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ok, i wont join in the ridicule but seriously - there are no secrets. nothing you cant learn if you sit down and take the time out to learn each one of those instruments and the nuances of each. there is no magic formula. the sooner you realise this and buckle down the sooner you get onto the task of writing music and trying to get better at it.
you already have a setup that is beyond the financial limitations of most producers here. your studio is certainly beyond anything i can afford within the next 5 years at least - the result of a large 20 grand debt racked up from uni education. some of the producers here are not only extremely talented but they have proven that you dont need a studio of this calibre to write good music. but you have to figure it out for yourself. if there was a quick secret passage to success - everyone would know about it. or make it their business to try to find out. read: it doesnt exist.
now the first thing you can do is to actually google some resources related to: subtractive synthesis, analogue/virtual analogue synthesis, tips and tricks on mixing and mastering. you may also want to google various tutorials on building synthesizer patches, music theory and notation and you may want to download some free sample packs to get you started at www.dorumalaia.com and www.meanbeat.co.uk. lastly you may want to read the forums at www.kvraudio.com, read the tutorial section at www.spinwarp.com and at www.dnbscene.com.
then i would recommend downloading some basic freeware soft synthesizers such as rgc audio triangle II and ASynth. why should you do this? because its easier to learn subtractive synthesis using basic modules and build your way up.
what on earth possessed you to buy an access virus indigo II? it is a very complex virtual analogue synthesizer owing to the number of modulation routing possibilities and its easy to get confused and bogged down if you know nothing about subtractive synthesis. throwing money at music production doesnt make you any better. in fact its liable to get you alot of complex instruments with a learning curve so high it'll make you want to quit right off. keep hold of that gear but for god's sake - learn about analogue synths and basic programming of analogue synthesis before you start buying the most expensive virtual analogue synths currently on the market. as i mentioned before - learn it on a cheap/free softsynth. you will find it easier to understand.
you will learn this in time and through some of the resources i have listed here. but please bear in mind: this is not easy stuff. and it will take several years for you to begin to develop a kind of sound that works. i hate to say it but you have approached music production in completely the wrong way.
also - as mentioned previously, you do not need a roland jp8080 and a jp8000. they are essentially the same synth. the 8000 having a keyboard and slightly lower polyphony. the 8080 having no keyboard, slightly higher polyphony and a vocoder. pick the one you need and/or prefer to work with and sell the other one - you dont need it. unless you do not have a better use for £500?
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