What a coincedence. I was driving home today, listening to Disintegration, and I thought to myself, "That sounds a lot like a Solina..."

What a great thing. I have been seriously considering getting an Alesis Ion, but for about the same price maybe I will go for the R3 now... Which would any of you recommend? I'd be using either mostly for pads and the vocoder. I know that neither synth is really known for warmth...but that's what I ...

I run mine sometimes through a BOSS Overdrive/Distortion.

When you tweak it just right it can make some pretty decent, grimey, glitchy stuff. I dig it. Might not be what you're looking for, though.