Virus- the first step for a whole setup?

[Matt]

Hi guys (I'll introduce myself properly in the newbie forum..)

I'm looking to build the first block in a whole new setup- I'm only a student so don't have a proper studio of my own- that will come when I've got my own place (hopefully in 18 months of so).

I had been looking at the Novation KS5 but on reflection I fugured that "if you're going to do something, do it properly". There's no denying that the Access is an absolute belter of a synth, I've heard enough demos and tracks from it to know it will do what I ask of it.

So, is a Virus C a good first step? I'm not so much interesting in making full tracks at this stage, but certainly will do further down the line. I want to get into synthesis and get a 'feel' for the whole process.

My current keyboard (Roland EM-20) is 5 years old and I think I've played every note with every patch about 20 times over! Time for a change!