I am amazed by the diversity of sound from both chromaphone and string studio. Chromaphone pretends to be (just) a percussion synth (which it does wonderfully) but the synth sounds that can be coaxed from it (by someone with some skill) are amazing. I love some of the basses, in particular, in this set.
My own meager skills at developing new sounds are sad next to the skill of some of these sound designers.
(...and thanks)