ROLAND GAIA 2 Review, tutorial, and all 250+ presets
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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:25 Overview
5:45 Build
6:30 Connectivity
7:05 Oscillators
7:25 Wavetables
8:15 Phase mod
9:05 Shaper mod
10:05 VA oscs
11:10 Noise fun
12:15 Sync
12:35 Ring mod
13:00 X-Mod
13:30 Mixer
13:50 Filter
15:20 Drive
16:20 Filter env
17:00 Amp tone
17:20 Effects
21:50 Modulation
22:10 Osc env
22:40 LFOs
25:00 Motion pad
26:30 Arp
27:30 Sequencer
29:15 Automation
31:05 Perf func
31:45 Chords
32:50 Models
35:00 WC-1, cloud
35:40 Unison
36:05 MIDI control
36:40 Pros & cons
41:05 250 presets!
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At first glance this is ticking all the boxes ✅
Ouch!
I'm sure Florian will enjoy ravaging this "bad gear" at some point in the future. 😉
@@patrickfitzgerald2861
It´s a pity because it has a great layout and I love the touch-pad...but the sound won't beat my Korg Radias sound. :-)
@@Aetilawhen I first saw this, the Radias is exactly what I thought 😂 Come to think of it, my 15 year old M3 with the EXB Radias board is basically this. With aftertouch.. 😂
@@Aetila Yeah, I just don't hear any inspiring sound out of it on any of the videos. Bummer. Should have been acb.
Roland finally figured out how to make something with a legible screen yaaaaasy
Yes!
I feel like they took some lessons from SH-4d too…
As long as Roland keeps putting these out, Bad Gear will never be out of a job
Haha, yeah for me the best episode of Bad Gear was the one with the Behringer Model D.
I only by gear that was featured on bad gear...😉 I have the original Gaia and the reface CS, so I am really waiting fro Florian to feature this one 😄
And... see you next time!!
I hate that guy , how anyone can like that channel..
Glad to see Roland evolving past the 2x 16 character displays, or worse yet 2 digit LEDs with Predator style weird characters!
Same Roland soupy sound
They still have plenty of that though.
all Roland non-boutique synths featured good displays since forever. This one is no different from what is used on Jupiter Xm for one.
@@wrmusic8736laughs in JD-XA / System 8
_Glad to see Roland evolving past the 2x 16 character displays_
*If you cannot play keyboard then the only option left is to count characters on a display.* The fact is that the most advanced yet the best synthesizers Roland Corp. have ever made have 2x 16 character display where vast parameters have direct call-out right from the control surface. The fact is that *synthesizers unlike workstations do not require extended displays at all.*
Roland: Fuck it, Roland Gaialogue
Just imagine what you get in an affordable synth as a young musician today...
Incredible...
Thus why this one looks questionable.
Technology is moving forward.
Look, it's the Rolandlogue!
Yeas. looks like Minilogue :D
Gaialogue
😭😭 chill
Thank you for in depth review❤ This synth looks really interesting. I like and design and sound of it.
Your demos is just beyond everything thats ever existed, thank you!
AMAZING WALK THRU and DEMO!
I was ordering mine from SweetWater during the first 7 minutes, thank you Loopop.
🤘🏽Fantastic overview, as always.🤘🏽 Love the shift+move a thing shortcut. Hope that continues to catch on because, yay. That C+L pitch bend mode though... WOW! WANT.
What a cool surprise! Great review as usual! ✨✨
Like all your other demo videos, this one is awesomely thorough. Thanks again for your integrity and consistency.
🙌🏻🙏🏻
Excellent in detail review. Thank you. Nice move from Roland.
Great review as always. Thanks!
Great review. Thanks. I now know a lot more about this synth and you've made up my mind for me - I'm going to buy one.
Nice to see a Roland synth that isn't rehashing their 35 year old samples for the gazillionth time. It actually sounds realy nice too!
The Zen-Core stuff does have the SuperNatural virtual analogue engine from the Jupiter80 and Integra-7 integrated, so it's not always 35-year-old samples. The "Vintage Synth" Axial expansion for FA-06 gets hi-fi samples for a change, interestingly enough, the Zen-core equivalent for Fantom and Fantom-0 might be the same thing.
@@Jason75913 the way i see it is that the Gaia is Supernatural Synth engine V1 and the Integra, Jupiter 50 and 80, JD-Xi , JD Xa and the FA is Supernatural V2 and the Zen VA is Supernatural V3 since the Zen VA can also do Oscillator sync + Crossmod (FM), that the Supernatural V2 can't do + they also added some more filter types in V3.
The Zen VA Engine is what the Gaia 2 has + a third extra Wavetable oscillator that i guess is based on the Fantom N/Zyme Engine.
That's not what I heard.
I like the unboxing part at the beginning, you can immediately tell the quality of construction of the instrument.
Good or bad? It looked a tad shoddy to me
@@devondetroit2529 In this case the build quality is average. Features are good, tough.
I prefer instruments with internal power supply.
@@devondetroit2529 ... compared to Korg's Modwave/OPSix/Wavestate 37-key synths, this is better.
"Motional pad" is super cool. More synths should have this kind of source modulation.
It is common in VSTs.
Ironically, the front panel looks like a modern VST 🤣
Believe it or not, the first software virtual analog synth designers who came up with this type of layout were copying hardware synths, because they wanted to provide some familiarity for people who'd never used software to create music. Plus, people do tend to "hear with our eyes" to some degree. Otherwise, there would be no reason to to use knob style controls.
I remember a motion pad from the D2 and V-Synth, and some old Buchla stuff that had that vibe, but with touchplate tech... IDK what was the first xy pad, tho.
@@GizzyDillespee yeah, but any hardware synths with motion pads are extremely tiny in number versus all those without
Speaking of motion pads, I don't know why Native didn't put one in their newer Kontrol S Mk3 controllers when they produce software that does.
@@Jason75913 like various synths in Reaktor
looks and sounds beautiful
II must have watched a different video.
Thanks for the patch demo at the end. 👍
Anyone who has owned an E-MU Proteus 2000 with the XL ROM will feel right at home with many of the GAIA 2 presets. In fact I've been meaning to get a replacement for mine (dead hardwired batteries UGH!). Very nice Roland.
That Motional pad is really similar to the secondary X/Y mode of the Time Trip Pad on the V-Synth. The screen interface when X/Y location is shown in particular looks nearly identical to the V-Synth XT, which emulated the TTP on the touch screen. Also, the FAT parameter existed back on V-Synth as well!
Perfect review as always. No aftertouch omg…
Thanks for another comprehensive review, much appreciated. It’s an interesting addition to the Roland family, but I have to say, like most digital/wavetable synths, it has that characteristic harshly “metallic” sound to it which isn’t to everyone’s taste. Great interface however, and the x/y pad is very useful! 👍
Its just amazing how you can dissect all these instruments and modules like you do.
I have a hard enough time just remember combos on my deluge and signal flow in my eurorack lol
GAIA was my first ever synth, worked perfectly as a learning tool for a 15yrs old kid. I will forever keep it in my heart.
The original Gaia is a one-of-a-kind synth, and my favorite VA synth that has all controls and no menu. The new Gaia2 will not be a good replacement for the Gaia so make sure you keep it. The new Gaia2 has its own character but cannot do what the Gaia can and vice-versa.
@@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene I sold the original GAIA quite a long time ago, when I went for more “interesting” sounding VA synths. Nevertheless, still a veryhappy place in my mind
Yes, thank you very very much for these explainations... great !
😀
Best Roland design in years. 🎉 Somehow looks familiar. 🤔
Gaialogue
Actually if you compare the Minilogue and the System 1 you clearly can se where the Minilogue comes from@@billB101
Looks like the silver minilogue
@@billB101Nailed it!
While I realize the sound of the original left much to be desired, its parallel layout of three tone lines (with independent filters!) was truly unique and the ability to copy or gang tone lines for editing, made for very quick and intuitive programming. The layout here seems to be similar to everything out there.
It doesn't leave much to be desired if you know how to make it sing. Not saying you don't but almost all of the negative commentary on the original stemmed from the poor presets and a complete lack of time spent with the instrument to truly understand what it can do. I admit that at first it's filter sound can be difficult to get used to but once you do and learn to use it to your benefit instead of trying to make it behave like some other filter, the whole world opens up.
@@dreamstaticsoundsI had it for years, knew it very well. It was horrible. The filter was just terrible. The oscillator samples were awful, with terrible artefacts. The phrase recorder was utterly pointless. The layout was lovely, that’s all the good I could say about it.
Its three independent tone lines was far from unique among romplers.
Juno-DS and Juno-Di walk all over the Gaia1 in sound design and sound quality, and they are highly popular stage performance keyboards, too. They lack more hands on controls but otherwise thoroughly beat the Gaia at everything else. Juno-DS used to be the same price as a new Gaia before the pandemic. It also has more features and post FX.
at least this time it doesnt look like someone's grandma bought it for them at K-mart.
The motion recording on the touch pad is so fucking cool
Thanks Ziv 👍 always a pleasure. Maybe one day my Hydra will get a companion. Hearing that mm filter juiced up on that 303 sh patch was lovely. The only other Roland I have for the moment is the J60. I want my Jx-3p back sigh...
This is everything the old gaia tried to be! I had the old one but sold it because of no multitumbrality and the poor sampled waveforms but it was my first ever synth and taught me synthesis so it will kinda hold a special place in my heart
There is a general midi mode that allows the use of the Gaia sounds for a sixteen track multi-timbral functionality
Still you sold it?i kept mine, and intend to get this new one
@@brothacaim well i got a nord lead A1 and that one is actually multitimbral and does splits n layers so the gaia is just worse. Doesn't sound nearly as good to be honest and i did not need 2 Va synths
@@midnightmix2692 oh...ok then
very nice!
well this was unexpected. someone got inspired by Korg huh?
Looking at that pad, my initial thought was ModWave 😂
@@symbiat0 looks like a spiritual successor to the D-Beam from the original Gaia.
@@pwabd2784 also a spritual successor to the Roland V-Synth's "Time Trip Pad"
At least they didn't left blank space like Korg likes to do.
Looks like a cross between the original Minilogue and the Modwave. The synthesis style is like a mashup between a digital Minilogue and a Modwave, but with the Roland extras instead of the Korg extras.
Good call by Roland with those juno choruses.
You are so good at this :)
As always, you feel very comfortable and you look and listen with great interest :) , the GAIA 2 ... it works for me, he can pronounce his name much better now :)
Just bought an arturia minifreak, happier with my purchase now!
A Roland with a built-in Etch-a-Sketch, how wonderful. ;) Sounds very good.
Wahooooooooo,,,, I LOVE ROLAND........ AND LOOPOP
It look way better than the last version.
Thank you Korg!!
lol
Great review Loopop, interface color scheme reminds me of Massive X a tad. Some sweet pads in this one! Thanks!
Resembles Massive X, Super 8, and some other VSTs, aesthetically. I don't like their appearances, but at least there's a lot of controls.
Same reminds me of Beringer, trying to cram as much stuff as possible and forget about the instruments beauty and zen. It looks like a mess, I like streamlined layouts on synths. At least the minilogue has an easy to use workflow and not over complicated to use.
I was not expecting much, and halfway thru i think I'm in love. I think ive finally found something to replace my menu divey mininova.
If you hate the Mininova menus, Ultranova is the way to go. Far better keys and front panel, menu diving is mostly the mod matrix, the rest is one button away with 8 parameters on the screen at once to eliminate menu diving.
What an incredible review of an amazing synth. I just ordered one. It's so cool that you can use it as a pretty comprehensive controller. That was a huge draw for me as well. I do hope they fix some of the bugs and annoyances. Can't wait until it arrives now.
I do like the interface quite a lot - a more industrial minilogue, the motion pad is neat too. But sound isn't tickling my ear at all. FX seem to be good though. If only I could get the blofeld with a similar interface to this.
At a glance, I almost thought this was a new minilogue. Very unexpected from Roland. Looks interesting.
Aesthetically this is excellent. Not sure about anything else yet
Always top to get your demo and explainations, giving a good snap of the gears !
Looks like an advanced brother of a Minilogue Xd. Loved the Drowning underwater seagulls sound design at 12:13
32:32 Both the Fender Rhodes Chroma Polaris and the Yamaha DX-7 had similar pitch bend options - at the time they were described as a way to achieve "Pedal Steel" type bends..
For anyone concerned about the out of the box sound being flat, you are correct. However, taking a few minutes to open up the EQ/settings makes a world of difference. Once you get out of the mind boggling default flat factory tonality and start adding some bass/highs, the sound design possibilities really shine. It's as deep as you choose to make it.
Really enjoy the features wanted a xy pad recorder mod option for a while but not sure about the sound yet
Looks great. I've been looking for a 3 octave keyboard with aftertouch. I guess I'll wait.
The original Gaia had aftertouch … it just came turned off from the factory … Seriously.
I have used Roland products since 1986 when I bought their Mac-500 sequencer. Then an alpha Juno 2, then a D-50 and so many others.
I own a JDXA and system 8. I must say that the sh-4D looks fantastic and THIS NEW SYNTH might be one of the most ingenious creations in a while. It really is forward thinking and it will integrate with my MX-1.
STOP TAKING ALL MY MONEY
As a fellow System 8 owner, them not bothering with aftertouch yet again turns me straight off it unfortunately. I’m still not on board with Zencore yet either. Once you’ve used and heard ACB, it’s difficult to want to use anything else. On the plus side - this has a mod wheel and an X-Y pad.. I dunno.
Ps fellow early Roland user here - MKS-50, 70 and 80 (and then the JV-1080 of which I have two - because I ran out of expansion slots and they’re cheap 😂)
Thanks for the video always appreciate when people go thru all the presets. I had a Gaia for a sec before it was pretty junky. Hard to believe this is 900 where a hydrasynth explorer is only 600 either way seems like my soft synths sound better from what I’m hearing in headphones.
Glad it helped!
Explorer has 8-voice vs 22-voice polyphony... Explorer has no sequencer.
Impressive spec's
Ooh interesting! I got a used original Roland Gaia awhile back, it actually sounds really good for a digital synth... Didn't realize they'd made a second one.
Nobody did lol
The mod selection is the same menu as in my GT-1000core, it’s a great system but it hopefully has an easier way for saving modifications to them
Roland did something interesting!!! Didn't see this coming at all. Mouse track pad is one of those, "why did no one else think of that" moments. This might be a winner.
Korg kaoss pads and yamaha modx workstations also have these touch surfaces, and others.
Novation X Station, Korg Modwave
novation xiosynth too ( which came after xstation )
...true, this is a direct lift from Korg Modwave. that one even does physics. (to be clear I'm not complaining). of course Roland could claim first with the Time Trip pad's x/y mode. it all does make me wish that you could record from Polybrute's morphe
Good job they didn't invent it, or they'd have patented it and either charged usurious amounts for licencing or kept it for themselves. Everyone already hates then for destroying ReBirth, so it's not like they don't have form.
Great! thats all I need....another synth!
Damn you Roland....DAMN YOU!
It’s all good - you won’t want this, anyway …
@@kierenmoore3236 Why?Sounds amazing.
In Germany it is the same price like the Blofeld keyboard, around 850 euros. So it is a pass since the blofeld has 49 keys with aftertouch , a nicer keyboard, it is multitimbral and you can load your own samples to it.
I love the Blofeld's sound, but it has *up to* 25 voices. When I use two different wavetables plus effects, or the comb filter, the polyphony drops to only 3 voices. I've taken to sampling it and playing its digital sounds I like from other instruments.
The blofeld is an absolute must own. That thing singsssss
So, Roland has the WC-1 working on yet another synth. That’s nice, but I sure hope they got it working on the Fantoms. I’ve been waiting on that for about 2 years. You’d think they’d get it working on their higher end synths first. Kind of frustrating. Also, you’d think that the version 2 of anything wouldn’t come with less capabilities than the previous version in any category. I have mixed feelings about this one. 🙄
Thanks for a great overview. I'm definitely interested in the hands on nature of this synth. Do you know if it can work with USB Midi synths like the Roli Block or Lumi keyboards? Thanks.
It responds to any controller that can send MIDI - but it's not MPE, and poly AT is only supported on some of the models (I didn't check them all)
@@loopop thanks for that. Wasn't expecting MPE but some Poly AT is welcome, thanks.
This is exaxctly why fat analog synths like the Take 5 that can play detuned Supersaws are my favorite!
Big step up from my Novation X Station
I'm just happy its not ugly
I see you’re married. So who’s the lucky synth?
I've heard she's absolutely stunning!
why only one? no need to discriminate
@@wrmusic8736 ah, a polyphonist
But sadly they will only mate the one time... No aftertouch
Basically, I’m gonna buy this, just so I can have fun using the motional pad as an adjustable parameters and effects envelope.
Anyone else notice Roland got inspired from sequential pro 3? 1 wavetsble 2 analogue waveshapes and press + turn knob mod assign. And step sequenser.
Hooray, the new Korg Monologue is out! Oh wait...
Thanks for this review, top notch! In my opinion, the Hydrasynth is the one to beat (a near impossible mission).
Modwave is the most similar one, more than the Hydra.
@@Jason75913 Yes in terms of wavetable synthesis, but the Modwave is better in that matter. The Hydra, for me, is in another league. But I understood your point.
Hydra is what aliens would have built as a cs80 clone.. The Hydra rips and destroys in a sci Fi soundtrack sort of way accompanied by 7 string guitars and ambient reverb..
@@nookcyan the Modwave sounded good, but for me the letdowns were mostly on the build quality.
@@GrayGhostDog1 Maybe the MK2 was improved in that matter....I need to check this.
Exellent Video as usual , so basically it''s Zenology pro without the pcm , seems great ...
Giving that all V2 updates are messing up on my system , making themù less smooth and responsive , i'm really thinking going HW (jupiter xm was the plan until i saw this one , if multimbrality isn't needed , the Gaia seems superb)
Still don't know why Roland doesn't provide a VST / app for editing - recall-audio (Elektron like ) , integration would be superb !!
Same here was gonna get the Jupiter but then this came so this I will have lol
Holy crap, GAIA unsh*tt*f*ed! It actually sounds good!
Didn't expect this one. Though haven't seen a demo or a jam so far where I was impressed with the sounds. The panel and controls are nice, the motion pad feels like a gimmick, but the sounds seem to favor bright frequencies more and it feels to me more like a 1 sound/tone device to fill in a gap in a performance, instead of leading it.
Imagine taking the MC-101 zen-core architecture and put it into a keyboard like this, with 4 parts and sequencer (like the old groovesynth/keyboard range) as a cheaper alternative to the very expensive Roland Jupiter-XM. That should be nice.
Like an updated JD-Xi
@@jbognap But with no Analog monosynth part, and please, don't make it red on black.
yes exactly. i think many people want a less expensive jupiter-xm with full size keys. i would instantly trade my 101 for what you're describing. or a jupiter xm module.
the gaia 2 looks great but the pricing is insane. is this the new trend? overprice massively, hope you get some sales, then drop the price significantly and you get some attention and another sales bump? cancerous marketing departments destroy companies.
And more tactile than the Jupiter xm (the X/Y track pad, and more knobs)
If they'd give it polyphonic aftertouch, a XY touch pad, audio over USB, and a ton of hands on controls then I personally wouldn't mind paying a bit more for it.
this is the asmr for my adhd producer brain .. they kind of nailed it with this one. has better keys that sys1 and somewhat seems to be capable of some fresh sounds actualy. i guess thats why it stands out in the current roland offer. nice knob twisting review. it realy shows the capabilities if your willing to dedicate some time to the routing..
So they've basically made a Modwave that looks like a Minilogue.... 🤣
*Modwave that looks like Massive X and other modern VSTs.
With less features than the Modwave.
Minilogue crossed with Alesis Ion
Hey! Cool new unit! How did you get the 2 displays for wave shape?
It's screen recording then edited in.
Indeed, they’re not real, unfortunately
can the internal sequencer be triggered by the external MIDI clock ? that is the one thing I am missing in Minologue XD
I just want it to be also module or rack format for studio🤘🏼
Can you do a review of the Alesis 161 keyboard/looper?
The Roland prologue X
One small niggle that could be fixed in a firmware update: the waveform display clips / saturates for all but the quietest sounds. When I see this, I expect to hear clipping and this creates a subconcious cognitive dissonance. I’d get used to it soon enough I’m sure, but it is a niggle!
I agree with you - I didn't mention it because it seemed minor in comparison to the other things.... BTW if you lower the level then it's fine, they just need to apply some sort of normalization algorithm to it.
interesting synth from roland!
Seeing a lot of SP404 MK2 effects in there just like on the SH-4D.
How many models/expansions can be retained at once?
Another fantastic ‘rundown.’ Always so comprehensive.
Thanks! Right now there are four and they can all be available at once
@@loopop Good intel. Thank you, sir.
18:00 high end noise for a chorus module completely makes sense and was a smart edition from a sound design perspective. It helps to make the high end actually sound LESS harsh by downing any stable high pitches. And with chorus’ ability to create supersaws, you’re dealing with effectively high end noise anyway. So the noise just gives you that much more control over how you want the high end to sound from the chorus. I feel like this is info you already know Ziv, and just kindof forgot in the moment.
No, I said it intentionally and disagree with you, but that's why we have a comment section :) Yeah supersaws can sound noisy, but why add noise to them? Anyway, regardless, historically out of the factory the Juno chorus made no noise at all (or very little) - noise is an artifact of the circuit, that increases with age until the circuit is so noisy it's unusable. Noise can indeed be an interesting sound design choice regardless, but in chorus circuits it's a bug, not a feature.
@@loopop it’s pretty common to add noise to trance presets to make them sound thicker. And with chorus being a “thickening tool” it makes sense to have that in there. I think you can see the utility of it. With the Gaia2 modeling circuit noise… yeah I don’t really see that as a necessity.
Ahh and I realize that the noise is static. Yeah I see your complaint now. Maybe if you can modulate noise volume to turn on and then off with a key press that would make a lot more sense.
It looks like a KORG synth at a glance. Glad GAIA still alive, I still keep my GAIA Mark 1
£789.00 just puts it out of reach for many in the potential market I feel. It does seem very nice though. A decent attempt by Roland to get back into the Korg dominated mid range market.
I think this price will come down probably after the Christmas season slow the rush. If not from Roland, from the stores that sell it..
Yes, it's quite a jump from G1, although definitely a step up, plus metal case, although I would have dropped the cost and kept plastic tbh
Now that they’re copying Korg’s UI, maybe finally it won’t be such a headache to program. Roland synth UI has been bad for almost 20 years. Especially for their more complex flagship/non-boutique synths. They kept forgetting the fun, imo. Synths designed from a corporate project manager’s bullet point list. Even with the dated samples i’d rather use a 00s Roland synth than a recent one. (Apart from knob-per-function Boutiques which aren’t as much of a headache and sound quite good.)
Wait a year or two 😉
Roland's market is not the "Kid's in their Bedroom" segment
GAIA is a reminescence of the 90s Virtual Analogue history , right ?
So I really miss other 2 importatnt 90s synth features :
1- multitimbrality ( At least 2 timbres ! )
2 - FM straightforward panel design ( FM synthesis which came from the 80s but never missed on the 90s synths ! )
Not like the fake VA on the old one!
@@NamelessSmile well yes but the new price ?
Let's see!
@@effebidi9677 oof yes hadn't noticed that
there was no FM synthesis on '90s VAs. Virtual 'analogs'. Filter FM was a popular feature, but it's not FM synthesis.
@@wrmusic8736 where'd you get that from? The Nord lead and jp8000 have it, and they're just the first two I thought of...I mean the Nord lead is literally the first VA
But will they cease support after 24 months like the Gaia v1? And don’t forget the OG Gaia owners also had to pay £80 for the software editor !!!! (Not that I’m still bitter!)
Cool, a Roland Modwave!
Pretty much
this looks vgood
sh01 was my first synth
as was the case with the first gaia the interface will give it a long sales life
Are the effects the same as the zen core library? Thise distortions sounded wonderful. It seem like a solid modeling synth. The worst thing they did was bring back the gaia nameplate 😂 I had one and very quickly replaced it
Many are taken from the sp404 mk2.
This looks fantastic. Not. big modern synth fan in general, but this really does seem to be a very complete synth.
Now if they would just add a deep mod matrix to complete this baby and bring the price down a bit to better compete with the ASM, Modal, Korg, and Novation stuff that it is similar to...
@@Jason75913Yep. That’s a lot of "if" though. A lot of "if" that will never become an "is". Too bad Roland keeps under-delivering at the price point. (Except for boutiques and recent mini-Aira which are just about right price/feature-wise)
Alexis Ion retrofit by Roland
Great review! Somehow uninspired- lots of mice features but lots of odd gaps too. For this much $$ perhaps they could have included an MC-101 percussion/ sampling style ZenCore capability too (?). Meanwhile, I’ll stay busy with my Minifreak.