forget the ax-7(i used to own and play one) if you want full realtime control of your module, and if you are looking to buy that particular module, you will need something with lotsa twiddlers and flickers...ax-7 is good for one thing...performing on stage...not good for studio work apart from the fact you can get some really funky bass lines happening, prob because of the way you are playing it....oh and you will need a decent PC as well...as for prgrams prob ACID or FL Studio 6 would be the best progs to run
dennis