so i've been messing around a bit with my mopho (or pro-one II as it says on the circuitboard). i must say i am pretty satisfied with it. those of you who have played with the prophet 08 knows what to expect.
it's a perfect little thing for people like me who are bitter over the prices of old synths like pro-one, ms20 and mono/poly etc. well basically any 'major league' mono synth (or a p08 for that matter). this thing gives you access to all those wierd modulations, osc sync, great bass sounds, etc. because of the few knobs and switches, it misses the direct control of those old synthesizers, but then again it's very small which makes it a great tool for livesets. the editor makes programming a hell of a lot easier. maybe you can think of it as an analog mono micromodular or something.
the external input is nice to use as a trigger for seq or arp.
however i am missing an on/off switch. pulling the cord in and out like that can't be good.
the ugliness of this thing has been discussed before. and the push it!-button is only like a single key. i don't know why they hyped up that button so much. it makes it look really stupid. maybe it is to draw attention to it in music stores or something. like those try me!-buttons on talking dolls. anyway i hope the horrible design won't scare too many people away. it is a powerful little box after all, and you can always give it a little facelift.
