Thanks for the reply. I guess the reason the V-Synth caught my eye is the demo video that is on their site. The guy made a song with effects in like 2 minutes that sounded awesome. I really want a keyboard, and an actual hardware keyboard, as I have used cpu synth software and it is frustrating.

Money is an object, but $2000 isn't that far fetched as I know I will have to spend it sometime. Also complexity isn't an issue, as long as there is good manuals, and an ability to crank someting out in the beginning and get tighter as I learn.

I will go to stores and check some things out. Are samplers needed (such as the MC-808) or will a keyboard synth do to begin with? Or a workstation? What is the common peices of hardware that someone would need to produce a few entry level songs?

Thanks again for the info.