i think the attraction of synplant for me is that the logic of sound creation is different, not just emulations of older hardware, but seems very easy to muck about with. my concern is how versatile it is.

as said earlier, i have limited funds to use at the moment: i just got FM8, so have about $200 left to spend on gear, and a few needs. so i need to be very strategic. i'm enticed by DCAM synth squad, but would have to hold out for another paycheck first. alternately, i could pick up synplant and microtonic. or another combination.