+1 If MIDI {MIDI_thru=true;} seems every synth release wants to rule itself out of a rig :'( and motional pad seems new, is it mappable or just fixed X/Y? How is the programming and the performance section?
Roland is taking parts of their technology to make variants of synthesis in different cases which a Fantom already can do. Therefore I like the original Gaia rompler more, since that's a quite unique synth.
Gaia-2 can use Model Expansions of course, (like Juno-X, Jupiter X and so on..) but from the VA side you don’t find Zen Core but a dedicated sound engine called Gaia-2 Sound Generator