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I agree. The only thing I liked the look of in the mk2 is the drive, but I’ve plenty of FX to deal with that. A lot of the 2.0 firmware features don’t really interest me much either and seem to make the synth over complicated to me. Plus I got a good price on the mk1.

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Starts with a request for a mono synth, ends up with a Mono!

I wouldn’t characterize the Mono as “aggressive” but it can get FM-gnarly, has a wide range, the sequencer is immense fun, and not only is mk1 a bargain right now, I don’t see a reason to prefer mk2 to it.

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Too late here to support MiniBrute 2S as ticking all the OP’s boxes. Tragic miss.

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I’ve played with my Mono for a couple of hours. Wow, what a sequencer. Hit random a few times, tweak, instant techno riff. Magical.

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Good to hear that you have found an inspiring instrument. Have fun :smiley:

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Norand Mono. Everything about it is a joy to use, with those clicky 808 type buttons.

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Would go Grandmother if I had to pick only one. It’s damn good as a sound processor as well (plug a drum machine to the line in, tweak the filter and add a tiny bit of spring reverb = be happy).

You probably have heard this synth already if you’re looking for a mono with sequencer but just in case here is a video I did about how I like to build acid patterns with it:

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MiniBrute 2/2S. Add a RackBrute for future expansion and customization.

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The Norand was a great choice, it’s even in one of Surgeon’s live setups atm so pretty close to your request albeit different generation of Surgeon. Tbh it gets pretty aggressive as is but if you have a Sherman Filterbank you can run it though, fuck me they pair beautifully. The playability of it though, wow it’s a ridiculously fun and satisfying synth to just piss about with.

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What everyone else said re: Norand Mono