[richiebee]

I prefer controller keyboards because they're easier to set up. Newish models will most likely be USB too, rather than MIDI. If these things don't matter to you, then it probably doesn't matter what you use. Beware of really old synths with poor midi implementation that might screw you over some time.

The delay you're getting is probably latency from your sound card. There are numerous other threads recently that mention what you might do about it. The way to check this is to press a key and see whether Cubase instantly puts a note there... if it only "sounds" late, then its latency in your sound card. If it "looks" late, then it could be some other communication problem with your midi device.

R.