Vortex Sound Research

I currently own a mininova and dislike how compact it is and want to get more into creating my own patches. Currently doing a series of video courses to better understand subtractive synthesis and want something with the more approachable layout of the GAIA. I currently play keys in a band where I use a lot of pads and organs and sometimes there’s room for more synthetic sounds. Would love to hear any opinions on what might be better!