I got 2 being the 303 nut that I am, it is my favourite out of the 4 
Edit: Not mad on the drums, they are ok but Iād much rather a 808, 707 or 606 kick as I never really liked the 909 kick most of the time, it is a bit too knocky for my taste unless you dial everything back, pitch swept VCO kicks are just not my thing, I prefer pinged filter kicks (808, 606 etc) Iād also like more scope for editing them, but the 303 section is very useful for me.
Transport is not supported on analog sync unless the master device stops sending it when stopped, most donāt though.
Ah ok thank you for clarifying. Something does happen on the PO when hitting play in the S-1 but not what I want to happen.
So it does sync up in a way just not from the start. 
Big organizations are not monoliths. They are often a collection of smaller teams and competing branches. The personality of a development team can play a major role, with those outside it only having limited influence. I donāt know what possessed the T-8 designers to limit the percussion tracks so severely, whether they had sensible reasons to do so or they just werenāt bold enough. The S-1 designers had a comparatively simpler task, and probably no one was telling them to leave this feature or that out. So they got a whole bunch in, and some new stuff as well, because one or two people on the team had a vision and the articulacy to sell it.
It can be a pain, you have to start on the down beat, fortunately it is easy enough once you practice due to the 8 step per measure resolution of the sync pulse.
Yeah, T-8 could be really cool if they would just put a few more essential drums in there. But with S-1 they really did a great job. Maybe thereās hope for some firmware update for T-8ā¦
I just noticed that the āmix inā signal isnāt sent out from the USB-audio. Is there a setting for this or just as itās designed?
Nope, it is a bummer.
Indeedā¦ well probably my only big complaint about this unit so far. It woul have been amazing to be able to make a quick jam with the S-1 and a PO and record directly to my phone via usb without the need of a mixer when travelling.
Would you say that itās worth getting just for the 303 sounds?
For me yes, although it is not like I have a shortage of 303 synths But it sounds decent, and is handy for the portability, for sure, I think it is surprisingly tweakable even for my fairly big hands.
Received mine today and love it already. Tweaking the filter and envelopes is a bit fiddly, but the fx make it much more useful for me than the SH-01A.
Quick Squarepusher - Theme from Ernest Borgnine test with the plate reverb:
The poly mode with chorus sounds quite Juno-y, and with the delay can sound a bit like old Oneohtrix Point Never!
dymtn always has the best ācheap monosynthā demos
The J-6 is definitely limited in terms of sound design, but the ACB Juno sounds super good to me.
I think itās a powerful song writing tool if youāre into the included chords, with the onboard synth or as a sequencer.
Received mine this morning - thumbs up from others rings true.
Also like that it has a dinky little keyboard that I assume can control other devices.
(Iām a fan of tiny keyboards as part of my synth-family-holiday-survival kit with limited luggage)
Tempted by all the positivity here ā¦ but ā¦ thereās nothing here the MC-101 canāt do, right ? (Apart from Draw and Chop obviously).
What about ACB? 
Thatās what convince me and I donāt regret it, truly sounds alive!
By and large, true. Theyāre different engines, but to my ears ZEN-Core does SH-101s quite convincingly.
The compacts are even smaller and feel more rugged. They have the rechargeable L-ion batteries instead of AA. The S-1ās sequencer feels more straight forward than the MCās, but of course is more simplistic (no scenes, per-step params, etc).
Real-time tweaking of a tone on the MC is limited to the four macro knobs, whereas the S-1 is very knob-per-function and tweakable (as the name implies).
So yeah, there are a few trade offs that make the MC slightly less appealing in exchange for loads more power. Not the least of which is the price. But generally it can do what the S-1 can do.
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