


Once upon a time, hi-tech music manufacturers would release synths or workstations in two or three different keyboard sizes, and then add a rackmount version to the range later, allowing users to add the basic sounds and features of the product to their studio racks without taking up too much room. If you pined after the innovative Neuron in 2003, but couldn't afford the £3500 price tag, check out Neuron VS it packs most of the original synth engine into a £500 software instrument and throws in a distinctive hardware controller. The colour coding of the two X-Y controllers indicates which of the three parameter levels is being accessed. Neuron VS's main screen, showing the two Resynators, Blender, and Shapers (envelope generators).
