Bass Station II : Versatile Monosynth!

I've been using this for the past year on a home studio as a staple for any kind of synth bass and lead.

One thing that becomes apparent right from the start is it's ability to always cut through a mix.

You can get a great array of sounds, from harsh cold and super agressive like you're used to seeing in demos on YouTube but also warm, soft, almost lush sounds. Of course you can't do anything other than monophonic, but it's much more than you can see on Demos. If you want a sound you can make it.

The only thing I'd love to have different is the pickup mode of faders and knobs when you switch between patches.

Other than that USB connection to the PC provides a very stable link, and if you have Max for Ableton Live you can control and modulate parameters of the synth that aren't modulatable by default (eg. LFO Rate). Everything on the synth is controllable by MIDI CC though.