I’ve had the situation where the grains get stuck at the end of the sample too.
I’m also finding that the choice of Delay OR Reverb, but not both, a bit annoying as the FX in slot one aren’t that great in my opinion.
I’m sure it’s probably a resource thing, but the Phaser and Flanger aren’t anywhere as near as appealing.
It’s also a shame that the Filters and FX can’t be applied to single oscillators. I’d really like to be able to combine a Reverb and a Low Pass to one and a Delay and High Pass to the other. Offer some real separation and let them beat against each other.
It’s always great to see smaller teams producing more unique gear, but there’s a couple of things that would have been nice to see fixed and updated relatively promptly.
It’s so suprisingly deep that i am absolutely still happy with it six months later. Sometimes it seems almost a bit too easy to find yourself in far-out sonic territory. I don’t find it fiddly, just compact. The joy is in setting up patches then letting them play out, or setting up patches and then leaving it alone and using it as an actual synth. I can’t imagine getting rid of it - it’s just too capable for its size. I take it with me everywhere I go.
I had it listed for sale it as I wasn’t really using it but then I tried the live input feature with a combo of omnidirectional mics and contact mics and I decided to keep it as it makes for a great portable setup with the new Leaf Audios’ Field Amp.
I 100% agree with this, it’s almost to easy to load up a couple of sounds and having it endlessly drone. The modulation matrix is powerful enough to allow for nice evolving patches.
I’m not a fan of the presets as they sound a bit too samey to me. The actual samples are very good though.
I also barely touched the presets or samples. And it has to be emphasised that the internal modulation possibilites are vast. LFOs controlling LFOs, the sequencer (would be nice if they could smooth out the transitions from one step to another), plus the XY pad and CC control. It’s seriously complex in a way that I still find manageable.
Still love mine. The size is quite an amazing feat to me, and I can bring it with me anywhere. The UI works well. Ive seem some regard it as fiddly which I in no way get. Like at all. Everything is quite clearly laid out. I love recording some samples and bring the lemondrop with me while on the move. Much of those patches I then make good use of later.
There is one design ‘fallacy’ in terms of some elements being touchable through the touch screen while others arent but its honestly such a minor thing.
The modulation is lovely. I own a hydrasynth and this feels in the same ball park in terms of adding options to the table, ie not restricting lfos etc.
I would buy the whole product line if the pricing was better. I still think the price is a bit steep, but I think the lemondrop is worth it.
Thanks, a lot of helpful input here from all! It’s a bit of a conundrum – the GR-1 has more, but it’s bigger and more expensive. Not an easy call to make. I guess the Lemondrop doesn’t have grain shape controls?
