Its funny that you mention that, because just recently I was messing with different filters in tandem and noticed some sweet spots where there is some good pluck potential with a low and hi pass together.
As far as effects go, I agree that dune's are good, but the TI2 still has the best effects I've ever heard. U-he's Uhbik effects are awesome (and the demo is great, limitations aren't that bad considering), but there is NOTHING like running my mopho through the virus effects and twisting it to the next dimension....h
ly crap!
But with the release of dune, it seems like yet more evidence that software plugins are getting better and better at an alarming rate. In my opinion, and I'm sure I'm about to take a beating for this, but I don't see how it would be possible for digital hardsynths to always have relevance. Just look at how fast computer technology itself is exploding...it doesn't take a psychic to see that SOME day, maybe not soon, maybe not even a long time from now, but there WILL be a plugin that will dethrone the (current) access virus.
(insert beating here)
Maybe that's not all bad though...perhaps the toppling of the digital synth market will bring on a new age of analogs...
Or maybe there will even be a day when plugins sound better than analogs....(queue creepy sci-fi sounds...made with dune)
