Thanks for replying Tuomas your info is very welcome. Yes you've got it right, I bought a Roland Juno Di that I use for practice but the place in my tiny music room can't fit it in, so I'm trying to use my old midi controller through my Guitar synth (I've played Guitar for a long time) but I don't like the sounds I'm getting. I've got an old P4 computer and want to use this and the keyboard controller for rehearsing with a Bass player and Drummer. I'm not against paying out for some software but I'd like to try it first. So taking your advice I'll have a go at Reaper (I know that Cubase is much more than I would want to pay). I have a copy of Emu's Emulator X2 which I'm trying to get working, do you think it would do what I'm wanting.
Thanks again
John