Production setup

[joerienal]

So i've recently started producing dubstep in cubase5 plus the ni massive vst
& i'm thinking of buying some hardware (synth), wich i'm sure will strenghten my commitment to music production also.

The problem is i haven't got a clue wich synthesizer is most qualified to handle ni massive togheter with cubase.
The money i can spend twirls around 300-600 €.
Got any idea's for good setups? I heard the yamaha spr's are fine synths?

Any other set-ups you guys recommend are all welcome, i'd just like to expand my knowledge on the hardware part of producing dubstep.
Once i can get a good lift off i'll be studying a whole lot more and i'm sure it'll be even more fun.

Thanks in advance

[3za]

Whats the reset of your setup? Monitors? soundcard?

[oli90]

What do you mean by handle massive and cubase?

[deadly_habit]

sigh it's always the people who have no clue what their doing with the money, and the ones who do that are broke

[Elkie]

you need a midi controller, not a synth. a synth is a keyboards that creates its own sounds, and isnt dependant on any software such as massive. a midi contoller will let you "play" massive as if it was a synthesizer, but does not create any sounds itself, it simply sends messages to your computer.

for 300-600 euros you should be able to pick up a decent midi contoller and a pair of monitors, and possibly an audio interface, which is what you need.

[nowaysj]

You don't need a hardware synth (I just bought one, and a sampling keyboard,.. and a midi sequencer ).

Really. If you're just getting into this, massive, cubase, good audio i/o, good monitors is all you need to get started. If your commitment needs strengthening... a hardware synth is not going to do that. Hardware synths are generally more difficult to program and use than vst's, especially when you are doing most of your work in software.

With that said, I've found hardware is more fun, if not a shit tun more expensive and difficult to work with. I've just been reconfiguring my studio for the last couple of weeks, making NO music, spent a lot of money, have scabs all over my knuckles, a sore back, and my ENTIRE house is a wreck, just so I can have a little fun with hardware.

Stick with the vst's bro.

BUT, if you want a hands on synth Roland's jp8000 or it's rack version 8080 has a lot of tactile controls, as well as the korg ms2000 and the R(ack) version (they released an updated second version too). These synths may not sound as good as analog synths, they may not sound as good as vsts, but they do have a lot of controls on them. Another option is to get one of those novation remote sl's with automap, and use it with massive, it's pretty close to having a synth with a grip of knobs.

Good luck bro, keep ur wobbles up.

[joerienal]

Alright, thanks for the tips
Were realy useful !