The #synthstromDeluge has an unfounded bad rap for its #DelugeSound. This is a common mistake spawned by the default kts and presets that used to come with the original SD card content.
Nothing could be further from the truth. While not massively powerful and somewhat limited in comparson to dedicated hardware for each type of synthesis and effects, the Deluge has multiple type of synthesis (add, sub, wt, fm, ring) and effects (delay, reverb, chorus, warble, etc..). Not to mention the powerful sampling:
YOU can make it sound however YOU like! Make of it what YOU want.
YOUR SOUND IS THE DELUGE SOUND.
Don't believe it? Take a gander at the amazing "Boards of Deluge" patches: https://synth-patches.com/deluge/
Thanks to the amazing #DelugeCommunity the Deluge is constantly improving its #opensource firmware. By the way, the v1.3 release (codenamed Derbyshire after #deliaderbyshire) is imminent!