@STB- Please give us your thoughts after you have had a chance to live with it a little while. If it's like my experience with a new DSI, it becomes your new best friend. It gets a little strange when you want to take your new find out for drinks (the wife starts giving you weird looks ), but the relationship settles down and you'll find that you have new musical partner for life!
Sure! I've had it for about a week now. It's the tremendous machine I hoped it to be.
It's super accessible und just fun to play with. On the one hand I was able to get the sounds I wanted out of it pretty quickly, on the other hand there are just so many other possibilities to discover over the next weeks and months.
The built quality is great and - coming from the piano - the keys feel super.
I've had no issues with jumpy encoders so far. Osc1 and Osc2 pitch can be a bit fiddly because they seem a bit over sensitive. Though I don't have the impression that the encoders behave erratically. Still it's a discussion I'll keep an eye on.
Soundwise the REV2 has a great versatility. From very classic analog sound design (as you would expect from an analog synth) to the broader possibilities the concept of the REV2 allows it'll likely become my main instrument for the next weeks. What I'm impressed with it is how focused it feels. While it offers quiet a few possibilities it still has a nice minimal touch to it.
So, yeah: I'm amazed but still at the beginning of discovering what the REV2 can be about. I'm really looking forward to other users sharing their thoughts on their REVs too.