In the August 2005 issue, Future Music Magazine puts MX4 Version 2 to the test by asking the question: is MX4 the only synth plug-in you'll ever need? And while the question might be just a wee bit overstated, the answer could still surprise you...
MX4 on paper
"On paper, it's all incredibly impressive: three wavetable oscillators with an absolutely enormous range of 'tables (all with adjustable symmetry); two filters featuring more than 3,000 possible configurations; six LFOs; and four DADSHR envelopes - and that's just for starters."
MX4's modulation architecture
"The most breathtaking thing about MX4 it its modulation system. It allows for so much freedom that it's hard to get your head around the possibilities at first, and includes a range of mod signal shaping tools that will have serious sound designers fairly salivating."
"It's yet another example of the way MX4 version 2 is a triumph of interface and synthesis engine design."
Getting started with MX4
"Installation of MX4 is as just about as straightforward as they come, with authorisation done via the iLok USB key that comes with it. This means MX4 is'portable'...."