thanks Tim,

Yeah, the latency issue was one of the main things I was thinking of... if I can just play live through a Mac than that'll be awesome. I still love analog synths -- I'm recording an EP right now and have a prophet 5 and an OBX at the studio I'm in that'll probably end up being recorded. I'm still pretty new to the synth world, though, so I'm sure as I get familiar with the technology, I'll be all about the software synths, since they're so versatile and affordable. For live shows I know it's they way to go. now all I need is a computer.... .

would a Korg MS2000 work decently as a controller?