Hi Starkeeper,
Frank recommended (host) http://www.brainspawn.com/products/forte/?op=downloadDEMO

( Midi Yoke, are virtual midi cables to connect your host & OMB) http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://www.midiox.com/myoke.htm

and I also needed an asio driver for my laptop http://michael.tippach.bei.t-online.de/asio4all/

as for solo instruments , I can't help as I'm mainly a piano player, and I'm still using my Clavinova for solo sounds.

I think you could actually play your xg fonts via your sblive?? soundcard for time being, until you get yourself fully set up.

best wishes
Rikki

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Starkeeper:
[B]I'm thinking that I wud buy a 2.1 speaker system this weekend. This is my software arranger setup so far:
Hi speed computer system with 80 gig drive.
Soundblaster sound card.
OMB arranger software.
Live Synth Pro
GS and AnotherXG soundfonts.
Roland keyboard as a MIDI controller (with MIDI cables)
What wud be the next step? Will need decent solo instruments. What do you use as a wrapper?
What do you use as a host for vst instruments?
Starkeeper