We bought a lot of used gear. Lance was great at combing the classifieds and finding deals. We broke up amicably at the end of 1997, which left us with the problem of splitting up the stuff. He's supposed to get most of it, but meanwhile it's all still in my house. I'm still toiling away, trying to learn what goes into a good ambient piece.
Synthesizers are the core.
It sounds great. Most importantly, it has more than 20 wonderful knobs and buttons on its face. You can change its sound just by reaching out and twisting. This is a more recent example of the virtual analog trend. It's got way more processing power than the Nord does, two filters, a ring modulator, more sophisticated software.