you're not wrong, initially I thought there was something wrong with mine, you really have to put a lot of effort into sounds, it's not a very powerful synth imo, but it's it's quirky and weird enough to want to keep and explore more, for me it will probably will end up being a sound effects synth, the filter has a lot of character though, it's very distinct, but I don't get much sense of power from it. I found some nice patching vids for it last night on you-tube that look interesting, going to try a few of them today and see how we go..