing sisters just because of the small case, we’ll see, but for now I’m thinking of keeping sisters in to experiment with how the two play along.
I’d say in general I still haven’t made my mind up about DPO v 2Mangroves. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. The mangroves have such a unique quality that I’m still wrestling with fitting into my music- they are so full of character but oftentimes lacking in weight/body. The DPO is trickier to get straightforward two-voice stuff out of, but for some indescribable reason it just brings me so much joy aesthetically and to play around with outside of “making music.”
I’d say the same about Morphagene vs W/, though that’s maybe even a little bit more apples to oranges. I love how instant and immediate the Morphagene is compared to w/, but man it is big, expensive, and the auto-leveling kind of drives me crazy…what I wouldn’t give for just a little minipot level control over the input gain, rather than the auto-leveling implementation that for me always seems to result in either inescapable clipping or TONS of noise. W/ I need more time with (ha jokes), it’s so insanely powerful and sounds great but I swear it would be a no brainer slam dunk if it were just 4-6 hp instead of 2 and had a knob or something on it to cut back on the button combinations.
