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Message: [QUOTE="happyrat1, post: 185457, member: 4476"] You have an important decision to make here. Do you want to go the controller/soft synth route or do you want to start investing in a lot of expensive hardware gear that is definitely not obsolescence proof but does hold its resale value? If you want to go controller, then how many keys and what sort of action are you looking for? Some recommended controllers are Akai MPK series, Arturia Keystation series and A few choices from Studiologic. Then you'd have to look around for DAW software and free and commercially available soft synths. If you're looking at hardware workstations you can splurge your entire working budget on a single keyboard and then some. Used and new take a look at the Roland Juno models or the Korg Krome or Korg TR models or maybe a used Yamaha Motif or a used Kurzweil PC361 just to get you started. If I were starting out these days I'd go with a good quality controller and start collecting various rack modules to expand my soundset as time and money permits. Personally I'm not a big fan of soft synths. They are memory hogs and prone to crashes at the worst possible times. Also, sooner or later your OS software will become obsolete and hence so will your soft synths. A good MIDI controller and a collection of rack modules is the optimum setup to avoid obsolescence and maintain resale value should you ever wish to upgrade. That's my $0.02 Gary ;) [/QUOTE]