Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? high quality, nice build. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? loads of features. vocoder, audio interface, midi controller, expandable synth, voodoo blue,etc... Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? comes with a printed manual which is nice. automap makes it easy to sync up with your favorite DAW or plugin. Sound How is the tone? dark and rich like expensive coffee. Value Was this item an overall good value? seems costly at first but once you realize it's versatility and depth that goes out the window. I mean a synth with fresh modifiable sounds with a built in audio interface w/ midi?...what else could you want?...well a shoe box full of twenties would be nice.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? First impression is that.. it's plastic, but most synths are these days, so it's not that big of a deal. This scored 4 stars just for this fact. Overall, I can see this synth lasting a long time, I just wouldn't recommend dropping it too often. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? More than enough features available. I haven't had a chance to use the audio interface on this yet, so I can't comment on that. I absolutely LOVE the touch sensors; very awesome idea and really makes it a blast to play. This isn't a one trick pony, there are some good things here, but that just gets me every time I play it. I would love to see a 49 or 61 key version. Oh and of course the vocoder! Sounds great and the gooseneck mic is a nice addition. I'm not really sure how practical it will be in a live situation with all the sound on stage, but maybe. In my experience using vocoders live I have also used a gate before running into it. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use. It can be slightly annoying to edit parameters using only the synth though. BUT, there is the software editor that I would give 10 stars for easily! Sound How is the tone? The Ultranova has a sound of its own (think how a Virus sounds like a Virus), well it's the same thing here. Of course you can emulate the old analog synths, but this pushes the limits much further and brings you some complex and original sounds. The Ultranova filter can get REALLY gritty sounding. I absolutely love it. Value Was this item an overall good value? Great value! I feel the Ultranova and Venom are the two synths in competition right now and I was more than happy with spending the extra money and getting the Ultranova. Well worth every penny!!

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The build quality of novation items have gone down in the last few years, but theyve brought back quality from china Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? lots, arp Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? yes Sound How is the tone? tone is good, synth is better Value Was this item an overall good value? every penny well spent