Hey Guys,
Thanks for the replys. I've sort of been thinking that the laptop route was the way to go. We'll leave the vintage synths at home for recording. Is a laptop going to be reliable enough for extensive (150 some odd shows/year) touring? What program would you recommend running? I think our keboard player can cover all of the parts (or at least enough for live purposes), we just have to be able to readily access a number of sounds in a simple manner. My ideal would be having a template for each song on the computer, so that his several controllers would be routed correctly to preset tones on the soft synth. The idea of having things essentially prerecorded has it's pluses, but I don't think we're ready to tie our drummer to a predetermined click- we're still a live band and I enjoy the shifting dynamics night to night. Also, what type of laptop/sound card would you recommend me looking into? Thanks for all of your help.
Ryan