Same here! It’s deliberately designed to evoke the same relationship as working with a TR-606, MC-202 etc… Simpler, direct instruments but with a depth that is larger than the sum of its parts. (Although the Cycles is a lot deeper than that stuff)
Like for example, some say that the MC-202 has “one sound”, but when you start finding little loop holes in that structure - for example the resonant filter keytracking, how intricate that is - it’s exciting and you also realize how each little exploit like that opens up a dimension of sound shaping possibilities that you didn’t notice at first.
Some tricks I love on the M:C is invoking noisy sounds by using the LFO at max rate with random on the pitch, that alone can break out of the very clean character of the unit. Pair that with the internal clipping used just right - it’s very interesting.
Also, the Chord for example has a very different world of sound, it’s inherently much softer due to the wavetables being made with additive synthesis - using that for stuff like Kicks, Hihats, percussion … It’s a lot of fun.
In simplicity I tend to find myself finding the most interesting solutions and that really aids my creativity, I personally like that sense of reward, paired with the immediacy of the instrument. It’s a good symbiosis I believe.
Anyway… I’m rambling. Glad you guys enjoy it, looking forward to what the Model:Cycles music will sound like a year down the road - I promise you that it will be completely different in sound. 