Originally Posted by DC Ron
Sound Canvas VA is my default synth but I seldom use it. To my ears the sounds are not identical to those on the TTS-1.
I can't comment on the VA, but TTS-1 vs a real Sound Canvas also sounds quite different. The programming of the samples is key - for example, I have this:

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Reportedly, the sounds in this were created by recording the output of an actual Sound Canvas, and indeed side-by-side some of the sounds are very close, but many sounds are way off.

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