Which to learn?

[GreatExpectations]

Easy guys,

I've been producing for a couple of years and I've come to realise that I've fallen into a bit of a trap - I've become a preset monster. Instead of actually learning synthesis properly I seem to spend all my time trawling through presets trying to find the sound I need. Obviously I realise this is not the way forward. Presets have served me well whilst I've been learning the basics but now I need to move on to the next level. I have bought quite a few soft synths, but I think I need to focus on one. I plan on uninstalling all of them except for the chosen one. I'm interested in hearing which one you'd recommend from the ones I have. I guess I'd like the one that's not going to be too complex but also have plenty of flexibility and longevity. The list is:

Ableton suite (operator and analogue), fm8, massive, reaktor (inc. razor), sylenth, albino, vanguard

Cheers

p.s. if it matters, I (try to) make mostly techno and dubstep

[RandoRando]

just one is a hard choice
. but for your dubstep i would say fm8, and massive. but if your gonna use massive please dont make it sound like massive
its so easy to spot out if people dont further process the sound.

im not familiar with razor, but vanguard makes some very nice synth leads. for me at least its in a different category from fm8, albino, and massive.

if i were you i would keep fm8,massive, and vanguard

[DubMikey]

its so easy to spot out if people dont further process the sound.

That depends ENTIRELY on your skills and experience within the synth.

[bkwsk]

I would suggest Zebra2/Fm8.

[Aphile]

sylenth 1 is a good one. It's one of my go to's for super saws. FM8 is limitless so honestly go for that!