[mmjaa]

>a bit too binary

Every synth manufacturer has to make this conclusion at some point. A surprisingly large number of synth customers never get past the presets - its a dirty little secret of the business.

Not that there's anything wrong with this, of course - but it does make designing a "one UI for all" kind of difficult. It also explains why so many of the 'big manufacturers' focus mostly on player- interfaces, eschewing the work required to make more detailed editing surfaces.

However this is all changing - look at companies like Modal, who led the way with providing as sophisticated interfaces as necessary for both end-user types ..