Need some advice for new hardware

[craig]

This thread could be interesting for synth ideas. OP doesn’t make ambient music, but a lot of the same synths you are asking about come up:

Torn between first real synth

I make pop/trap music and I do love using the digitakt on my weekends for experimenting, but have not yet implemented it with VSTs, I’m not a fan. I also have a Behringer Neutron but I just sequence that from the DAW. Ideally I would like a super inspiring synth. I loved the Blofeld but I just can’t deal with the encoder issues anymore or risk that amount of money for frustration. So far I was looking at the DSI Rev02 16 voice, the Nov Peak, and the Virus TI’s + Modal Argon for wavetable. I…