Thanks, Chris!

Thanks, Christian! Much appreciated. Especially great that it works on Win7 like the Kee Bass. :)

Hybrid is more complex than you think. It’s a hybrid synth, as the name suggests. It has both analogue and wavetable generators. It cannot be compared to Xpand, I agree with that.

Some people still like to use sounds from old SNES games to making music,I think this is not disadvantage.Beside it’s not that bad in my opinion.

Yeah, Vacuum does have a really nice analog sound, I like it. I have all 3 (xpand2, Hybrid, and Vacuum). Hybrid is not bad, but also a bit underwhelming – there are plenty of freeware synths that sound as good or better imo, so I wouldn’t buy it again

I picked it up years ago and for a few bucks on one these specials, so I didn’t have particularly high expectations given the price, and even then I was still disappointed by the overall quality of the sound compared to most free romplers, etc.

To be fair, there are some good sounds included, but most are substandard – to the extent that they’re unusable as main or lead instruments/elements (for me at least – I mostly create trance and cinematic stuff).

Agreed, for those after that old rompler sound, its probably more useful. But still, its far from a “great” or a “powerhouse” synth…

Hybrid is an analogue synth, Xpand!2 is a rompler. Cannot be compared!

Xpand!2 is aimed at people who just want a synth with lots of presets. Hybrid 3 is a far better synth.
I really like Vacuum Pro, it has a very beautiful analog sound. Loom II is a strange beast, very different, I’m still struggling with it.

I think you’re expecting this to be something it’s not. It’s a workstation synth/rompler that’s almost 15 years old at this point (on sale for around $3 no less). People still seek out old sample based synths like the M1 and Triton and the plugin equivalent costs anywhere from 100-250 dollars even though by today’s standards the quality of the samples are not on par.

It’s obviously not going to be the replacement for Diva or Serum or Omnisphere, but a lot of people have use for and even like that old rompler sound. It is a very inexpensive synth with a short learning curve and a ton of useful presets.

Done, thankyou! :)