EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

> > i wonder if emagic have given any thought to releasing it as a
 > > hardware synth........
 > 
 > Emagic is now coding some of it's plugins for TC Powercore, 
 > so there may be a chance that the ES2 will run off of the card 
 > instead of the CPU. I don't want to get anybody's hopes up under 
 > false pretense, but I did read valid documentation that they are 
 > planning compatibility with Logic's more intense plugins. Wouldn't 
 > it be nice if that included the soft instruments? I'd take that 
 > over a hardware synth any day, except on stage in which case I'll 
 > take the ES2 hardware synth--thank you very much. What a beast 
 > that thing! -Jer


Mmmmmm... Imagining my computer completely filled with PowerCores... If only
I could just write Bill Gates and convince him to give me .000004% of his
total wealth, and not have to work very hard for the next couple years to
get everything I currently want. :-)

This is definitely getting OT, but with all of the various Gurus that
inhabit this list with access to tons of gear, this is probably the best
place to ask this question: With all of the software synths out there these
days, what types of hardware synths are still worth buying? E.g. what
hardware synths don't have an equal-or-superior software emulation?
Specifically I would like to create very 'alien' sounding sounds. Not harsh
metal-scraping-ear-blistering 'alien' sounds.. nice cute little friendly
alien sounds, e.g. those found in a lot of of Aphex Twin songs. :-)