Well, you're not really on the right track with the V-Synth.

The V-Synth is a fantastic instrument. Great features. Unique sound. I personally love it.

It's not bad to own one if you have some other gear and a good DAW but as a standalone synth it's not really useful multitimbrally. Meaning you won't be able to create entire tracks with it alone. not really.

A good KB controller + CPU from hell with some soft synths and a DAW is probably what you should be looking at since that's what you'll end up using anyway. Might as well start now.

But if you're into hardware and just need a synth to start messing with music making check out some of the workstations like Phantom, Triton, MO etc. Lots of sounds, lots of features. Enough to get you started.

If money is an issue you could always look at older synths like my favorite K2000 for samples etc and a Novation Nova for VA synth stuff. You're right. There are lots and lots of options.

I think it's best to just walk into a good music store and check things out for yourself. Ask qquestions in the process of trying different stuff.

Okay, I better go (wife is calling because dinner is ready. I only spent like 10 hours in front of my Mac today.. ).

To be continued...


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