hey,

I've been looking at getting into synth now for quite some time now and recently it has become possible for me to afford one. Although I've tried to do as much research as I can I feel the only way to really be able to recommend something like this is too have a past experience since I do not have a very good idea on how these operate. So thats what brought me here.

What I'm looking to do/need:

Create electronic music primarily on the synth but some on the computer.
Have a Mac hookup (midi?)
Have a large enough range in sound and features to play both electronic music and play live in a hardcore band.
Something that isn't overly complicated but not so simple that it will damper the possibilities as I am confident I will put plenty of time in and become quite familiar with whatever synth i do get

What I'm looking at:

Roland SH-201 Synthesizer - $595
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Alesis ION Analog Modeling DSP Synthesizer - $599
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Alesis QS8.2 88 Key Synthesizer - $799
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these are the main 3 that I have noticed but Id take a look at anything you guys recomend. Id like to keep it around 600 but i'll go up if its worth it.

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this one has also grabbed my attention, but mainly due to the price redcution.

Thanks!

Let me know if theres anything else youd like to know about what I'm looking to do with the synth.

also I tried searching but couldnt find anything the related to myself.