I bought this software and was very excited to get it. At first, I felt a little disappointed, as I felt they had skimped in certain areas, but the more time I spent with it, and the better I learned it (and everything with this complexity takes time, no matter how familiar you are), the happier I became because there was so much you could do with it and so many sounds that were not immediately noticeable. Plus, you can stack sounds and tweak them endlessly, by single tone, of which up to four make a patch, or altogether, or layered, etc. I've gone to it more and more over time, and have used it more and more. Sometimes, I think we amass huge amounts of hardware and software sounds without really knowing what each is capable of. I'm very guilty of this myself, but often I think I was better off with a single 1/2" 8-track and my sole keyboard for everything was a Roland JD-800 with the 4 or 5 data expansion cards. I really took the time to learn how to program and I think even write more creative and effective parts when I only had maybe 100 patches as opposed to 10,000! But this is only a personal view, and I do very much love having all those sounds and unlimited tracks!
The ZENOLOGY PRO is worth it, and you will definitely use it if you have it.

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The ZENOLOGY PRO, even though it is not the ULTIMATE, is still an extraordinary synth plug-in. You will be finding more and more sounds and ways to tweak them than you have hours in the day, and the more I discover, the more I love it.
I've always been a huge fan of Roland, and still have my great JD-800 and MC-50 sequencer which I'll admit I still use with Pro Tools because you can sync them together. I also have an Integra as well that— with an I Pad—is extraordinarily editable. Even if you just want great sounds out of the box, the ZENOLOGY PRO does not disappoint. Nor does any Roland product, and the support at Sweetwater has been phenomenal!

There are a lot of great and editable sounds for your money, and only your imagination will stop you from finding and developing both new and exciting patches.

This plugin is really great. I've found myself using it in basically all of my beats. It has a lot of versatility, since it generates so many different sounds.

The communication of Roland in US, to Roland in Asia and to Roland .com and to Roland cloud Is a MESS.
With the Sweetwater help and the regional manager help, trying for weeks to make my software function - it did for 2 months - now it shows me "DEMO".
How many hours to make this software work? dont remember - I am done.
Sounds, yes , a few thousand - I personally like it because I had Roland synths at the past , I am 100 years old.
I dont know what to say - I lost my money, well - it happens.

I have been a Roland fan for over 30 years. I have the 1080,2080 and several of the sound cards along with their drum machine. This software is the best sound of Roland. Having software of Roland sound and being able to tweak it too. Wow

Zenology Pro purchased thru Sweetwater is a no brainer..

I had the monthly account for over a year.
I decided to buy it at Sweetwater with less monthly payment, and own it..

Zenology Pro is the best VST in my library, and that includes Analog Lab, VIP, and M-audio packages..
I also have the teriffic package that comes with MixCraft Pro 9.

One downer for me, Roland dropped the SRX banks (apparently a trial) , it was dropped when I purchased
the Zenenology Pro.

I complained, but was forced to buy the selected sound banks (SRX exp I rely on).

The quality of the Roland sounds with the zencore engine are superior to anything in my library.

I do miss the SuperNatural acoustic sounds found in my Integra 7, but have close second
choices with Zencore.

Zenology Pro editing is deep, and you can get the results you want.

Roland added a new Zenology FX vst, that is super, and makes average sounds in my library
stand out. When available to purchase ...it will be mine. (free till Dec).

One suggestion, use a powerful processor PC.. Zenology Pro can be a power hog..
I purchased the best Laptop I could find, and it works great.(Lenova ThinkPad, with touch screen,
SSD, 32 gigs ram, Intel top of the line i7 processor).

And as always you can depend on Sweetwater to ne in your corner.. Thanks to Mike Arango

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This is a PHENOMENAL synth. I was very VERY surprised. It is extremely well put together, sounds amazing, and is as easy or in-depth as you want/require.

I'd write a huge review, but I want to get back to using it! I've had it for a month on Roland Cloud, and a decided to buy it outright last week. BEST DECISION ASIDE FROM BUYING SERUM AND DIVA. Trust me - BUY THIS SYNTH!!