Good synthesizer for trance?

Question

I have about a $1000 budget to buy a new synthesizer, and i know some stuff but i have no clue what features i would need. id be using it to play and write mainly fat elecronic sounds, kinda like UK trance/house. also i dont know if it would be beter to get a single workstation or a cheaper synth with controlers and pads.

And would it be worth it to increase my budget, even though im still just an ametur songwriter?

Answer 1

i recommend you get a Korg EMX-1 and a synth as a controller. i would get a korg ms-2000 as your synth. learn to sync the clocks (time of effects and arpegiators) and you'll be set. you might even have money left over to get a cheap usb mixer to record. look on ebay for all of it to get a better deal.