It should be one great Workstation Darksounds. With all those features packed into it and the price you pay it is a no brainer in my opinion.

But ultimately the true test will be how good the sounds really are. You can have a ton of cutting edge features but if the sounds don't cut the mustard, i.e. they aren't exceptional, then you may as well look elsewhere. My only concern about the Fusion is how good the acoustic sounds will be. When demos finally get posted on the fusionsynth.com site, then we will get a better picture on how good the bread and butter sounds on the Fusion really are.

Better yet is demoing a Fusion in person and putting it through its paces. That will be the ultimate decision maker on whether it gets a thumbs up or a thumbs down, i.e. it's a winner or in fact turns out to be a dog. My thoughts are it will be a blazing success if the acoustic sounds pass the test for quality and realism. The Synth sounds are already over the top in my opinion, i.e. they are extremely good from what I heard from the NAMM demo.

It may well be the first Workstation I get that remains a keeper. We shall see...

Best regards,
Mike