try to make original music, even when its hard and no one likes it at first cause it isnt mainstream - you have to like it.
maybe make new chord sounds?

if you only work with software, then no.
as stated before a good soundcard is needed to record hardware in good quality.
good soundcards also have a more professional frequency response, so they are better for your speakers.

MFB Synth Lite 2 and Synth 2.

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sry made a doublepost because of my lovely internet connection.

uhm - you wanna get a keyboard right? most midi keyboards have their own midi interface today.
second, do you want firewire or usb?
USB i'd suggest esi u46xl or Maya44

thought he was djin over there - just stood in front of rich the whole time tbh

if you feel your track miss some groove, try the shuffle/swing feature in your daw/drumsynth.