Quote Originally Posted by rhythmtech
to be perfectly honest i would start with synthedit first b4 spending the big money. synthesis is a right pain in the ass sometimes and hardware isnt as transparent or user friendly as the synthedit software.

im not saying stay away from harware at all (EVERYONE needs some hardware IMO) just that to learn from the ground up can be very very disheartning on it.
Synthedit is good but it isnt for beginners rtech...

BTW agree 100% on the hardware synths comment...