Thanks for the compliments...
Yes... I almost use up all ModMatrix slots on most programs... modulation is the key to complex and evolving sounds, especially when you are dealing with an analog synth that only has the most basic waveforms. One would probably think that with the new Shape parameter, that more sounds are possible from the oscillators, but I rarely use them to be honest, as i find that they all sound more or less like PWM... it's not like if you chose from a wavetable.
The key to these programs are MODULATION... it's that simple... for them to constantly evolve or change you need to work the physical controllers a lot... I usually let the ModWheel change a parameter that needs a static setting, as this control is not really usable as a live control unless the sound is monophonic (you'd need one hand on the ModWheel to use it)... Foot Pedal and Aftertouch is used for changing parameters in polyphonic sounds that need change while you are playing with both hands (pads usually)... Aftertouch is usually Vibrato since I cannot find another use for it as aftertouch is harder to fine control... Pitch Wheel is usually just pitch shifting as per standard, or in rare cases a modulation source for live pan positioning.
But all the magic is from modulating stuff while you play... changing speeds, rates, cutoffs, Mix/FX parameters etc... this is what makes up for the limits in the analog oscillators.
What do i miss on the REV2? ... not much really... I'd wish that the HiPass filter had been a per voice analog version, instead of a global FX... Also I'd have liked for the RingMod FX to be a per voice FX... and I'd also had liked if DSI had decided to include the filter feedback parameter like it was on the TETRA... and even if it's not possible because of the Curtis chip; that both oscillators had it's own separate volume parameter... a more hi quality, and denser/longer reverb would not have been bad either.
Most of the things I miss I will deal with, simply by adding a Prophet 12 at some point, and the lack of recorded samples I'll fix by getting a Prophet X at some point.