| I have 
an A2000 and it is one of my favourite synth. You can certainly get bizaare 
sounds out of it. Beware though, the 16 meg (or is it 8) rom upgrade is 
virtually extinct, and look out for prices of the Emu Extreme Lead which has the 
soundset of the A2000 built in, but can take the newer Emu Rom 
cards. 
  
  I picked up an Audity for a very low price 
  (Musician's Friend has them for $299). This  'rhythmic' synth module 
  really kicks butt! 16, count 'em, 16 arpeggiators! I've been fooling around 
  with the preset arpeggiations/patterns generating rhythms to ultimately use 
  with my looping gear. The Emu interrface is fairly easy to grasp. I can 
  see lots of possibilities with this piece of electronica. Has an interesting 
  lineage, too.   Regards, 
Paul |