| Hi,
Are you mainly interested in the poly synth engine, or the keyboard control? The Lead 1/2 don't have aftertouch keys, though the 3 does. Lead 3 is pretty different from 1 and 2. The Lead 1/2 can still respond to aftertouch though.
For the kind of music you're interested in, I would think that control on the keybed would be fairly important.
I quite like some of the funk sound from my Lead, but I'm really not a funk guy. They don't have vintage graininess if that's what you need. Maybe with a good pre you could heat up some.
I'm personally not a huge fan of the JP-8000, but I when I tried one, it was auditioned for a very different role from that of your needs. I found the filter to have zipper noise which bothered me.
I think the SH-201 is based on the same synthesis engine as the JP-8000. It gets bagged a bit. I've heard some good things from it though.
Have you had enough chance to demo these yourself? Are you considering anything else? |