computer or keyboard

[monstertruck]

if i want to create all sorts of crazy sounds and effects and manipulate them in every way possible. Can I do it with having a simple midi keyboard and a computer with virtual synths and sequencing progams

or do i need a super keyboard like something near a triton or a motif

i need to be ale to make any sound i could think of using effects or filters or what ever.. i will be using multytracking software and will be making techno and industrial rock

i would also be interested in keymapping different sound and samples and i don't know how i would go about doing that ?
any info would be appreciated thanks!

[subtractor]

You could do all that with your computer. And there are all kinds of controller options. Check out doepfer.
But... Real synths are preferrable for most. At least one. A synth with lots of knobs, such as the ms2000 makes a better controller than most controllers do IMO. And they sound better for the most part. So I would reccomend a combination of the two, and for your style of music you don't necessarily need a workkstation synth as much as virtual analog synths. For the money you can't beat an MS2000. And for software check out native instruments pro53, absynth, and fm7...

[monstertruck]

so i could get by with just having a average midi keyboard as long as i have good virtual synths. and thanks for your response

[monstertruck]

wow i just looked at the ms2000 and it looks awesome and the ms2000r looks even better but the picture i saw of the ms2000r was a bit cut off ,so is it a keyboard also because i couldnt see that part

[subtractor]

The "R" stands for "rack", meaning there is no keyboard. It's a module, so it needs a controller too.