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Synths in general get too shrill. VAs more so. It's not just the high 
end of the spectrum, synths can quickly overwhelm a mix. You have to 
learn how to comp around the singer and the guitar, use 2 note 
chords,one finger leads,thin out your sound. Those unsion dual pads 
with fm and everything else just turn the mix to mud.

I have a nice spectrum analysis picture of the AN1X that I'll have to 
dig out and post. You can see there's energy filling the whole 
spectrum. Not much space for anything else.

Rainbow Jimmy