Roland V-Synth

The 2003 V-Synth (or later GT/XT Rack) is still ahead of its time and can be found fairly cheaply (£480-£750). It uses VariPhrase/Articulative Phrase technology, allowing real-time manipulation of samples/waveforms, resulting in other-worldly, unique sounds with realistic articulation. VariPhrase is especially effective when using the Time-Trip multi-axis pad to warp the PCM/VA waves or incoming/sampled audio in real time. The GT/ XT also had Roland’s powerful vocoder/Vocal Designer feature.