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Any synth you buy will have CD quality sounds. If you just want to
play the presets, any synth is easy to work. Different synths work
better for different types of music. The AN1X will not get you a wide
variety of sounds. It only sounds like a synthesizer.

Different keys work better for different styles of music. Hip hop
folks use the Akai MPC grooveboxes, most of the blues guys and
classic rock folks I know use a Kurzweil PC type keys.Use
Harmony_Central to review reliability and potential problems. Get a
few trade magazines-Keyboard, Mix, Remix, etc. Talk to people who
play your kind of music, find out what gear they use.

Once you buy a keyboard, join a discussion group so you can have a
good group of people to help you problem solve.

Rainbow Jimmy