Still… it's one thing to admire a piece of kit and just buy it "because", or if you'd actually do more than just toying a bit with it and then have it collecting dust.
However, over the course of 6 years, I kept actively seeking out videos and tutorials on this synth, every 2 months or so.
So a month ago I bought it; got a refurbished unit from the manufacturer's store.
So here's my verdict:
GEAR MATTERS!
5/
I already understood this from photography, and other artistic/crafty activities. You don't really learn things, or get your exercises to stick, if you don't have fun doing it, and are fighting the process.
If you start out with photography, get a good camera, and good lenses! You can only then make the jump to lesser equipment, once you have a good understanding of how things work, and therefore can work around or even lean into detrimental constraints.
6/
Anyway, I should have bought that synthesizer keyboard a lot sooner. If I compare the crap I used to play before, or even the direct comparison of what I played just 4 weeks ago with my progress so far…
Because with this thing I just sit down, tinker with it, love exploring the sounds, and then to make it more interesting advance my playing technique.
This is how I learn… forget about those miserable keyboard lessons some 30 years ago.
7/7