E-MU Audity 2000

Absolutely smoking synth here folks!!! This thing is simple as hell and it sounds great---u get to play with filters and movement setting from knobs located on the front of the box----the presets are easy to edit this way and sound absolutely stupendous

The feature list is where this synth shines and why I bought it!!! 32 note polyphony -over 16 multitimbral parts with arpegiators and clockable LFO's on each of the 16 channels. The key here is value....I looked and was deciding between the AN1X, the Nord Lead, the JP8000---these are great--but even the best of them maxes out over four channels. This synth has comparable sounds and a hell of a lot more features---certainly better value for the dollar!!!

The sounds here make this puppy shine---The leads are gritty---the basses are fat and the pads are ultra smooth!! It aint all goofy techno shit here either--there are some nice drum and general synth patches---this thing is a real work horse. The effects are extremely transparent---many times u wont even notice they are there---unlike the drowning AN1X----theres just something about the sound here---oh yeah--did I mention there are 800 presets---yup thats right----800---now thats a selection I am happy with!!! It is simple to edit or mutate any of these patches to make them your own!!! Combine them over a couple of channels and get super fat sounds---yup--this is great!!!

I have had only good experiences with EMU---this thing looks like a rock---i've tossed it and dropped it and it still works great!!!

Once again--EMU is a good company--the documentation is excellent here so there should nay be a reason u should need to call these people!!!

This synth rocks---I am surprised that it has not recieved more attention!! Dont get me wrong--the AN1X, Nord Lead and JP8000 are great...but man...this two part stuff just doesn't work--in the value for the money category u just cant compare to the Audity---and the sound is comparable if not better--it has all the grit of the Nord---has a similar punch as the JP and is almost as round and fat as the AN1X---- 800 presets makes it real simple to start with an idea and mutate it in to your own---the knows and there too----so u wont have to fiddle with the screen to much!!! Man, if u are into dance, electronic driven music--u need a piece like this---fabulous--I recommend it all the way!! Another plus is that they are not as widely used---As I listen thorugh the presets I dont recognize anything--unlike many of the other synths I have listed!!!