[ImJohn]

Hi Eric,

I think you should "man up" and get a modular!

Check out Synthesizers.com* ---* Portable-22 Synthesizer System

Here is one on Ebay that you might be able to get for less:
Synthesizers.com Portable22+ modular synth w/Q118 - eBay (item 320308840338 end time Oct-14-08 17:20:38 PDT)

You might be able to get it low enough so you'd still have budget left over for a used Korg MS2000 Korg MS-2000 Analog Modeling Synth/Vocoder MS2000 NR!! - eBay (item 110295897078 end time Oct-11-08 10:00:00 PDT) or if you already have a midi keyboard get the rack version MS2000R Korg MS2000R virtual analog synthesizer - eBay (item 120316114728 end time Oct-16-08 18:17:49 PDT) (or consider an old Roland Alpha juno or racked version MKS-50 Roland MKS 50 synthesizer rack module - eBay (item 250303706030 end time Oct-10-08 11:54:05 PDT))

Here's some related demos:

DOTCOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omzzaxf-hlU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1vBwXhH-2U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4kZYwOlB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNmzy...eature=related

Korg MS2000:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVU_...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNTvWoO_Jng&NR=1

Roland Alpha Juno/MKS-50:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfHYH...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_oq9Ty8azE