eJ

It is not that oftern that I get into programming sounds - but I must say that like Maxx's
other vsti (the 3 osc Bazzoid bass synth) this vst is very approachable and being a hybrid
waveshape/FM synth it can range from easy tweaking to pretty complex depending on how far you want to go.

I have found the developer (Maxx) to be very approachable and he listerns to feedback - as
with the Bazzoid vst - I made a few suggestions and they became implemented - bearing in mind that he considered them worthwhile enhancements.

eJ comes with a pretty large library of sounds (almost 500) which give you a good idea of what the synth is capable of.

Documentation is a weak point although I don't see too much problems in working out most aspects of how the synth works.

I really appreciate having a selection of synths amongst which I like to have stuff that is very much hands on and not likely to blow my mind - I think eJ
achieves this - on both counts.

The price is a very reasonable $49; and what you need to bear in mind is that you are buying into a synth that will almost certainly be expanded and refined - not that I think it lacks any major features.

I would also add that the sound quality is very rich and being able to bypass the FM synthesis completely means you really can come up with a mass of different sounds - quickly.

I have run this in Orion, Logic 5.5 and Ableton v3/4 where it is very stable.

I have been told an update to ver 1.1 is immenent, which will include more pre-set banks and tweaks - with a more substantial update a little further on, which will probably include the much talked about velocity to fm operator response-on the 1 Aug 2004 all the above have been implemented in ver 1.1!

Further Edit 18 November 2004 - Ver2 is now out with an enhanced GUI, new on-line help/manual and many tweaks!

PS, this synth was released in early july 2004.Read Review