I appreciate all of those feedbacks but from what I know my local store only offers synths from the big three (Korg ,Roland and Yamaha ) and there aren't many websites which sell synths that also ship to Canada where I life .
I do know that the band And One I also like used the following equipment on their 1997 album : Akai 950 , Roland D110 , Kawai K1 (or2)
As for not using software synths I don't want to be stuck to my PC at all times when it comes to making music which is why I wouldn't go for a softsynths . I'm aware that some tasks will have to be done on the PC or at least should be but I prefer not to do everything there which is why I will only buy a synth with a built in sequencer .
[This message has been edited by Darksounds (edited 04-01-2005).]