First impression: Good craftmanship. Finish is nice, it looks good in my rack!
Sliders and switches are small, which is rather obvious, this being a replica of a significally larger original. How long will the sliders last? Time will tell.
Now to the functions: Not much to say about ring mod and noise. It works as expected. The LFO frequency is voltage controlled, which is fine. The Trigger in has nothing to do with sync though, as someone has already mentioned. A trigger just sets the output amplitude to zero, from which it returns to max output after the selected delay time. This is typically used to add vibrato on sustained notes. (Or some other modulation.)
The S&H section looks good to begin with, and it does work well too. BUT, this is an analog circuit, which means there will be a ”droop”, a drop in output level with time. I measured this droop to 0,2 V per minute, translating to 1 semitone per 25 seconds. This is probably not a problem in most situations. Just be aware that this S&H is not good for sustained notes. As a comparison the S&H of the Twin Wawes VCO/LFO, which is a digital module, has a zero droop.
Conclusion: If you like the esthetics of the old Roland System 100m (and who doesn’t?), and you like to hang on to your cash as long as possible, then this might be for you.
