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Waiting now for the SY99 ;)

Author here: I wish! I own a TG77, and it's an absolutely amazing synth. While I don't have any direct experience with the SY99, the 77 was so far ahead of its time. The sheer amount of features packed into the synth alone is an engineering feat.

I have an SY77 that I'm scared of. It's my second oldest synth and yet the deepest, craziest machine of all the studio. I can't fathom the engineering process that went behind it.

I've got a 99 and, outside of the dated fx and sequencing abilities, I think the only real difference is that you can load your own waves for the RCM modulation? I think you can hack the 77s to do that too.

Oh, and it's even more unbelievably massive and heavy. I will never part with it - they are the most criminally underrated synths, and it's crazy they are still often priced lower than the DX series.

It would be great if someone would built a better live editor for them though.

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