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By lights
On 21st January 2003
Version: Beta

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Big Tick EP-Station

This VSTi is definetily not lacking in charecter. Forget what it's supposed to emulate. It can really have a sound charecter of it's own and can be pushed into use for pads, basses, chord chops, riffs or just about anything.

Infact I've come to regard this as a true musical instrument that I sometimes just fire up and play without nessaccerily sequencing.

Shame that it seems to be marketed as just an electric piano emulation. I would say it's a keyboard instrument leaning towards electric piano sounds. And I am pretty glad it doesn't emulate those vintage piano's down to the shortcomings and limitaions.

The sound is warm and distinctive and the editing method (using numeric values) though not extremely exciting, is still very functional.

For future updates I could suggest a solo/mute function for each of the three sound modules so you can instantly compare and chisle away at one in particular.

Though I find the interface attractive I also think that a compact mode would be useful.
 
Last edited : 24th February 2003     
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