Immediately so useful that it changes your creative workflow.
I asked online what keyboard of the same form factor I should get after getting a Microfreak that I enjoyed so much, and someone that does synthesizers for my favorite band happened to chime in, which caught my attention. I wasn't going to get one just because my main music partner already had one, though I hadn't played with it, but I'm so glad I did. I have never opened a synth right out of the box and had it feel so useful. My bass line needs are completely covered here, and for a good long while. Probably forever. The controls are immediately intuitive to someone that understands synthesis and exactly what you'd look for. I'm going to want to change all the presets but the first few are absolute classics and are great go-tos. But it also has many great secrets once you start diving in. I'm excited to try the Aphex Twin firmware, for instance.
Two words: Buy this.
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