Need help or tips with FL studio?

[Cyanite]

VIPzone has a pretty good selection of drum samples, that's where I got most of mine. I also used sliced loops from VEC's essential house samples or something

@cornandbeans, I have two questions:

There are songs that have certain synths that go from a very dull, softer sound to a sharper, more piercing synth. Gradeus from FFR or Flaming June by BT are two examples I can think of.. I'm pretty sure this is caused by an LFO, since I've used synths like those in z3ta+ and the only constant I can see between them is an LFO filter. I can't seem to replicate it, though. How would I create this effect with other synths?

I'm also considering buying a syntheziser, so I have something to work with outside of VSTs. Do you have any suggestions? I'm looking for something that'd be useful in club music, but not something that primarially focuses on saw synths or anything. I'm also trying to stay away from anything that's more than 200 dollars.

Thanks in advance