school me on synths again

[curt]

If you are looking for a general all-around synth, maybe check out the Roland Juno-Di, Juno-Gi, or GAIA SH-01. The GAIA SH-01 is a VA with a lot of sliders, but the modern conveniences of USB and 64-voice polyphony. The Junos are performance synths with tons of presets and a few knobs to modify the sounds. I mention them as non analog and crazy alternatives to all of the great suggestions already.