My opinion is that it's still preferable to keep at least one piece of hardware, because our access to a lot of softsynths is limited and in a lot of cases non-existent. ----- Original Message ----- From: Len Viljoen To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 8:13 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: midi controler i want a 61 key controler. I am looking at purchasing a m-audio project mix because i want a good control surface. Now i see that a midi controler can be used as a control surface so i don't need to purchase project mix because i don't need the i/o. I am not using all the motif features so i figure if i cell my motif and buy good controler i could use the rest of the money on software synths. i had a look at the novation 61 sl mk2 and it seems to be what i need. now i only need some opinions on if i should go the software way or not. hope this makes sense haha. kind regards Len Viljoen